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1 Space Education and World Heritage Sustainable Development Prof. Dr. WENG Jingnong Director, APSCO Education and Training Centre in China Vice Dean, International School, Beihang University Director, Digital Earth and GIS Lab, Beihang University May 29, 2014 Huang Shan, China Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 1

2 1 Introduction 2 UNESCO and UNOOSA 3 Space Education at Beihang 4 Programs /Proposals Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 2

3 The Progress of Space Technology is really amazing in recent decades In the past, we explore the sky by standing on the land. But now, with the help of remote sensing satellite, we can explore the land from sky. The way of exploration is totally changed. 古人坐地观天, 我们登天察地 An ancient myth the Thousand-Mile Eye and Long Ear becomes true in our real life. 千里眼 和 顺风耳 不再是神话 Space Technology helps to protect and monitor world heritage Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 3

4 World heritage is a window for people to understand our living planet and the evolution of mankind s civilization Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 4

5 1 Introduction 2 UNESCO and UNOOSA 3 Space Education at Beihang 4 Programs /Proposals Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 5

6 2 UNESCO and UNOOSA UNESCO ( United Nation Education Science and Culture Organization) Building peace in minds of Men and Women UNESCO Headquarter In Paris UNOOSA Headquarter In Vienna UNOOSA (United Nation Office for Outer Space Affairs) promoting international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. space technology and its use make them connected. Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 6

7 2.1 Education in UNESCO Mobilizing for education: so that every child, boy or girl, has access to quality education as a fundamental human right and as a prerequisite for human development. Spatial thinking and temporal thinking is considered more important in modern education Pay more attention on the use of space technology in world heritage reserves. Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 7

8 2.2 Education in UNOOSA Focus on Space Education Initiated United Nation Programme on Space Applications in 1971 The Programme on Space Applications established a project to establish regional centres to promote Space Education and Training in 1980s and the first regional was established in Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 8

9 2.3 Existing Regional Centres of UNOOSA Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education (Affiliated to the United Nations) Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 9

10 2.4 Curricula recommended by UNOOSA Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 10

11 1 Introduction 2 UNESCO and UNOOSA 3 Space Education at Beihang 4 Programs/Proposals Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 11

12 3.1 Background Great achievements have been made in china in recent years symbolized by the successful three big space projects human spaceflight, lunar exploration and BeiDou navigation satellite projects. Shenzhou 5 Spaceship Chang e Lunar Exploration BeiDou Navigation Satellite Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 12

13 3.1 Background Great development and wide use of space technology Growing demands on space education from developing countries. Heritage Protection Disaster Management Satellite Navigation Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 13

14 3.1 Background Background China has been providing a significant support to the UN Space Application Programme, with a special focus on space science and technology education. APSCO (Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization) was established in Beijing in 2008 Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 14

15 3.1 Background Background Inauguration ceremony for APSCO Education and Training Center in China, 20 March, 2014 Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 15

16 Beihang University, the first aerospace university in China, has been engaged in space international education since 2000 with the support of China National Space Administration (CNSA). Schools 28 State Key Laboratories 7 Undergraduate Programs 57 Master s Programs 144 Doctoral Programs 49 Students 25,825 Undergraduates 13,704 Graduates 12,121 Faculty & Staff 3, international students from 85 nations are now studying at Beihang Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 16

17 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Space Applications Education Centre was founded in 2004 Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 17

18 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Inside the Centre Seminar Room Distant Learning Room Computer Room Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 18

19 3.2 Space Education Beihang Short Training Programs on Space Technology Applications Year Topics Participants Country Sponsor 2000 Satellites Technology AP-MCSTA 2002 Remote Sensing Applications AP-MCSTA 2003 Space Technology and Remote Sensing Applications AP-MCSTA 2007 Summer Session Program of (ISU-SSP2007) ISU, CASC & BUAA 2009 Remote Sensing Data Processing and Applications 42 8 APSCO st International Summer School on Aerospace Science Technology of 2 nd International Summer School on Aerospace Science Technology of 1 st BeiDou/GNSS International Summer school on GNSS Frontier Technology Demonstration of Remote Sensing Data Usage for Earthquake Monitoring and Evaluation 3 rd International Summer School on Aerospace Science Technology of Beihang University 2 nd BeiDou/GNSS International Summer school on GNSS Frontier Technology BUAA BUAA CPGPS, CSNO & BUAA APSCO, UN- SPIDER& NDRCC BUAA 61 6 CPGPS,CSNO & BUAA Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 19

