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SUMMARY:Lecture Series -Buddhism 2025/2026     Buddhism in Modern China: Concepts\, Practices\, and History
DESCRIPTION:Lecture Series -Buddhism 2025/2026\nBuddhism in Modern China: Concepts\, Practices\, and History\nOver the past two centuries\, Buddhism in China has engaged dynamically with shifting socio-political landscapes\, global circulations of knowledge\, and the multifaceted pressures associated with modernity\, resulting in enduring transformations of doctrine\, ritual life\, institutional structures\, and China’s cultural imagination and identity. This lecture series traces how Buddhist ideas and practices have been interpreted\, adapted\, and reconfigured from the late Qing through the Republican era to the present\, drawing on perspectives from history\, religious studies\, anthropology\, and philosophy. By following these trajectories of change\, the series highlights the intricate ways in which Buddhism has shaped—and been reshaped by—the changing intellectual\, social\, and political life in modern China\, providing a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue across fields\, methods\, and historical contexts. \n  \nDates and times \n2025/2026 \nLocation \nUniversity of Göttingen & Online (hybrid) \nOrganizers \nPeng Qinqin (University of Göttingen)\nZhu Ziyi (University of Göttingen) \nContact persons \nPeng Qinqin: qinqin.peng@uni-goettingen.de\nZhu Ziyi: ziyi.zhu@uni-goettingen.de \nLanguage \nChinese and English \n 
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/lecture-series-buddhism-2025-2026-buddhism-in-modern-china-concepts-practices-and-history/
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Revisiting the Understanding of “the Other” through Thermae Romae II: Implications for Chinese Language Teaching
DESCRIPTION:從《羅馬浴場 II》回看我們如何理解「他者」文化—— 對華語教學的啟示\nRevisiting the Understanding of “the Other” through Thermae Romae II:\nImplications for Chinese Language Teaching\n2026年1月16日（週五）14:30–16:00\nKWZ 1.701， 哥廷根大學\n報告人：曾金金 教授， 國立台灣師範大學 \n主持人：張陶 教授， 哥廷根大學 \n摘要 \n本報告以日本影視作品《羅馬浴場 II》為例，討論流行影視文本中「他者」文化的呈現方式，以及其中所體現的跨文化想像。作品透過幽默與錯位的敘事手法，將不同文化與時空並置，呈現文化差異被感知、想像與再詮釋的過程。報告嘗試從跨文化與語言學習的相關視角出發，思考此類影視作品在華語教學語境中可能引發的更廣泛反思，並為文化理解與比較提供一個開放的觀察方向。 \nAbstract \nTaking the Japanese audiovisual work Thermae Romae II as an example\, this talk examines how “the Other” is represented in popular screen media and how cross-cultural imagination is articulated through audiovisual narratives. By juxtaposing different cultures and temporalities through humor and narrative displacement\, the film foregrounds processes through which cultural differences are perceived\, imagined\, and reinterpreted. Drawing on perspectives from intercultural communication and language learning\, the talk further considers how such works can stimulate broader discussions of cultural understanding and comparison within the context of Chinese language teaching. \n時間與地點 \n時間：2026年1月16日（週五）14:30–16:00\n地點： KWZ 1.701， 哥廷根大學 \nSpeaker’s Bio: \n \nDr. Chin-Chin Tseng is a full professor in the Department of Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University. She is currently serving as the Taiwan Chair and visiting researcher at the University of Groningen\, the Netherlands. Dr. Tseng earned her B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures from National Taiwan University in 1988\, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. \nA linguist\, phonetician\, and teacher educator\, her early research focused on phonetics\, interlanguage\, and second language acquisition. More recently\, her work has expanded to include Chinese dialect teacher education\, AI-assisted teaching strategies\, and the development of an interlanguage prosodic database for Chinese language research in Europe. \nRecent publication: \nZhang\, F.\, & Tseng\, C.-C. (2025). Inclusive teaching strategies and proprioceptive learning methods for migrants in acquiring basic Chinese. In Y. Liang & Z. Li (Eds.)\, Diversity and inclusiveness in Chinese as a second language education (pp. 145–174). Routledge. \nOngoing project: \nInternational Integrated Collaboration Project for the University Alliance in the Czech Republic (ICU) and the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT)\, under the national-level initiative for international collaboration in key academic fields (Humanities\, Arts\, and Social Sciences). \nProject Title: The Dynamics of East-West Civilizational Interactions: Conflict or Fusion? \nSub-project: A Study on Interpersonal Communication between Czechs and Taiwanese in the Context of Second Language Teaching \n 
