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Welcome to Climate Corps Summer School 2025!

Climate Corps

The Climate Corps (CC) is an initiative that unites higher education institutions to co-generate impactful solutions for climate crisis. It harnesses the collective expertise, resources, and influence of member universities.

CC aims to create a collaborative platform across disciplines and institutions, facilitating knowledge sharing, fostering innovative solutions, and driving the implementation of effective strategies to combat climate crisis.

2025 Climate Corps Summer School
Date: 6th-13th July 2025
Location: Seoul, South Korea

To foster global climate innovation leaders

CC Summer School 2025 Programme

  • For all

    Under the theme of “Cross-border Collaboration to Address the Climate Crisis.”, the week will comprise with a series of talks on climate technology, business, and policy.

    Site visits will inspire the participants with the cutting-edge locations to showcase the urban planning, energy policy, waste management and waste management of Seoul Metropolitan City Government, and the energy storage technology and the climate tech start-up incubation.

  • For students

    The participants will team up with the colleagues from around the world to develop new research proposals, entrepreneurial project plans and/or policy suggestions mentored by participating faculty members.

  • For faculty members

    Thematic research discussion session for new collaborative research project ideas.

For the full information please download
the CC Summer School 2025 Handbook here

Climate Corps Summer School 2025 Talk List

Cross-border Collaboration for Climate Crisis

Research Sharing Part 1
Day 1
7th July

Adaptation, Energy & Education
Urban Resiliance 1 09:30-09:40 Safe-to-fail infrastructure for urban resilience to extreme weather events Prof. Yeowon Kim Korea University
2 09:40-09:50 Climate risk, impacts, and adaptation Prof. Murray Scown Lund University
3 09:50-10:00 Climate and disaster resilience of Asian cities: An assessment tool Prof. Rajib Shaw Keio University
4 10:00-10:10 Climate Action Plans: Decarbonisation Challenges in Cities Prof. Pushpa Arabindoo University College London
5 10:10-10:20 Household Level adaptations to Climate Change: an international perspective from Cuba, Indonesia, and the U.S. Prof. Victoria Ramenzoni Rutgers University
Agriculture 6 10:20-10:30 Climate dynamics, Species Conservation, Invasive Species Ecology and Carbon-bioenergy Synergies in Nigeria's Agricultural and Plantation Landscapes Prof. Olubode oluseun University of Ibadan
7 10:30-10:40 Energy storage and the preservation of agricultural produce Prof. Dhiraj Patil IIT Dharwad
Energy Governance 8 10:40-10:50 From Data to Impact: Enabling Reliable and Responsible Renewable Energy Operation Prof. Ahmed Aziz Ezzat Rutgers University
9 10:50-11:00 Quantifying Korea’s Path to Carbon Neutrality: Challenges and Strategies for Renewable Integration Prof. JongRoul Woo Korea University
10 11:00-11:10 Polycentric Carbon Pricing Governance Prof. Katja Biedenkopf KU Leuven
Climate Education 11 11:10-11:20 Advancing Climate Education through a novel framework of Climate Kind Pedagogy Prof. Kshamta Hunter University of British Columbia
12 11:20:11:30 Designing for Synergy: Evaluating Educational Impact in an Interdisciplinary Capstone Program Prof. Hyunjung Bang Kyushu University
Keynote speech
Day 1 15:00-15:30 ESG as a Pathway to Sustainability & 2050 Net Zero Yeonchul Yoo, Executive Director UN Global Compact Network Korea
Overview
Day 1 15:30-15:50 Climate and the United Nations: a global call for urgent action Anne Juepner, Director UNDP Seoul Policy Centre
15:50-16:10 Climate tech bridging science and society Prof. Woo-Kyun Lee Korea University
16:10-16:30 Fostering Climate Tech for Sustainable Development Jaeho Choi Hyundai Motors On-Dream Society
Research Sharing Part 2
Day 2
8th July

