On Friday 25/11, CCT is hosting representatives from the Marco Polo Programme, an initiative to bring foreign students to China to stay with local families in Hangzhou. Ming Yu, director of a calligraphy school in Hangzhou, will be on hand to give a demonstration and beginners class on the ancient Chinese art form and information will be available about the homestay programme.

In November, CCT Director, Prof. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, will give a series of lectures in Shanghai themed Thinking Chinese, Staying German.

• Globalisierung und die Suche nach Ganzheit - Von den Chinabildern Leibnizens zu den Weltbildkonzeptionen, November 21 2016, 18:30, Hörsaal, German Library, Tongji University.

• Verantwortlichkeit von Eliten – Vom China-Bild des späten Goethe zur Wertorientierung in der Globalisierung, November 22 2016, 14:00, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), Yinglun Hall, Conference Centre, Hongkou Campus.

• Sind wir nicht alle Chinesen? – Von unterschiedlichem Weltverhältnis zu den chinesischen Traditionen von Erneuerungen und Renaissancen, November 22 2016, 18:30, Room 1001, Guanghua Building (West), Fudan University.

• Die Entstehung der Sinologie in Europa und das Chinabild vor 100 Jahren, November 23 2016, 18:30, Hörsaal, German Library, Tongji University.

Lecture given by Jun-Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedenführ at the Transcultural Leadership Summit 2016.

Zeppelin-Universität Ludwigshafen, 13.-14.10.2016

Lecture given by Jun-Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedenführ at the conference Die politische Ethik der Weltreligionen.

Evangelische Akademie Wittenberg, 14.-16-10.2016

Lecture given by Jun-Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedenführ at the conference Religions go green – Nature and Environment in Religion

Stiftung Weltethos und Akademie Hohenheim, 7-9 October 2016

Prof. Dr. Hoyt Tillman, Professor Emeritus of Chinese History, Arizona State University

Confucianism and the Challenge of Universal Values in China Today

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Prof. Claus Dierksmeier, Director, World Ethos Institute Tübingen

Dr. Jonathan Keir, Postdoctoral Fellow, World Ethos Institute Tübingen

Global Ethos and the Dialogue on Values with China

(in German)

Prof. Martin Nettesheim, Chair of Public, Administrative, European and International Law, University of Tübingen

On the Global Stage - China as an Actor in the International Economic and Legal Order

(in German)

Prof. Dr. Ying Lowrey, Professor of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University

Innovation “Made in China”- The Case of Alibaba and the Role of Net-based Small Business

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Zusatzmaterialien zu den Vorträgen von Prof. Xie Tao (20. Juni) und Prof. Liu Ying (27. Juni) sind für Studenten und Mitarbeiter der Universität Tübingen auf der Ilias Plattform verfügbar.

Prof. Dr. XIE Tao, Vice-Dean, American Studies Center, Beijing Foreign Studies University

The Rise of China and its Implications for the International Order

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Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Board of Trustees Karl Schlecht Foundation/former managing Director, Robert Bosch Foundation

Dr. Hans-Ernst Maute, Director, Chamber of Commerce Tübingen

Dr. Hermann Schaufler, former Minister of Economics, Transport and Environment for Baden-Württemberg

Prof. Dr. Harro von Senger, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg im Breisgau

Panel discussion: Cooperation with China: Experiences, expectations and challenges

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On June 1, 2016, the Erich-Paulun-Institute (EPI) was integrated into CCT with Prof. Dr. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer as president.
EPI was established in 2013 by the German-Chinese Business Association to operate as a non-profit educational organization at the Technical University of Munich. EPI’s main goals are the formation of German-Chinese student clubs and the promotion of Chinese as a foreign language in German schools.

Prof. Hans-Wolf Sievert, University of Osnabrück /Chairman of the Board, Sievert AG

Culture as a Success Factor in Sino-German Joint-Ventures

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Dr. Eduard Kögel, Architect, author and adjunct lecturer at Technical University, Berlin

China as a Blank Sheet of Paper? The One and the Many Chinas

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Professor Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, Director of Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel/Director China Centre Tübingen.

China as a Blank Sheet of Paper? The One and the Many Chinas

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Prof. TU Wei-ming, Director, Institute of Advanced Humanistic Studies, Peking University

Cultural China and the Contribution of Confucian Humanism in a Globalized World

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We are pleased to announce that the ceremony for the new China Centre was held on April 21, 2016 at the University Festsaal, hosted by the Rector of the University of Tübingen. Renowned scholar of Chinese culture and philosophy Tu Wei-ming delivered the keynote speech.

CCT Vice-Director Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedenführ has organised a spring semester 2016 lecture series (Ringvorlesung) for the general studies curriculum. The 11-event series covers diverse topics concerning the PRC, including politics, economics, law, civil society and the environment. It is open to the public and to all University of Tübingen students for general studies credit. For more details see our events page.

CCT Vice-Director Dr. Matthias Niedenführ will be giving a public lecture at the Museum Society of Tübingen. The lecture will be followed by a discussion with the audience. This lecture is part of the lecture series "Discussion Forum at the Museum". The event is open to the general public.

Location: Tübingen Museum, Wilhelmstraße 3, 72074 Tübingen

Time: 20:00-21:30

CCT Vice-Director Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedenführ is giving a talk on business ethics in China at the World Ethos Institute Tübingen. Open to University of Tübingen students only.

Location: World Ethos Institute Tübingen

Time: 10:00-12:00