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/lecture-revisiting-the-understanding-of-the-other-through-thermae-romae-ii-implications-for-chinese-language-teaching/
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SUMMARY:Realizing Buddhahood in the Human Realm: The Theory and Practice of Humanistic Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:Realizing Buddhahood in the Human Realm:\nThe Theory and Practice of Humanistic Buddhism\n  \nLecture Series: Buddhism in Modern China 2025/2026 \nProf. Dr. 宣方 Xuan Fang (Renmin University of China) \nTime: February 4\, 2026\, 14:00 PM – 16:00 PM CET \nVenue: Raum 4.105\, Waldweg \nLanguage: Chinese/ 中文 \n  \nAbstract\n即人成佛：人间佛教的理论与实践\n摘要\n人生佛教作为汉传佛教回应现代性议题最重要的理论论述和实践模式，对二十世纪后半叶以来佛教在海峡两岸的蓬勃发展居功至伟，引起学界广泛的关注，相关研究持续升温，本世纪以来渐成显学，成果卓有可观。不过，此中仍有未发之覆，特别是一些基础的教理问题，对佛教共同体内部而言十分重要。例如，太虚关于人间佛教诸多论述引发后人大相径庭的理解，人间佛教推展过程中的种种歧出也使其备受争议。回归到基础教理层面来分析，争议的焦点集中在两个方面：第一、人生佛教思想的核心理论、宗旨及其性质是什么？是共世间的人天乘法门，还是大乘的菩萨道？第二、人生佛教如何修行？是由人、天、声闻、菩萨层层转进，还是由人乘直达佛乘？人菩萨行是否可能、如何可能？前一方面要回答人生佛教是什么，后一方面要回答人生佛教怎么修，这两个基础教理问题相互关联，是人生佛教的核心理论和立论根本；尤其是第二个问题，仍属学术界既往研究的未发之覆。人生佛教能否在教理上自洽地解答上述问题、回应各种质疑？本讲演将依据太虚、印顺的相关论述，对此作一考察。\nHumanistic Buddhism (rensheng fojiao) represents one of the most significant theoretical articulations and practical models through which Chinese Buddhism has responded to the challenges of modernity. Since the second half of the twentieth century\, it has played a crucial role in the remarkable revival and expansion of Buddhism in both Mainland China and Taiwan. As a result\, it has attracted sustained scholarly attention since the beginning of the twenty-first century.\nNevertheless\, important issues remain insufficiently examined\, particularly certain foundational doctrinal questions that are of great significance within the Buddhist community itself. For example\, Taixu’s various interpretations of Humanistic Buddhism (renjian fojiao) gave rise to markedly divergent understandings among later generations\, while differing paths of practical implementation have rendered the movement highly contested. When these debates are reconsidered at the level of fundamental doctrine\, they converge on two central issues: First\, what are the core theoretical foundation\, ultimate aim\, and doctrinal nature of Humanistic Buddhism? Should it be understood as a form of this-worldly Buddhist practice oriented toward the human and celestial vehicles\, or as an expression of the Mahāyāna bodhisattva path? Second\, how is Humanistic Buddhism to be practiced? Does cultivation proceed step by step—from the realms of human and celestial beings\, through the śrāvaka path\, and onward to the bodhisattva path—or does it advocate a direct transition from the human vehicle to Buddhahood? Is the practice of the “human bodhisattva” theoretically possible\, and if so\, in what sense? The first question concerns what Humanistic Buddhism is\, while the second addresses how it is to be practiced. These two fundamental doctrinal issues are closely interconnected and together constitute the core theoretical framework and justificatory basis of Humanistic Buddhism. In particular\, the second issue remains largely unexplored in existing scholarship.\nCan Humanistic Buddhism provide a doctrinally coherent response to these questions and adequately address the various criticisms directed toward it? Drawing on the writings of Taixu and Yinshun\, this lecture examines these issues from the perspective of Buddhist doctrinal theory. \n【Short Bio】\n宣方，中国人民大学宗教学系副教授，佛教与宗教学理论研究所研究员，兼任北京大学、香港中文大学、厦门大学、云南大学、中国佛教文化研究所等十余所国内佛学机构客座教授，《宗教》、《宗教研究》、《汉语佛学评论》等专业期刊编委。主要研究佛教思想史和当代佛教。\nXuan Fang is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Renmin University of China and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory. He also serves as a visiting professor at more than ten Buddhist studies institutions in China\, including Peking University\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, Xiamen University\, Yunnan University\, and the China Institute of Buddhist Culture. He is a member of the editorial boards of several leading academic journals\, including Religion\, Religious Studies\, and Chinese Buddhist Studies Review. His main research interests focus on the intellectual history of Buddhism and contemporary Chinese Buddhism. \n \n 
