Educational Partners

Environmental Management College of China (EMCC), a full-time institution, is the lead environmental college in China. The college is working closely with Harmony to develop and implement the community leadership program. The program secretariat will reside at EMCC.

Earth Council Alliance promotes cooperation and alliance between existing Earth Councils, National Councils for Sustainable Development, and other similarly situated organizations around the world. ECA was instrumental in introducing the program in China, and will continue to seek support and potential partners for the program.

Established in 2002, the Oriental Environment Institute (OEI) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded by Prof.Qu Geping (President of OEI). OEI provides leadership and liaison with the government of China.

The Center for Urban Innovation (CUI) is the initiator and host of the highly successful conference series: “Gaining Ground—Sustainable Urban Development Summit”. The series, held to-date in Victoria, Canada, has attracted hundreds of professional delegates from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and China. CUI is currently planning sustainable development conferences and knowledge-transfer programs throughout North America and in China and Mexico.

The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment is concerned with the natural environment, the built environment and the relationship between them. The goal is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to address: sustainable development, alternative energy sources, building science, construction occupations training, new materials, new methods of construction, housing and habitat technologies, environmental reclamation, and water and land stewardship.

NTCMC National Training Centre for Mayors in China (NTCMC) is an official Chinese government training institution charged with training China’s mayors on a broad range of issues and subjects. NTCMC and Harmony will lead the development and implementation of training for mayors on sustainable community development.