Lecture Series: Japan and the World of Islam, a transnational history of nationalism, modernism and empire
Lecture: Japan and the World of Islam, a transnational history of nationalism, modernism and empire Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6pm (s.t.), KWZ, Room 3.601 Prof. Selçuk Esenbel The Japanese interest in the "world of Islam" between 1868-1945 displays the history of nationalism, modernism, and empire from a global perspective at multiple levels. The little-known interaction …
Lecture Series: Wie traditionell ist die Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin wirklich?
Lecture: Wie traditionell ist die Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin wirklich? Friday, May 23, 2014 2pm, KWZ, Room 0.608 Dr. phil. Dr. rer. med. Dominique Herzter “Chinesische Medizin ist ein großes Schatzhaus, das wir gründlich ans Licht holen und weiter entwickeln sollten” (Mao Zedong) Anders als die Bezeichnung „Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin “ (TCM) vermuten lässt, handelt es …
Lecture: Post – Orientalist Perceptions of Tibet between China and the West: Essentialization, Geopolitics and Topophilia
Lecture: Post - Orientalist Perceptions of Tibet between China and the West: Essentialization, Geopolitics and Topophilia Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12pm, VG. Room 2.101 Dr. Dan Smyer Yu The appearance of Tibet is unprecedentedly frequent in global discourses of humanitarian issues, climate changes, environmental conservation, peace-building, religion-science dialogue, social engagement of Buddhism, creative arts, and …
Lecture: Chinese Multinationals going Global: Strategies and Challenges
Lecture: Chinese Multinationals going Global: Strategies and Challenges Thursday, June 12, 2014 4pm, Theologicum Hörsaal T01 Prof. Dr. Klaus Meyer Over the past decade many Chinese enterprises have expanded their operations overseas and became substantive players in several industries and host countries. This talk will explore the strategies that these Chinese companies pursue to catch …
The 5th East Asia Research Salon
The 5th Göttingen East Asia Research Salon Marina Schmitz "Preventing Labor Turnover of Blue Collar Workers in China - Tilting at Windmills?" Date: June 17, 2014, 6.15pm-7.30pm Place: CeMEAS-Meeting Room, KWZ-Building, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14 Marina Schmitz, University of Göttingen Retaining employees is the crucial issue of HR managers in China nowadays. Especially manufacturing companies in China …
Lecture: The Thinking of Chinese Higher Education Reform and Features of Internationalization Process
Reform and Internationalization of Higher Education in China Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2pm, Waldweg 26, Raum 6.103 Prof. Qiuheng Shi This lecture will focus on core issues of Chinese Higher Education reform and shed light on national strategies of modernization and internationalization. Two national reform strategies will be laid out and analyzed to give detailed …
China and Europe
Theologicum T01 Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, 37073 Göttingen, GermanyChina and Europe – an insight into international relations and global security governance July 10, 2014, 6 pm Theologicum T01 Dr. Niall Duggan Picture: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, G20 London Summit, Dowing Street, http://www.flickr.com/photos/downingstreet/3406897568/
Lecture: Lord Yang – A God and His Special Role in Local Politics of Late Qing China (1840 – 1867)
Lecture: Lord Yang - A God and His Special Role in Local Politics of Late Qing China (1840 - 1867) Monday, July 14, 2014 2.15pm, KWZ Room 0.608 Prof. Dr. Lo Shih- chieh In early February 1855, a group of “local bandits” led by Qu Zhenhan occupied Yueqing city of Wenzhou prefecture for a week. …
The 6th East Asia Research Salon
The 6th Göttingen East Asia Research Salon Jun Chu "Urban citizenship, mobility and border regime. Contested social spaces of migrant workers in Shanghai." Date: July 15, 2014, 6.15pm-7.30pm Place: CeMEAS-Meeting Room, KWZ-Building, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14 Abstract: The growing mass protests and movements of migrant workers in China have become a highly focused issue for years. They …
Strafrechtliches Symposium
Historical Observatory Göttingen Geismar Landstraße 11, 37083 Göttingen, GermanyStrafrechtliches Symposium: Aktuelle Entwicklungslinien des japanischen Strafrechts im 21. Jahrhundert – im Spiegel des deutschen und koreanischen Strafrechts August 19–20, 2014 Historical Observatory Göttingen Geismar Landstraße 11 Application is required until August 8, 2014. More information Photo: umjanedoan, Law books on a shelf, https://www.flickr.com/photos/umjanedoan/497364007/, CC BY 2.0
Waking the Green Tiger
Waking the Green Tiger Film Screening Göttinger Sommerschule zum Chinesischen Recht Sep. 30, 2014, 7pm - 9pm ZHG 002 Katja Pessl
Tiananmen then and now
Tian'anmen Then and Now: Memories and Legacies November 27, 2014 13:00 - 18:00 Historical Building of the State and University Library Göttingen Lecture Hall Göttingen, Am Papendiek 14, 37073 Göttingen To explore various dimension of this grave moment in reform-era China, we are bringing together many of the world’s leading authorities on Tian’anmen, including …