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/attaining-buddhahood-in-this-very-life-the-theory-and-practice-of-humanistic-buddhism/
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SUMMARY:影视（短⽚）融合差异化学习任务在外语教学中的运⽤ Einsatz von (Kurz)Filmen im Fremdsprachenunterricht mit differenzierten Lernaufgaben
DESCRIPTION:Vortrag: 影视（短⽚）融合差异化学习任务在外语教学中的运⽤\nEinsatz von (Kurz)Filmen im Fremdsprachenunterricht mit differenzierten Lernaufgaben\nReferent:\nXikai Chen 陈希凯\nStudienreferendar mit Fächerkombination\nChinesisch und Englisch \nZeit: 19:00-21:00\, 05. Feb. 2026\nRaum: KWZ 0.609\, Universität Göttingen\nSprachen: Deutsch/Chinesisch\nModeration: Miriam Meyer (M.Ed. Chinesisch als Fremdsprache)\nOrganisiert von Prof. Dr. Tao Zhang\, Professur Fachdidaktik Chinesisch als Fremdsprache\n\n\n\nChinesischsprachiges Film- und Kulturforum Göttingen 哥廷根影像与文化论坛\nJahresthema 2026 – „Sprache(n) in Bewegung: Mehrsprachigkeit und globale Perspektiven“\nEine Veranstaltungsreihe der Professur für Fachdidaktik Chinesisch als Fremdsprache und des CeMEAS\n\nAbstract:\nIn einer heterogenen Lerngruppe mit verschiedenen Interessen und Schwerpunkten der Lernenden bieten lange und kurze Filme als Lernmedien im Fremdsprachenunterricht einen großen Raum\, in dem sich die Schüler*innen mit den technischen und ästhetischen Aspekten der Filme auseinandersetzen und ihre eigenen Perspektiven und Kreativität einbringen können\, sei es in rezeptiven oder produktiven Aktivitäten. Anhand seiner Praxiserfahrung aus dem Unterrichtsalltag des Referendariats präsentiert Xikai Chen in diesem Vortrag unterschiedliche Einsatzmöglichkeiten von langen und kurzen Filmen sowie seine Reflexion und Evaluation der Vor- und Nachteile der bereits durchgeführten Lernaufgaben\, die eng mit Filmanalysen und Kurzfilmproduktionen verbunden sind.\n\nKurzbio:\nXikai Chen\, Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (Tongji Universität\, 2020) sowie Master of Arts in Kulturanthropologie und Master of Education in Chinesisch und Englisch (Universität Göttingen\, 2024)\, verfügt über die Zulassung des BAMF zur Lehrtätigkeit in Integrationskursen für DaF/DaZ und hat zahlreiche Hochschulzertifikate im Bereich der Anwendung sprachlicher Fertigkeiten\, z.B. Theaterpraxis und Präsentation\, Mündliche Kommunikation mit dem Schwerpunkt Rhetorik und Interkulturelle*r Trainer*in\, Schreibberatung\, Medienkompetenz und Digitale Bildung an der Universität Göttingen erworben. Seine Forschungsinteressen im Bereich der Didaktik für den Fremdsprachenunterricht umfassen den Einsatz von Theater und audio-visuellen Medien im Sprachunterricht\, interkulturelle Kommunikation und Kulturvermittlung sowie die Förderung von Sprech- und Schreibkompetenzen im Fremdsprachenunterricht.\n陈希凯，同济大学汉语国际教育硕士（2020）、哥廷根大学文化人类学专业文学硕士（2024）、汉语及英语师范专业教育硕士（2024），并持有BAMF认证的德语二外（融入课程）的教学资质，并已经修毕哥廷根大学开设的“戏剧实践与展示”“口头沟通之修辞学”“跨文化培训”“写作咨询”“媒体素养”及“数字教学”等多项与语言运用、青少年教育直接相关的证书项目。外语教学法方向的研究兴趣：戏剧与影音媒体在语言教学中的运用、外语课堂里的跨文化沟通与文化教学、口语表达与写作能力培养等。
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Joris Muller:  Public Displays of Alignment
DESCRIPTION:Development Economics Seminar (in person) — Joris Mueller\nThe next Development Economics Seminar will take place in person. \nDate: Monday\, 23 FebruaryTime: 14:00–15:00Location: Historical Observatory (Göttingen) \nSpeaker: Joris Mueller (National University of Singapore)Title: Public Displays of Alignment \nLunch (for participants in Göttingen)\nEveryone present in Göttingen is welcome to join for lunch before the seminar.Meeting point: 11:30\, Z-Mensa entrance hall(Please note the different time and location compared to the seminar.) \n\nOnline participation (Zoom)\nTo participate virtually\, please log in here: [Zoom link]Meeting ID: 696 4196 8262Passcode: 869651 \n\nOffice hours & dinner (sign-up required)\nThe speaker will be available for further discussion during office hours after the seminar.A joint dinner with the speaker will also take place on the day of the seminar. \nTo participate in office hours and/or dinner\, please sign up with your name and email address here. \n\nAbstract\nThis paper studies corporate public alignment: firm communication that echoes the rhetoric of an autocratic regime. A theoretical model is developed in which public alignment supports political