20 3.2 Space Education Beihang Training programs Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 20

21 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Special Designed Program for International participants Master program on Space Technology Applications (MASTA) Authorized by Chinese Ministry of Education Introducing the Education Curricula recommended by UNOOSA. Vision: Open, Cooperation and Demand Driven Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 21

22 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Master Program on Space Technology Applications (MASTA) Year Majors Participants Country 2006 RS and GIS 14 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand 2008 RS and GIS 11 Indonesia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Thailand 2010 RS and GIS 11 Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru,Thailand 2011 SATCOM GNSS RS and GIS 10 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Spain, Thailand Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand 2013 GNSS 13 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand 32 participants have been granted the Master Degree. Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 22

23 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Doctoral Program on Space Technology Applications (DOCSTA) Year Discipline Participants Country 2013 Space Technology Applications 7 Iran, Mongolia, Thailand 35 Chinese Government Scholarship will be offered each year by Chinese Scholarship Council especially for the applicants in this international space education program. Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 23

24 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Facilities for Space Technology Applications Education Ground Station for Remote Sensing Satellite Data Receiving Remote Sensing & Geographic Information System Lab Distance Education & Video Conference Lab Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 24

25 3.2 Space Education at Beihang Participating scholars Global selection and recruitment (Partners ) Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 25

26 4.4 Proposal MASTA participants professional visit and intern in RADI and HIST Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 26

27 A good news Application Review and Approved Pass evaluation 50 th session of S &T Subcommittee of the COPUOS, Vienna, February 2013 Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 56 th session Vienna, June 2013 Evaluation Mission to Beihang International Space Education Centre in Sep A New Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education affiliated to the United Nations will be established at Beihang University, China in this year. Meeting of the Directors of the Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education, affiliated to the United Nations. Vienna, Austria, 13 June 2014 I am going to attend this meeting as a observer. Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 27

28 1 Introduction 2 UNESCO and UNOOSA 3 Space Education in China 4 Programs/Proposals Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 28

29 4.1 Programs in 2015 Degree Programs MASTA Program on GNSS 2015 Remote Sensing and GIS 2015 DOCSTA Program on Space Technology Applications 2015 Please visit for more detail Application will begin in March 2015 and Registration date will be September in 2015 Any questions can contact with us at Ms. Guo Yuanyuan Tel: Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 29

30 4.2 Training Procedure/Duration Training Procedures of Master s Program 1 st stage: Course Study in China (9 months) (Leading to Course Completion Certificate of BUAA) Module I: 2 months for fundamental courses Module II: 4 months for major courses Module III: 3 months for pilot project (practice) 2 nd stage: Thesis Research (6-12 months) (Leading to Master s Degree in Engineering of China) I. Advanced Project II. Thesis preparation and Defense III. Graduation and Granting Master s Degree of China Duration: 9 month Course Study + 6/12 month thesis research Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 30

31 4.3 Core Courses of RS and GIS Major RS and GIS Course Class Hrs Physical Principles of Remote Sensing 48 Remote Sensing Image Processing and Software Applications 48 Visual Interpretation Method on RS-Image 24 Introduction to Digital Earth 18 Geographic Information System: Theory and Methods 48 Introduction to Photogrammetry 18 Mass Information Handling Techniques 18 GIS Spatial Database 24 Case Studies in the Applications of RS & GIS 32 Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 31

32 4.4 Proposal Train more people in space technology to satisfy the increasing demands in world heritage reserves, develop international cooperation in space education and to facilitate the world heritage sustainable development. Promote the knowledge of world heritage reserves to the public and raise more awareness to its protection Establish an exhibition hall in each world heritage site with a novel world heritage information/center based on the digital earth. Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 32

33 World Heritage information System based on the Digital Earth Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 33

34 World Heritage information System based on the Digital Earth Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 34

35 World Heritage information System based on the Digital Earth Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 35

36 Thanks for your Attention Prof. Dr. WENG Jingnong Address: No. 37, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing , China Huang Shan Dialogue on UNESCO Designated Places and Sustainable Development 36

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