Mitigation, Circularity & Policy
Water Management 13 09:30-09:40 Energy-Water Nexus Climate Technology Prof. Seung-Kwan Hong Korea University
14 09:40-09:50 How Anthropogenic Climate Change Affects the Water Cycle Prof. Min-Hui Lo National Taiwan University
CCUS 15 09:50-10:00 Carbon Capture to Graphene and Graphite, Clean Hydrogen Production, and Sustainable Propulsion Systems Development Prof. Abdalla Alghfeli United Arab Emirates University
Circular Economy 16 10:00-10:10 Electron-driven catalysis for sustainable chemistry: CO2 upcycling into value-added products Prof. Teresa Andreu Arbella University of Barcelona
17 10:10-10:20 Climate change implication of circular economy: case of sharing business Prof. Eri Amasawa Waseda University
18 10:20-10:30 Catalysing Entrepreneurial Innovation for Circular Economy Transition in Global South Prof. Curie Park Korea University/University of Cambridge
Policy for Systemic Change 19 10:30-10:40 The Economics and Policies of Climate and Environment Prof. Liu Tong National University of Singapore
20 10:40-10:50 Beyond transparency: The structural shift needed for meaningful business climate action and social justice Prof. Samuel Tang University College London
21 11:00-11:10 Navigating Finance and Geopolitics for Effective Cross-Border Climate Collaboration Prof. Tamás Pesuth Corvinus University of Budapest
22 11:10-11:20 Moving the dial on sea level rise adaptation policy Prof. Ketty Loeb University of Hawaii at Manoa
23 11:20-11:30 Sharing Responsibility for Climate Change: The role of international law Prof. André Nollkaemper University of Amsterdam
Industry Showcase
Day 2 13:30-13:50 Seoul's Climate Policy and Its Challenges Dr. Jung-Min Yu The Seoul Institute
13:50-14:10 Against the ODDS : From Wasted Ugly Produce to a Healthier Table Da Yeon Ahn, Hakyung Koh, Yujin Cho Odds

Timetable: Student

7/6 (Sun)
Day 0
7/7 (Mon)
Day 1
7/8 (Tue)
Day 2
7/9 (Wed)
Day 3
7/10 (Thu)
Day 4
7/11 (Fri)
Day 5
7/12 (Sat)
Day 6
7/13 (Sun)
Day 7
09:00-09:30 Arrival

Somerset Palace
Seoul
Registration
/Ice-breaking
Daily Briefing Daily Briefing Daily Briefing Daily Briefing Outing
Korea
National
Arboretum
(departure 8:30am)
Departure

Shuttle to Incheon Airport

8am
1pm
4pm
09:30-10:00 Research Sharing Part 1
(10 mins x 14)
Research Sharing Part 2 Teamwork 2 Ideation & Mentoring Methodology Teamwork 3
Subject development
Final Pitch
part 1
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 Final Pitch
part 2
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-13:30 Lunch &
Campus Tour
Lunch & networking Lunch & networking Lunch & networking Lunch & networking Lunch
13:30-14:00 Opening Ceremony Industry
Showcase
+ Q&A
Site visit
6 Options
Teamwork 4
Pitch Prep.
Final Pitch
part 3
Travel back to Seoul
14:00-14:30
14:30-15:00 Break
15:00-15:30 Keynote speech, Overview Talk 1-3 + Q&A Break Mentoring
Feedback
Break
15:30-16:00 Teamwork 1
Challenge Scoping
Feedback & Closing ceremony
16:00-16:30
16:30-17:00
17:00-17:30 Break Teamwork 5
Pitch Finalising
Break
17:30-18:00 Welcome Banquet Farewell party
18:00-19:00

Timetable: Faculty

7/6 (Sun)
Day 0
7/7 (Mon)
Day 1
7/8 (Tue)
Day 2
7/9 (Wed)
Day 3
7/10 (Thu)
Day 4
7/11 (Fri)
Day 5
7/12 (Sat)
Day 6
7/13 (Sun)
Day 7
09:00-09:30 Arrival

Somerset Palace
Seoul
Registration
/Ice-breaking
Daily Briefing Daily Briefing Daily Briefing Daily Briefing Outing
Korea
National
Arboretum
(departure 8:30am)
Departure

Shuttle to Incheon Airport

8am
1pm
4pm
09:30-10:00 Research Sharing Part 1
(10 mins x 14)
Research Sharing Part 2 Teamwork 2 Ideation & Mentoring Methodology Research Discussion
continues
Final Pitch
part 1
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 Final Pitch
part 2
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-13:30 Lunch &
Campus Tour
Lunch & networking Lunch & networking Lunch & networking Lunch & networking Lunch & networking
13:30-14:00 Opening Ceremony Industry
Showcase
+ Q&A
Site visit
6 Options
Break Final Pitch
part 3
Travel back to Seoul
14:00-14:30
14:30-15:00 Break
15:00-15:30 Keynote speech, Overview Talk 1-3 + Q&A Break Mentoring
Feedback
Break
15:30-16:00 Research
Discussion
Feedback & Closing ceremony
16:00-16:30
16:30-17:00
17:00-17:30 Break Planning
Forward
Break
17:30-18:00 Welcome Banquet Farewell party
18:00-19:00

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Knowledge Partner

CC Member Universities