China's "Soft" Cooperation with Africa

中国与非洲的“软”合作

The Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS) at the Shanghai International Affairs University (SISU), in partnership with the Notre Dame Beijing Global Gateway and Notre Dame International, University of Notre Dame (UND), invites the public to a special virtual event on China's "Soft" Cooperation with Africa. Hosted by SISU Professor Wang Duanyong and Notre Dame Professor Joshua Eisenman, this half day conference will bring together renowned scholars from China, Africa, the United States, and Europe to discuss China-Africa media, educational and cultural relations with Africans and place them in the context of China’s larger strategic engagement with Africa and the developing world more broadly.

上海外国语大学上海全球治理与区域国别研究院和美国圣母大学国际部及圣母北京国际中心拟于2021年10月19日联合举办为期半天的“中国与非洲的‘软’合作”线上会议。本次特别活动由上海外国语大学汪段泳副研究员和圣母大学马佳士（Joshua Eisenman）教授共同召集。来自中国、非洲、美国和欧洲的知名学者，将在中国与非洲和更广泛的发展中世界加大战略接触的背景下，一起探讨中非媒体、教育和文化合作关系等问题。

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PLEASE NOTE: Indicated event times are Eastern Daylight Time (8:00pm - 12:00am Beijing Time)

Conference Schedule

08:00-08:10am	Welcome Remarks Prof. YANG Cheng Dean, Shanghai Academy of Global Governance & Area Studies, SISU, China
08:10-08:20am	Introductory Remarks Dr. Jonathan Noble Senior Assistant Provost for Internationalization and Interim Director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, UND, U.S.

Session I

08:20-09:20am	China-Africa mechanism for people-to-people and cultural exchanges as a Grand Strategy
Moderator	Prof. Joshua Eisenman Keough School of Global Affairs, UND, U.S.
Panelists	Prof. ZHENG Yu Fudan University, China Prof. Carolijn van Noort University of the West of Scotland Dr. Eman Fakhry Egyptian Researcher
Commentator / Q&A	Prof. Joshua Eisenman Keough School of Global Affairs, UND, U.S.
09:20-09:30am	Zoom Break

 

Session II

09:30-10:30am	China-Africa Education Cooperation
Moderator	Prof. HE Wenping Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Panelists	Prof. Antoine Lokongo President Joseph Kasa-Vubu University, Democratic Republic of the Congo Prof. Lina Benabdallah Wake Forest University, U.S. Prof. ZHOU Jinyan SISU, China
Commentator / Q&A	Prof. HE Wenping Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
10:30-10:40am	Zoom Break

 

Session III

10:40-11:50am	China-Africa Media Cooperation
Moderator	Dr. Cliff Mboya Kenya/China Africa Project
Panelists	Prof. Dani Madrid-Morales University of Houston, U.S. Prof. Emeka Umejei University of Ghana Prof. WANG Duanyong SISU, China
Commentator / Q&A	Dr. Cliff Mboya Kenya/China Africa Project
11:50am-12:00pm	Concluding Remarks Prof. Joshua Eisenman Keough School of Global Affairs, ND, U.S.

 

Originally published at beijing.nd.edu.