risk-sharing between firms and the regime. By tying their payoffs to the regime’s\, aligned firms credibly commit to undertake costly\, regime-favored actions in adverse states; in return\, the regime becomes less likely to expropriate them. \nAn empirical measure of public alignment is constructed using a replicable index based on regime-specific phrases in annual reports and applied to Chinese listed firms. The results support the model’s predictions and its key assumption that alignment links firm and regime payoffs: more aligned firms undertake more regime-favored actions during periods of unrest and earn lower profits\, while alignment increases when expropriation risk rises. These findings hold after controlling for other forms of state proximity (such as state ownership\, political connections\, and Party cells) and are difficult to reconcile with alternative explanations such as cheap talk or simple patronage. \n\nPractical notes for Zoom participants\nPlease install and test Zoom beforehand. During the presentation\, microphones should remain muted. Questions can be indicated via the “raise hand” function (under “Participants”). To reduce bandwidth issues\, please close unneeded applications and disable HD video if possible. \n\nThe updated seminar schedule can always be found here: [Seminar schedule link]Mailing list subscription/unsubscription is available here: [Mailing list link]
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LOCATION:Alte Sternwarte
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SUMMARY:Global China Conversations #46  Supply Chains Under Pressure: How to Understand and Respond to China’s Evolving Export Controls?
DESCRIPTION:Supply Chains Under Pressure: How to Understand and Respond to China’s Evolving Export Controls?\n26.011.2026\, 11:00 – 12:00 (CET)\nGlobal China Conversations #46\n\n\n\nRegister online\n\n\n\n\nChina’s export control policy is evolving rapidly and becoming increasingly complex\, with growing implications for global supply chains\, corporate risk management\, supply security\, and strategic autonomy at the national and supranational levels. From critical minerals to advanced technologies\, new rules and enforcement practices are reshaping how companies and governments assess exposure and build resilience. How has China’s export control policy developed over time? What are the key drivers behind its most recent measures? What are the implications for businesses? What are the broader political and geopolitical consequences for international (economic) relations? How can businesses and policymakers respond to China’s export controls and navigate the growing regulatory uncertainty in a world marked by rising geopolitical tensions?\nThe event consists of two impulse lectures followed by a discussion. \nThe Global China Conversation #46 will be held in English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiterature\n\n\n\nChina Macro Group (2025)\, Understanding China’s Evolving Approach to Export Controls and Implications for International Business\, CMG Primer.  \nGarcía Bercero\, I. and Poitiers\, N.F. (2025)\, From Strategy to Doctrine: the Next Steps for European Economic Security\, Policy Brief No. 32/25\, Bruegel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers – 1st Presentation\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarkus Herrmann Chen (China Macro Group) \nMarkus Herrmann Chen is a cross-cultural China analyst\, strategy consultant and mediator\, advising international corporate\, investment and public sectors on China’s evolving political economy\, specialized in assisting strategic decision-making of governance\, executive and functional bodies regarding business engagement in the Chinese market\, across key management issues such as strategy\, partnerships\, negotiations\, risk management and resilience\, or HQ-subsidiary alignment\, as well as collaborating with Chinese companies and organizations more generally. \nPrior to CMG\, Markus worked as Government Affairs Director with Bayer MaterialScience in China and as Management Consultant with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its Shanghai\, Hong Kong and Zurich offices. Moreover\, he is the Strategic Advisor Europe to Caixin Global\, China’s leading financial media group\, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and he is a member of the advisory board of CEIBS Zurich / Europe. Markus holds law degrees with specialization in public-\, international- and WTO-law from the Universities of Geneva and Berne\, plus\, he studied Mandarin at Peking University as a resident student. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJack Lee (China Macro Group) \nAs an Analyst at the China Macro Group\, Jack is specialized in geopolitics with a strong focus on Chinese foreign policy\, US-China relations as well as Southeast Asian affairs. His professional background spans market analysis\, policy research and editorial work with roles at both academic and industry institutions. Immediately prior to CMG\, Jack interned at Airbus China’s CEO/COO’s office. Fluent in multiple languages\, Jack is adept at bridging cultural and analytical perspectives to effectively interpret Chinese political and economic developments. \nJack holds a BA (Hons) in International Relations with French from the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus\, School of Politics and International Relations\, and an MA in Law in Political Science at the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker – 2nd Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNiclas Frederic Poitiers\, Ph.D. (Bruegel) \nNiclas Poitiers is a Research Fellow at Bruegel. He specialises in international trade\, global value chains and industrial policy. He is also the manager of Bruegel’s team of Research Assistants and Research Analysts. His research covers topics such as economic security\, critical raw materials policy\, trade conflicts\, chip policy and trade barriers in the European single market. Niclas holds a PhD in Economics from the Universitat de Barcelona\, where he also taught as adjunct lecturer\, and was a Visiting Researcher at Northwestern University. \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nAmelie Richter\, China.Table \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\n\nGunda Böhm\n\n+49 (431) 8814-204\ngunda.boehm@kielinstitut.de\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcademic Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedia Partner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChina.Table Professional Briefing is the new independent daily reporting from Berlin\, Brussels and Beijing. The acclaimed editorial team offers an European point of view on political and technological developments in China – for leaders in government\, business\, academia\, and civil society. \nSubscribe now for a 30 day free trial!
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CATEGORIES:Global China Conversations
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SUMMARY:Global China Conversations #47  Der Industrial Accelerator Act: Kann die EU ihre wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen zu China in strategischen Sektoren neu gestalten?
DESCRIPTION:Global China Conversations #47 \nDer Industrial Accelerator Act: Kann die EU ihre wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen zu China in strategischen Sektoren neu gestalten?\n\n\n\n\n26.03.2026 \n11:00 – 12:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline \n\n\nzur Online Anmeldung\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm 4. März 2026 stellte die Europäische Kommission den Industrial Accelerator Act vor\, der als Versuch der Europäischen Union verstanden werden kann\, ihre industrielle Basis wieder zu stärken\, strategische Abhängigkeiten zu verringern und die Kontrolle über kritische Wertschöpfungsketten zurückzugewinnen. Da chinesische Unternehmen tief in europäische Lieferketten eingebunden sind und China weiterhin zu den größten Handelspartnern der EU zählt\, könnten die Auswirkungen kaum größer sein. Was will die EU mit dem Gesetz letztlich erreichen? Wie weit ist sie bereit zu gehen\, um Chinas industrielle Dominanz herauszufordern – und zu welchem Preis? Wie könnten chinesische Unternehmen reagieren\, und welche Rolle könnte die chinesische Regierung bei der Gestaltung dieser Reaktionen spielen? Und wie könnte das Gesetz die wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen zwischen Europa und China verändern? \nProgramm\nDie Veranstaltung besteht aus Impulsvorträgen der Sprecher gefolgt von einer Diskussion. \nDie Global China Conversation #47 wird auf Deutsch abgehalten. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPositionspapiere\nBinder\, J.\, Dohse\, D.\, Görg\, H.\, Liu\, W.-H.