The International Program Office of ICSU Research Program on Urban Health and Wellbeing to be hosted at IUE

December 31, 2013

IUE is selected to host the International Program Office (IPO) of ICSU Research Program on Urban Health and Wellbeing after a six-month open competition, which was announced by ICSU on Nov. 27th, 2013. The operation of IPO is estimated to begin next year.

The Urban Health programme is a 10-year interdisciplinary research effort whose overall aim is to generate policy-relevant knowledge that will improve health status, reduce health inequalities and enhance the wellbeing of urban dwellers. It will focus on the integration of natural, social, medical and engineering sciences using systems approaches to address the complexity of urban issues and their influence on health.

The International Programme Office will be led by an Executive Director who ICSU is currently in the process of recruiting for a minimum 3-year contract. It will support the work of an international Scientific Committee which is responsible for overall scientific planning.

Funding for five years has been secured from the Institute of Urban Environment, the Xiamen Municipal Government, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).