Category: Public Lectures

Carnival China

Sydney Ideas Professor Kerry Brown Presented with the China Studies Centre and the Sydney Democracy Network 5.00pm – 6.30pm, Friday 12 September Law Lecture Theatre 104, New Law Annex Building Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney During the past decade,…

Creating water shortages

Creating water shortages: The strange case of Shanghai, Beijing and farmers on the North China plain Professor Michael Webber Professor Emeritus in the School of Geography, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne Chaired by Professor Christine Wong Venue: Room…

Intellectual Property

SEMINAR UTS Faculty of Law’s China Law Research Group Intellectual Property Protection Across Borders: Chinese and Australian Enforcement Efforts Date: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday 30 September 2014 Venue: City – Haymarket, CB05B Haymarket, Building 5, Block B, UTS,…

Social Security for China’s Migrant Workers

SEMINAR Date: 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Thursday, August 28, 2014 Venue: Room 321, Level 3, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne Presented by Professor Andrew Watson Chaired by Professor Christine Wong The development of social security is a key concern…

OzAsia Festival

FILM, EXHIBITION, THEATRE, ETC Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, South Australia 3-20 Sep 2014 More information: http://adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ozasia-festival/ Shandong Focus: In 2014 the focus of the OzAsia Festival will be on South Australia’s sister state, Shandong Province. This festival includes numerous events…

Reform and resistance in Chinese governance

PUBLIC LECTURE Innovation and its challenges: Reflections on a century of reform and resistance in Chinese Governance Professor John Fitzgerald Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University Chaired by Professor Christine Wong Venue: St-219…

“Who will marry my daughter?”

PUBLIC LECTURE “Who will marry my daughter?”: Shanghai Parental Match-Making Corner and the Zhiqing Generation Peidong Sun Department of History, Fudan University Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Melbourne Venue: Room 321, Level 3, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The…

China’s West and Tibet

PUBLIC LECTURE, SYDNEY IDEAS A China Studies Centre Distinguished Speaker Lecture co-presented with the Australian Centre on China in the World at ANU and the Australia Institute of International Affairs. Date: 6.00pm – 7.30pm, 16 July 2014 Venue: Law School…

Xi Jinping and his China Dream

PUBLIC LECTURE Her Excellency Ms Frances Adamson 6:00pm – 7:30pm, 16 Jun 2014 The Auditorium, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU The Australian Centre on China in the World and the Australian Institute of International Affairs warmly…