On  November 26, a three-member delegation including Sun Guodong, Director  of Energy Technology and Policy School at Stony Brook University and  founding Executive Director of New York Energy Policy Institute (NYEPI),  visited HBUE. Stony Brook University is a member university in the New  York State University system and a member of the American University  Association (AAU), ranking in the top 100 within US universities and  famous for its superb research achievements. Directors of International  Exchange & Cooperation Department warmly received the guests and  held an academic cooperation meeting, joined by academic heads from the  Center of Hubei Cooperative Innovation for Emissions Trading System, the  School of Environment Resources and International Trade and the School  of Finance and Public Administration.

During  the meeting, the two parties introduced respective schools, and had an  in depth discussion of the joint establishment of international research  platforms for Emissions Trading system and “3.5+0.5+1” fast track  combined Bachelor and master degree program for such specialties as  Energy & Environment System, Energy Technology & Policy and  Global Technology Management and etc. Professor Sun Guodong displayed  great interest in our school’s study of a carbon emissions trading  system, and he wishes to establish a higher level of scientific research  cooperation between HBUE and NYEPI.

At  noon, the university held an Academic Salon for guests from Stony Brook  University and our school faculty. Professor Sun made a presentation on  the topic of “Sustainable and Resilient Energy Infrastructure:  Challenge, investment, and management” and then had an insightful  discussion and views were exchanges with school teachers.