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The Westlake International Summer School and Symposium on
Smart City Innovations


Please observe:
The following provisional program may be adjusted due to specific time constraints
(e.g. observance of holidays such as 1 May).


Day

Program: Lectures and other Activities

Saturday

Arrival, Reception by CJLU representatives

Sunday

Arrival, Introduction to Intercultural Communications, China and Hangzhou

1

Introduction to Smart City Concepts and Dimensions

2

Smart Cities in China and the World: State of the Art examples

3

Information Technology (IT) applied to Smart Cities

4

Internet of Things (IoT and Building IoT), Sensors for Smart Cities

5

Group-oriented Projects, Hackathon supported by local companies

Saturday

Social/Cultural events, Excursion (Westlake), Song Dynasty

Sunday

Free Day, Shanghai, Suzhou

6

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain for smart cities

7

Big Data Analysis, Data Science, Cybersecurity

8

Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (Competitions)

9

Group-oriented Projects: Smart City Opportunities and Challenges

10

Poster Session and Group Presentations, Final Discussion, Farewell Celebration

Saturday

Departure

The daily in-depth teaching activities will be complemented by presentations, visits, and exercises covering

  • Chinese Culture and Philosophy (Cooking, Tea, Handcrafting, Calligraphy, Silk, Music, Martial Arts)
  • Chinese History and Contemporary Developments (Belt & Roads)
  • Chinese Language.