To foster academic exchange among young scholars in the energy and power engineering fields, deepen their understanding of global energy science trends, and broaden their academic horizons while stimulating innovative thinking and enhancing research capabilities, the School of Energy Science and Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) launched its 2024 International Summer School program, “Smart Energy and Advanced Power”. The opening ceremony took place on July 15 at the HIT Student Activity Center. Distinguished attendees included Prof. Zhou from the University of Western Australia, Prof. Kleissl from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech, San Diego, USA), Prof. Piotr from Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), Prof. Xu Ping (Vice Dean of the Undergraduate School of HIT), Prof. Gao Jianmin (Dean of the School of Energy Science and Engineering), Prof. Qi Hong (Vice Dean of the School of Energy Science and Engineering), Prof. Yu Jianyang (Special Assistant to the Dean), and Prof. Han Lei (Special Assistant to the Dean). The opening ceremony was presided over by Prof. Luo Lei, Vice Dean of the School of Energy Science and Engineering.
The ceremony began with a speech by Prof. Xu Ping, who delivered the opening remarks, introducing HIT’s 2024 Summer Semester, which features a series of international summer schools on diverse themes, co-taught by globally renowned scholars. These programs aim to engage outstanding undergraduates from China and abroad in cutting-edge academic discussions, fostering collaboration and innovation in trending research fields. Prof. Xu encouraged students to engage actively in popular academic fields, collaborate, and innovate, urging them to explore boldly, gain new knowledge, and make new friends through the summer school experience. Opening remarks were also delivered by Dean Gao Jianmin, Prof. Zhou, and HIT’s young faculty member Prof. Guene Lougou Bachirou. Prof. Kleissl from Caltech gave a presentation on “Recent Advances in Distributed Energy Utilization and Control”.
The “Smart Energy and Advanced Power” International Summer School is organized by the School of Energy Science and Engineering and sponsored by HIT’s Undergraduate School. During the two-week program, a variety of teaching formats including Lectures, Seminars, Project-based learning, and Hands-on practice were used to introduce emerging topics such as smart energy and advanced power systems to students with strong quantitative backgrounds (e.g., energy and power engineering, theoretical physics, computer science, and engineering). The program emphasizes collaborative learning, enabling in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics while equipping students with advanced mathematical modeling, simulation tools, and practical methodologies.
This international summer school invited seven experts from prestigious institutions worldwide, including the University of California, San Diego (USA), the University of Western Australia, the University of Seville (Spain), and the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) Centre Val de Loire (France) to teach at HIT. Participants came from more than 20 prestigious universities worldwide, including Questrom School of Business (USA), Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia), Yonsei University (South Korea), National University of Science and Technology MISIS (Russia), Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia), Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Shandong University.
