The Digital Earth Science and Education Integration Center of Soochow University Has Been Launched

Recently, the international excellence research center of the Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) program has been launched in Kunshan New District, which will focus on billions of years of earth history, integrate massive global big data, reconstruct the earth evolution history, and predict future of the earth and human beings accurately.

 


At the launching ceremony, on behalf of Soochow University, President Xiong Sidong signed a contract with the International Excellence Research Center of the Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) program to co-construct the Digital Earth Science and Education Integration Center of Soochow University. Two sides will work together to promote integration of science and education and conduct cooperation in personnel training, discipline building, teacher recruitment and international exchanges with a focus on the major foundation of the frontier of earth science as wells the great demand of national economic and social development.

 


It is learned that the International Excellence Research Center of the Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) program will give systematic support to the Big Science Program of DDE, aim for major basic frontiers of digital earth science, establish the  ecological chain of joint efforts of enterprises, universities, and research institutes of international digital earth science, promote integration of the earth information industry, innovation and service chains, encourage clustered development of the earth information industry, and strive to build a world-class national scientific center.

 

The Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) program is a new initiative proposed by several Adhering National Members and International Associations Affiliated Members of IUGS. It has been approved by IUGS EC as the first IUGS Recognized Big Science Program.