Visit by Tianjin Government Officials and SSTEC

CGS welcomed delegates from Tianjin in March 2025. From left: Mr Tan Jun Han, Deputy CEO, Economic Promotion & Strategy, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (SSTEC); Ms Liu Yiman, Deputy Secretary, Education Working Committee of the Tianiin Municipal Party Committee; Prof Lawrence Loh, Director, CGS; Ms Shi Jijun, Deputy District Mayor, People’s Government of Tianjin Binhai New Area; and Mr Xu Hejun, Deputy Director, SSTEC Administrative Committee.

Interest in sustainability is much alive in Singapore and China. Sustainability was the topic of the day when the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) at NUS Business School hosted a delegation from Tianjin, China, and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (SSTEC).

Prof Lawrence Loh, Director, CGS, together with senior managers Ms Ang Hui Min and Ms Verity Thoi, and Ms Wang Lin, Senior Associate Director, Strategic Partnership Office, NUS Office of the President, welcomed the delegation on 21 March 2025. It comprised:
-Ms Liu Yiman, Deputy Secretary, Education Working Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee
-Ms Wang Junyan, Director, International Cooperation and Exchange Office, Tianjin Municipal Education Commission
-Ms Shi Jijun, Deputy District Mayor, People’s Government of Tianjin Binhai New Area
-Mr Fang Hua, Director, Binhai New Area Education and Sports Bureau
-Ms Zhou Mi, Director, Vocational and Adult and Private Education Office (International Education Office) (Higher Education Office), Binhai New Area Education and Sports Bureau
-Mr Xu Hejun, Deputy Director, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (SSTEC) Administrative Committee
-Ms Sun Yue, Director, SSTEC Education and Sports Bureau
-Mr Tan Jun Han, Deputy CEO, Economic Promotion & Strategy, SSTEC
-Mr David Wei Gang, Assistant General Manager, Eco-City Research and Innovation Centre (SERIC), SSTEC
-Ms Long Mei Yin, Senior Manager, Economic Promotion (International), SSTEC

Ms Ang gave a presentation on how CGS promoted corporate sustainability through research, education and training. Besides producing research insights and conducting masterclasses, CGS is also a knowledge partner in awards and competitions that assess sustainability and governance standards.

Ms Liu posed in-depth questions regarding the application of sustainability research insights to the higher education sector. Prof Loh noted that sustainability reporting among universities is a young field compared to that among listed companies. Still, more could be explored in this field. There is also room for more sustainability research collaboration and knowledge exchange between Singapore and Chinese universities.

From left: Mr Fang Hua, Director, Binhai New Area Education and Sports Bureau; Mr Tan Jun Han, Deputy CEO, Economic Promotion & Strategy, SSTEC; Prof Lawrence Loh, Director, CGS; Ms Liu Yiman, Deputy Secretary, Education Working Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee; Ms Wang Lin, Senior Associate Director, Strategic Partnership Office, NUS Office of the President; Ms Shi Jijun, Deputy District Mayor, People’s Government of Tianjin Binhai New Area; and Mr Xu Hejun, Deputy Director, SSTEC Administrative Committee.

Mr Tan Jun Han, Deputy CEO, Economic Promotion & Strategy, SSTEC, opined how insights into sustainability standards and indicators could also be useful to enterprises in SSTEC.

Indeed, sustainability is a field that spreads far and wide with benefits for many sectors. CGS looks forward to more dialogue and future collaborations. We would like to thank Prof Patrick Loh, CGS senior fellow and advisory board member, and Mr William Ang, co-founder and co-chairman, DG (Tianjin) Education Technology, for fostering the connection to SSTEC. In sustainability, it’s collaborations that will scale up impact.