\, Schoel\, B. und Semrau\, F.O. (2026)\, Ambition without Precision: Why the Industrial Accelerator Act Falls Short\, IP Lab Policy Brief No. 01\, March 19\, 2026\, Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft. Link: https://www.kielinstitut.de/de/publikationen/ambition-without-precision-why-the-industrial-accelerator-act-falls-short-19600/ \nHoeckle\, A. und Schwenke\, M. (2026)\, Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA): Handelspolitische Kohärenz sichern – Offenheit bewahren – Wettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken. BGA Positionspapier\, March 10\, 2026\, Bundesverband Großhandel\, Außenhandel\, Dienstleistungen e.V. Link: https://bga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/Positionspapiere/Positionspapiere_Europa/BGA_Position_IAA_Web.pdf \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nDr. Finn Ole Semrau (Kiel Institut)\n \nStellvertretender wissenschaftlicher Leiter des Industrial Policy Lab und Postdoktorand am Kiel Institut. \n\nSeine Forschung bewegt sich an der Schnittstelle von globalen Wertschöpfungsketten\, nachhaltiger Entwicklung und Innovationspolitik\, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf staatlich gelenkter Umweltinnovation und dem Hochskalieren von grünen Wasserstofftechnologien. Derzeit ist er aktiv in der Debatte rund um den EU Industrial Accelerator Act eingebunden und analysiert\, wie dessen „Made in Europe”-Ansatz und die neuen Bedingungen für ausländische Direktinvestitionen die europäische Industriestrategie neu gestalten könnten. Finn Ole Semrau setzt sich engagiert für die Verbindung von Wissenschaft und Politik ein. Seine beratende Tätigkeit umfasst Beiträge für das Europäische Parlament\, die UNIDO sowie das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexander Hoeckle\n \nAbteilungsleiter Außenwirtschaft & Zoll\, Bundesverband Großhandel\, Außenhandel\, Dienstleistungen e. V. (BGA) \n\nDipl.-Kfm. Alexander Hoeckle\, geboren 1966 in Bonn\, arbeitet nach Ausbildung zum Bankkaufmann und seinem Abschluss als Diplom-Kaufmann an der RWTH Aachen seit über 30 Jahren in der Außenwirtschaft. Dies überwiegend im Außenwirtschaftsbereich diverser Industrie- und Handelskammern (IHK). Aachen\, Düsseldorf\, München und Köln waren seine Stationen. Seit Frühjahr 2023 ist er Geschäftsführer des Bundesverbandes des Deutschen Exporthandels e.V. (BDEx) sowie Abteilungsleiter Außenwirtschaft und Zoll des Bundesverbandes Großhandel\, Außenhandel\, Dienstleistungen e.V. (BGA) in Berlin. Er vertritt den BGA im Asien-Pazifik-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft (APA). Ehrenamtlich ist er im Vorstand der Deutsch-Chinesischen Wirtschaftsvereinigung (DCW)\, Düsseldorf tätig. In seine Arbeit bringt Herr Hoeckle umfassende Erfahrung und Kompetenz in der Außenwirtschaft\, ein großes Netzwerk im In- und Ausland sowie sehr gute Kontakte in Wirtschaft und Politik ein. Hohe Beratungskompetenz gegenüber mittelständischen Unternehmen in Fragen der Internationalisierung und Globalisierung sowie umfassende Erfahrung im internationalen Messewesen runden sein Profil ab. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModeration\n\n\nDr. Vera Eichenauer\n \nVera Eichenauer ist Ökonomin beim Bundesministerium der Finanzen und arbeitet zu geoökonomischen Fragen. Zuvor forschte Sie an der Konjunkturforschungsstelle KOF der ETH Zürich (Schweiz). Sie interessiert sich für Wirtschaftspolitik und Fragen der internationalen ökonomischen Governance. Sie promovierte 2016 an der Universität Heidelberg in Volkswirtschaft und erhielt ihren Masterabschluss in Internationalen Beziehungen von der Sciences Po Paris. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKontakt\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGunda Böhm\n\n+49 (431) 8814-204\ngunda.boehm@kielinstitut.de\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVeranstaltungspartner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWissenschaftliche Partner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedienpartner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChina.Table Professional Briefing is the new independent daily reporting from Berlin\, Brussels and Beijing. The acclaimed editorial team offers an European point of view on political and technological developments in China – for leaders in government\, business\, academia\, and civil society. \nSubscribe now for a 30 day free trial!
