The BIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP-BIT) attaches great importance to the international cultivation of talents, encouraging students to engage with the world’s top universities and research institutions to broaden their academic horizons and build cross-border research collaborations. Currently, more than ten doctoral students from the center are pursuing joint training at prestigious universities and research institutions across Europe, North America, Australia and other regions. Through active participation in international conferences, in-depth research group seminars and extensive academic exchanges, doctoral students absorb frontier knowledge and refine their research capabilities. The following is the latest update on overseas academic visits.
Academic Visit Updates
On March 16, 2026, Lu Wenjie, a doctoral student in the center’s overseas joint-training program, attended the Annual Results Showcase Day of the E.ON Energy Research Center (E.ON ERC) held at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Centered on interdisciplinary research against the backdrop of the global energy transition, the event drew numerous representatives from academic communities inside and outside the university as well as the energy industry.
At the start of the event, all attendees gathered at the central lecture hall for the opening ceremony, where the head of E.ON ERC delivered a keynote address on the significance of English-language academic exchanges in advancing international research cooperation. The event then moved to the poster exhibition area in the center building, presenting the latest research progress from five research institutes under E.ON ERC: grid digital simulation from the Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems (ACS), energy-efficient building technologies from the Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate (EBC), energy economic policy research from the Institute for Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior (FCN), high-efficiency conversion technologies from the Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (PGS), and geothermal resource development from the Institute of Applied Geophysics and Geothermal Energy (GGE).
The showcase covered multiple dimensions from micro-level power electronics optimization to macro-level energy economic modeling. During the exhibition, Lu Wenjie actively engaged in discussions on research outcomes across all institutes, and held in-depth exchanges with project leaders and participating representatives on research topics including technological R&D, industrial application and regional emission reduction. Through first-hand exposure to the latest perspectives on energy power systems and economic policy research, she further deepened her understanding of the dynamics and technical challenges of the energy industry transition. This experience not only broadened her professional vision, but also built up cutting-edge knowledge and insights for subsequent interdisciplinary research on topics such as global energy transition and German industrial competitiveness.
Yang Bo delivered a presentation titled Managing global climate health risks within an integrated assessment framework at the Nexus group meeting, introducing approaches to global risk management and climate policy design based on the coupling of climate, health, economy and building systems. More than 10 members of the ECE group provided multi-dimensional feedback on the research conclusions and methodological design. In addition, he held detailed discussions with Alessio Mastrucci, lead developer of the MESSAGEix-Building model, on cost projection of health adaptation measures, and explored technical details of health loss functions aligned with integrated assessment model requirements with Josephine Borghi, lead researcher of the POPJUS group.
