| | 15 Sep
Monday | 16 Sep
Tuesday | 17 Sep
Wednesday | 18 Sep
Thursday | 19 Sep
Friday | 20 Sep
Saturday |
| | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Suzhou | Suzhou |
| | Module 1 Introduction | Module 2 Human | Module 3 Environment | Module 4 SD | Module 6 Field trip | Module 7 Synthesis |
| | Coord: MP | Coord: Mario | Coord: Deo | Coord: Zinaida | Coord: IESD | Coord: Robert |
| AM | Opening Ceremony | Mind-Body-Soul Foundation Lecture (Prof Sivakumar, U. of Wollongong) Panel Discussion: SD Paradigm and Harmonizing Mind-Body-Soul (Prof Sivakumar, Ms Man Hu, Mr Surendra Shrestha)Interactive Session/Case Study | Climate Change Foundation Lecture (Prof S. Kumar, AIT)Panel Discussion: Air, Water, Land and Biodiversity Ecosystems Services and Climate Change (Prof. Dahe Jiang, IESD; Prof Wang Jingyuan, NTU; Prof Kumar, AIT)Interactive Session/Case Study | Sustainable Economics Foundation Lecture (Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva, UNU)Panel Discussion: Corporate Social Responsibility (Dr Zinaida Fadeeva, UNU; Prof. Zhu Dajian, Tongji U, Reps from Bayer/HSBC, Shanghai)Case Study: Circular Economy in China (Prof. Zhu Dajian, Tongji University) | Field Visit Overview lecture for field trip, and transfers (Prof Li Fengting, IESD)Interactive Session with Suzhou Local Government leadership | Synthesis Pyramid Exercise (Mr Robert Steele) |
| Overview and Presentation on Environmental Challenges of the Asia-Pacific (Mr Surendra Shrestha, UNEP) |
| | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| PM | Ice Breaker - Personal Ecological & Carbon Footprint (Mr Robert Steele)Self-IntroductionsOrientation and House RulesCountry Presentations (Posters) | Leadership Skills Foundation Lecture: Mental Attributes of effective Leadership (Prof. Mario, UNEP)Panel Discussion: Leadership Tools: Systems Thinking & Decision Making (Prof. Mario, Robert Steele, Mr Surendra Shrestha, Dr Zhu Xin)Interactive Session/Case Study | Built Environment Foundation Lecture (Prof. Deo Prasad)Panel Discussion: Ecological-minded Building & Design for Sustainable Living (Prof. Deo Prasad, UNSW; Prof Yajie Song, Yale, Prof Wu, Tongji University)Interactive Session/Case Study | Sustainability Planning for Sustainability: Group Exercises (Prof. Lex Brown, Griffith University) | Ecocity Exhibition at SuzhouTour of Suzhou Gardens | Synthesis Pyramid Exercise continued (Mr Robert Steele) Capstone Agreements |
| Cultural Icebreaker(Participants and Chinese) |
| | 2008 MASTERS ORIENTATION | | Closing Ceremony and Awarding of Certificates |
| | Welcome Dinner Boat Cruise | (Optional: Yoga/AoL) | (Optional: Yoga/AoL) | (Optional: Yoga/AoL) | | Farewell Dinner |