Why did you apply for the Master of Land and Water Systems?

At Tsinghua University in China, I studied in the Department of Hydraulics and Hydropower Engineering from 1998 to 2002 for my Bachelor’s degree and then from 2002 to 2005 for my Master’s degree of Management Science and Engineering. Since 2005, I worked for a leading low-carbon and energy-saving community developer in China for seven years and then established my own company which focused on urban renewal
and sustainable community development in China. My education background and working experiences are closely related to land, water resources, and urban development, I hope I could improve my professional abilities and broaden my international perspective through graduate studies in MLWS program.

What are you most excited about learning in the MLWS program?

First, MLWS program provides a wide integrated research areas combined with humans, natural resources, climate change and urban development; second, through the program, we could understand better the importance of land and water resource usage for the future world and to figure out what we could do for a better earth.

What are some of your favourite hobbies?

First, I love traveling. I arrived Vancouver earlier before the new term starts and took a long journey from Vancouver to Toronto through Banff, Yellow Stone and Great Lakes by self-driving for 2 weeks. I enjoy the feeling of traveling in the nature. Second, I love jogging, I have participated more than 20 marathon events and wish to attend more. Third, I am good at playing tennis, I wish I could find some friends to play together with me at UBC campus as there are many beautiful tennis courts here.

How did you find out about the MLWS program?

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