联合国教科文组织深时数字地球与矿产资源教席在中国地质大学揭牌
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联合国驻华代表处代表夏泽翰教授致辞
秦昌威秘书长在致辞中指出，联合国教科文组织教席是联合国教科文组织在高等教育领域设立的重要合作网络。自1992年启动实施以来，在促进会员国高等教育国际合作、知识转化、交流分享等方面发挥着重要的桥梁纽带作用。教席也是我国高校在各专业领域开展对联合国教科文组织合作的重要平台，希望此次教席的成立帮助我国高校在深入参与相关领域全球治理，开展教育科研合作和人才培养等方面发挥作用，贡献重要的中国智慧和中国经验。
中国联合国教科文组织全国委员会秘书长秦昌威致辞
校长孙友宏院士在致辞中表示，在地球污染加剧、气候迅速变暖、极端事件频发和资源大量消耗的背景下，地球科学对人类可持续发展有着前所未有的重要性，将提出创新解决方案和变革蓝图，地球大数据有能力为可持续发展目标做出特有的贡献。地大近年来聚焦国际化人才培养，努力提升学校国际影响，搭建高质量、多层次的国际合作平台。
中国地质大学校长孙友宏院士致辞
成秋明院士在发言中详细介绍了教席计划的基本情况。他指出，地球大数据是大数据的重要组成部分，其集地球科学、信息科学、空间科技等交叉融合。深时数字地球与矿产资源教席聚焦和矿产资源相关的地球科学大数据分析，矿产资源定量预测与综合勘查、资源利用与环境保护模型与软件，将会成为地球大数据支撑可持续发展，尤其是在支持南南合作的最新案例。
联合国教科文组织深时数字地球与矿产资源教席首席科学家成秋明院士致辞
王成善院士、Hai Tran校长、宫鹏副校长、Absai Vatuva教授、施俊法主任分别代表联合共建单位代表致辞。严光生主任、Chrysanthus Gicheruh教授、侯增谦院士、郭华东院士、国际地质科学联合会主席Jone Ludden教授代表相关机构和国际组织在发言中表达了对教席成立的祝贺以及对未来发展的期待。
孙友宏、秦昌威、夏泽翰、严光生、王成善、成秋明、施俊法、刘大锰共同为联合国教科文组织深时数字地球与矿产资源教席揭牌。
揭牌仪式
中国地质大学科技处、国际合作与交流处、地球科学与资源学院、信息工程学院、地质过程与矿产资源国家重点实验室等相关单位负责人参加揭牌仪式。仪式结束后，夏泽翰代表、秦昌威秘书长一行在成秋明院士、项目相关负责人的陪同下前往地质过程与矿产资源国家重点实验室进行了参观。
On February 27, Celebration Ceremony of UNESCO Chair on Deep-time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources was held in China University of Geosciences. UNESCO Chair on Deep-time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources is the first UNESCO Chair in China to focus on earth science and mineral resources. The celebration ceremony of the chair marked a new beginning of cooperation in the international earth big data research, education, training and other undertakings.
Professor Shahbaz Khan, the Representative and Director of UNESCO Beijing Office, Qin Changwei, the Secretary General of the China National Commission for UNESCO, Yan Guangsheng, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the China Geological Survey and director of the Natural Resources Comprehensive Survey Command Center, and Shi Junfa, director of the Development Research Center of the China Geological Survey, attended the celebration ceremony. Academician Sun Youhong, Principal of China University of Geosciences, Academician Wang Chengshan, Chief Scientist of UNESCO Chair on Deep-time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources, Professor Chrysanthus Gicheruh, Chairman of the Kenya Geological Society, Professor Hai Tran, Principal of Vietnam Hanoi University of Mining and Geosciences, Professor Gong Peng, Vice Principal of the University of Hong Kong, Professor Absai Vatuva, Director of the Department of Geosciences of the University of Namibia, and Deputy Director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Academician Hou Zengqian, Director of the China Committee of the International Earth Science Program, and Guo Huadong, Director of the International Research Center for Sustainable Development Big Data and chairman of the China National Committee of the International Council of Science, attended the ceremony in online and offline form. Liu Daman, vice Principal of China University of Geosciences, facilitated over the ceremony.
At the celebration ceremony Prof. Shahbaz Khan claimed that the UNESCO Chair on Deep-time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources by China University of Geosciences and led by Academician Cheng Qiuming, was in line with the sustainable development goals of the United Nations and the medium-term strategy of UNESCO. Prof. Shahbaz Khan hoped that the Chair could rely on the State Key Laboratory of Geological Process and Mineral Resources and the School of Geoscience and Resources of China University of Geosciences, give full play to the unique discipline advantages of the school, provide an innovative data-driven platform for the basic research of mineral resources and their applications, and promote the prosperity and development of comprehensive research, education and international training in the fields of data science, mathematics and earth science.
In his speech, Secretary General Qin Changwei pointed out that the UNESCO Chair is an important cooperation network established by UNESCO in the field of higher education. Since its implementation in 1992, it has played an important role in promoting international cooperation, knowledge transformation, exchange and sharing of higher education among member states. The chair is also an important platform for Chinese universities to carry out cooperation with UNESCO in various professional fields. We hoped that the establishment of the chair will help Chinese universities play a role in global governance in relevant fields, education and scientific research cooperation and talent training, and provide important Chinese wisdom and experience.
Academician Sun Youhong, said in his speech that under the background of increasing pollution, rapid global warming, frequent extreme events and massive consumption of resources, earth science is of unprecedented importance to sustainable development, and will put forward innovative solutions and evolutionary blueprints. Big Earth Data has the ability to make unique contributions to the goal of sustainable development. In recent years, China University of Geosciences has focused on the development of international talents, worked hard to improve the international influence of the university, and built a high-quality and multi-level international cooperation platform.
In his speech, Academician Cheng Qiuming introduced the basic situation of the chair in detail. He pointed out that the big data of earth integrates earth science, information science, space science and technology. The chair on Deep-time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources will focus on the analysis of geoscience big data related to mineral resources, quantitative prediction and comprehensive exploration of mineral resources, resource utilization and environmental protection models and software, which will become the latest example of big data of earth supporting sustainable development, especially in supporting South-South cooperation.
Academician Wang Chengshan, Principal Hai Tran, Vice Principal Gong Peng, Professor Absai Vatuva and Director Shi Junfa delivered speeches on behalf of the partners respectively. Director Yan Guangsheng, Professor Chrysanthus Gicheruh, Academician Hou Zengqian, Academician Guo Huadong, and Professor Jone Ludden, Principal of the International Federation of Geological Sciences, expressed congratulations on the celebration of the Chair and expectations for future development on behalf of relevant institutions and international organizations.
Shahbaz Khan, Qin Changwei, Sun Youhong, Yan Guangsheng, Wang Chengshan, Cheng Qiuming, Shi Junfa and Liu Daman jointly unveiled the UNESCO Deep Time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources Chair.
Heads of the Science and Technology Department, International Cooperation and Exchange Department, School of Earth Sciences and Resources, School of Information Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Geological Process and Mineral Resources and other relevant units of China University of Geosciences attended the celebration ceremony. After the ceremony, the delegation led by Prof. Shahbaz Khan and Secretary General Qin Changwei, accompanied by Academician Cheng Qiuming and relevant project leaders, visited the State Key Laboratory of Geological Process and Mineral Resources.