On June 16–17, 2025, the joint center for advanced studies Worldmaking from Global Perspectives: A Dialogue with China organized an international conference on “Civilization and Conceptions of World Order.” The event was sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and Research and held at a location of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in…
Month: June 2025
Movie Screening: The Farewell 别告诉她
The Farewell 《别告诉她》, 25. 06. 2025, 18:00, ZHG 008 Mand. m. engl. UT, 98 Minuten, Referentin: Dr. Yongli Li (Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf), (En/Ch) The Language of Belonging: Cultural Identity of Diasporic Experience in The Farewell The award-winning semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film The Farewell is a timely production that resonates with contemporary global audiences navigating an increasingly…
GCC#42 Weltordnung im Wandel: Wird BRICS+ zum Motor eines neuen globalen Wirtschaftssystems?
Weltordnung im Wandel: Wird BRICS+ zum Motor eines neuen globalen Wirtschaftssystems? am 26.06.2025, 11-12 Uhr [Auf Deutsch] Ort: Online auf Zoom – Registrierung Im Juli 2025 richtet Brasilien den BRICS-Gipfel in Rio de Janeiro aus – erstmals in erweiterter Formation als BRICS+. Mit neuen Mitgliedern wie Ägypten, Äthiopien und Saudi-Arabien gewinnt das Bündnis…
Meet Our Researchers: Prof. Dr. Zhou Yuefeng
Prof. Dr. Zhou Yuefeng holds a Professorship in Chinese History at Sichuan University. He is the author of Alternative New Culture Movement: The Cultural Activities of Liang Qichao’s Circle and the Intellectuals around the May Fourth Movement (Peking University Press, 2023). He has published articles on Modern Chinese intellectual history in peer-reviewed journals, including Historical…
Conference Announcement: Civilization and Conceptions of World Order
Civilization and Conceptions of World Order June 16–17, 2025 Conference Venue Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen Geiststrasse 10, Room 1.118 We are pleased to announce the upcoming conference Civilization and Conceptions of World Order, which will take place on June 16–17, 2025, at the Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften…
Guest Lecture: The Application of Animated Films in Mythology Teaching
Guest Lecture: The Application of Animated Films in Mythology Teaching Speaker: Prof. Dr. Chin-Chin Tseng (National Taiwan Normal University) Date & Time: 22 July 2025, 14:00–15:30 Location: KWZ 0.601 Format: Hybrid Online Registration: Please register via email: goechaf@uni-goettingen.de Language: Presentation: Chinese Slides: Chinese & English Q&A: Bilingual (Chinese / English) Abstract: This lecture…
Guest Lecture: Strategic Teaching of Movies as Self-Study Materials for Listening Comprehension
Guest Lecture: Strategic Teaching of Movies as Self-Study Materials for Listening Comprehension Speaker: Prof. Dr. Chin-Chin Tseng (National Taiwan Normal University) Date & Time: 21 July 2025, 16:00–17:30 Location: KWZ 0.601 Language: Presentation: Chinese Slides: Chinese & English Q&A: Bilingual (Chinese / English) Abstract: This lecture aims to explore how movies can be…
Chinesischsprachige Filmwochen Göttingen 2025: Deep Sea (深海)
Chinesischsprachige Filmwochen Göttingen 2025: Deep Sea (深海) Datum: 18. Juni 2025, 18:00 Uhr Ort: Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude (ZHG 008), Universität Göttingen Hinweis: Achtung: Der Film wird nun im ZHG 008 gezeigt (Raumänderung). Beschreibung: Im Rahmen der Chinesischsprachigen Filmwochen Göttingen 2025 präsentieren wir den chinesischen Animationsfilm Deep Sea (深海, Regie: Tian Xiaopeng,…
China in the Global Economy - 2nd Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference
China in the Global Economy: 2nd Kiel-Göttingen CEPR Conference Date: 17–18 July 2025 Venue: Leibniz Association, Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin, Germany Today, China stands as the world’s foremost exporter and a significant global investor. Its global reach is exemplified by initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative spanning over 150 countries. Its…
Meet Our Researchers: Prof. Dr. Viren Murthy
Viren Murthy teaches transnational Asian History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and researches Chinese, Japanese and Indian intellectual history. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of Zhang Taiyan: The Resistance of Consciousness (Brill, 2011), The Politics of Time in China and Japan, Routledge, 2022, paperback 2024) and Pan-Asianism and the Legacy of the…
New Publication by Prof. Xiaohua Yu: Crisis, Reform, and Collapse: The Financial Logic in 700 Years of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty
New Publication by Prof. Xiaohua Yu Crisis, Reform, and Collapse: The Financial Logic in 700 Years of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty We are pleased to share the publication of a new book by Prof. Xiaohua Yu (Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen): 危机,改革与崩溃——元明清七百年的金融秩序 (Crisis, Reform, and Collapse:…
Lecture: Contesting the Liberal Script? The AIIB and World Bank in Development Finance.
Lecture: Contesting the Liberal Script? The AIIB and World Bank in Development Finance. Date: 11.06.2025 Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Place: Raum 1.110 THEO Soo Yeon Kim Associate Professor, Pacific Affairs School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia Soo Yeon Kim Abstract: Does the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), formed through China’s initiative,…