DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY’S CHINA DAY · DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY’S CHINA DAY Tuesday October 25 2nd...
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DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY’S CHINA DAY Tuesday October 25 2nd Floor, Student Union Building 6136 University Avenue Presented by the Office of International Relations in Celebration of the 10th anniversary of Dalhousie’s Chinese Studies Program For more information go to: dal.ca/chinesestudies RSVP: [email protected] Free limited seating 1:30 PM — FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, STUDY/RESEARCH IN CHINA, BEST PRACTICES & MORE Xinyu Yang, Minister Counselor of Education, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Canada Learn about funding opportunities for students and faculty to study or research in China. Explore best practices for student/faculty mobility and graduate education cooperation such as joint degree programs. The new initiative “Canada Learning Initiative in China”, a for-credit program of study in China, will be introduced. 2:30 PM — SCHOLARSHIPS, CHINA STUDY PROGRAM, PROFICIENCY TESTS & MORE Maria Pan, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at Saint Mary’s University Learn about programs and services offered by the Confucius Institute (CI@SMU) such as the Confucius Institute Scholarships, China Study Program, Chinese Summer Camps and Chinese Proficiency Tests (HSK, HSKK). 3:30 PM — WESTERN CONCEPTIONS OF CHINA, BOOK LAUNCH Dr. Simon Kow, Associate Professor of Humanities at the University of King’s College Dr. Kow discusses how his work at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii helped inform his new book, China in Early Enlightenment Political Thought (Routledge), as well as his teaching and research. The book is the first to provide in-depth comparative analyses of seminal European Enlightenment thinkers that specifically link their views on China to their political concerns. 4:30 PM — CHINESE COLLABORATIONS: RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS Panelists share their experiences collaborating on joint degree programs, joint research initiatives and more with Chinese Institutions. 6-7:30 PM — RECEPTION 6-6:30 PM — CALLIGRAPHY DEMONSTRATION BY DR. LEI JIANG 6:30-7:30 PM: — LIVE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE BY NOVA SCOTIA CHINESE CULTURE AND ART CLUB 7:30 PM — SHORT ANIMATED FILM SCREENING Introduction: Dr. Shannon Brownlee, Assistant Professor, Film Studies, Fountain School of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Join us for an evening of short animated films about Chinese culture and history featuring films from Canada’s National Film Board and from the stop-motion animation company, 杭州相人偶动漫有限公司. (Note: Not recommended for young children.)
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DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY’S
CHINA DAYTuesday October 252nd Floor, Student Union Building6136 University Avenue
Presented by the Office of International Relations in Celebration of the 10th anniversary of Dalhousie’s Chinese Studies Program
For more information go to:dal.ca/chinesestudiesRSVP: [email protected]
Free limited seating
1:30 PM — FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, STUDY/RESEARCH IN CHINA, BEST PRACTICES & MOREXinyu Yang, Minister Counselor of Education, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Canada Learn about funding opportunities for students and faculty to study or research in China. Explore best practices for student/faculty mobility and graduate education cooperation such as joint degree programs. The new initiative “Canada Learning Initiative in China”, a for-credit program of study in China, will be introduced.
2:30 PM — SCHOLARSHIPS, CHINA STUDY PROGRAM, PROFICIENCY TESTS & MOREMaria Pan, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at Saint Mary’s UniversityLearn about programs and services offered by the Confucius Institute (CI@SMU) such as the Confucius Institute Scholarships, China Study Program, Chinese Summer Camps and Chinese Proficiency Tests (HSK, HSKK).
3:30 PM — WESTERN CONCEPTIONS OF CHINA, BOOK LAUNCHDr. Simon Kow, Associate Professor of Humanities at the University of King’s College Dr. Kow discusses how his work at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii helped inform his new book, China in Early Enlightenment Political Thought (Routledge), as well as his teaching and research. The book is the first to provide in-depth comparative analyses of seminal European Enlightenment thinkers that specifically link their views on China to their political concerns.
4:30 PM — CHINESE COLLABORATIONS: RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS Panelists share their experiences collaborating on joint degree programs, joint research initiatives and more with Chinese Institutions.
6-7:30 PM — RECEPTION
6-6:30 PM — CALLIGRAPHY DEMONSTRATION BY DR. LEI JIANG
6:30-7:30 PM: — LIVE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE BY NOVA SCOTIA CHINESE CULTURE AND ART CLUB
7:30 PM — SHORT ANIMATED FILM SCREENINGIntroduction: Dr. Shannon Brownlee, Assistant Professor, Film Studies, Fountain School of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesJoin us for an evening of short animated films about Chinese culture and history featuring films from Canada’s National Film Board and from the stop-motion animation company, 杭州相人偶动漫有限公司. (Note: Not recommended for young children.)
