Current and future architects (i.e., students) and educators are not equipped with the necessary knowledge, competencies, and know-how to design for a carbon neutral society. This ARCH4FUTURE mobility project aims to tackle these skills gaps in architecture education through student and teacher virtual and physical mobility exchanges and co-development (and testing) of virtual curriculum content relevant to the China and Finland context.

ARCH4FUTURE means the start of a long-term collaboration between Southeast University (SEU), led by Professor Shi-Jie Cao, director of 'Center for Intelligent Built Environment, CIBE' at School of Architecture, Southeast University, and Tampere University (TAU) on teaching and learning knowledge exchanges to co-create an architectural curriculum that fits for our global carbon neutral future, in which society faces unprecedented challenges, related to mitigating the effects of the climate crisis.

ARCH4FUTURE proposes to build on (and geographically expand) the EU Erasmus+ funded project ARCH4CHANGE (Digital Climate Change Curriculum for Architectural Education; methods towards carbon neutrality)

The 3 main objectives are to:

• Create China-Finland architecture knowledge exchange for a carbon neutral society

• Tackle skills gaps for students and teachers in both countries

• Diversify access to knowledge and tools via a digital platform