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CATEGORIES:Global China Conversations
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The Monk\, the Poet\, the Bureaucrat\, and the Anarchist: Vegetarian Discourse in Republican-era China
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dr. John Kieschnick\n\nThe Monk\, the Poet\, the Bureaucrat\, and the Anarchist: Vegetarian Discourse in Republican-era China\n \nLocation: KWZ. 0.606\n \nTime: 02. April. (Thursday) 16:00-18:00 CET\n \nEvent page: https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de/en/events/lecture-prof-john-kieschnick-stanford-university-the-monk-the-poet-the-bureaucrat-and-the-anarchist-vegetarian-discourse-in-republican-era-china/\n\n \nAbstract\nIn the first half of the twentieth century\, leading monks were eager to harness new developments to further the longstanding Chinese Buddhist cause of vegetarianism. The prominent monk Yinguang 印光 (1862–1940) wrote essays promoting vegan soap and\, somewhat surprisingly\, MSG. Others championed the new urban vegetarian restaurants. In addition to drawing on traditional doctrines in established ways\, Buddhists also adapted teachings of karma for the modern era of nationalism. However\, Buddhists were not the only proponents of vegetarianism in Republican-era China. In this talk\, I place Buddhist vegetarian activism in the context of the vibrant discourse on politics\, culture\, and health in the early twentieth century through four figures: Yinguang\, Lü Bicheng 呂碧城 (1883–1943)\, Huang Yanpei 黃炎培 (1878–1965)\, and Li Shizeng 李石曾 (1881–1973)\, each with different motivations for promoting vegetarianism and different relationships to Buddhism.\n \nShort Bio\nJohn Kieschnick is The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Professor of Buddhist Studies and co-director of the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford. He specializes in Chinese Buddhism\, with particular emphasis on its cultural history. He is the author of The Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideals in Medieval China\, The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture\, and Buddhist Historiography in China. In connection with a regular graduate seminar\, he has compiled a primer for reading Buddhist texts in Chinese. He is currently completing a translation of the Biographies of Eminent Monks Compiled during the Song Dynasty and is writing a general history of Chinese vegetarianism.\nPh.D.\, Stanford University (1996); B.A.\, University of California at Berkeley (1986).
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CATEGORIES:CeMEAS Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Repositioning Women in the History of Chinese Buddhism: Case studies from the Late Qing and Republican Sichuan
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Stefania Travagnin \nRepositioning Women in the History of Chinese Buddhism: Case studies from the Late Qing and Republican Sichuan\n\n \nLocation: KWZ. 0.609\n \nTime: 09. April (Thursday) 2026\, 16:00-18:00 CET\n \nEvent page: https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de/en/events/lecture-hybrid-dr-stefania-travagnin-soas-university-of-london-repositioning-women-in-the-history-of-chinese-buddhism-case-studies-from-the-late-qing-and-republican-sichuan/\n\n \nZoom Link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/65461522559?pwd=xFzg0W5tTRse8dDjbHK92ga9HrHD2t.1\n \nAbstract\n \nThe history of Chinese Buddhism has too often been told as a story of male monks\, with particular emphasis on a select group of “eminent” figures. I propose a different approach by centering female communities—especially small nunneries—and attending to the so-far unheard voices of Buddhist women. As my findings show\, Buddhist women have not simply witnessed the unfolding of history; they have been active agents in making it. \n \nMy research is based on archival research and multi-year fieldwork conducted in both urban and rural areas of Sichuan\, encompassing one hundred temples and their resident nuns\, as well as several institutes of Buddhist studies that had been established for lay Buddhist women and nuns’ education. In this talk\, I will highlight the leadership roles nuns played in the religious sphere and in local communities from the late Qing and Republican periods to the present day. Based on recurring patterns and areas of excellence in my data\, I have so far identified seven main themes that best illustrate Buddhist women in late Qing and Republican Sichuan: (1) entrepreneurship in education and culture; (2) inner-Sangha relations and networks; (3) involvement in wars; (4) the building or revival of Buddhist sites; (5) historiography and memorialization strategies; (6) life on sacred mountains; and (7) spiritual and societal authority. I will also offer methodological and theoretical reflections that formed the foundations of my work and that may serve as models for similar future studies.\n \nThis study aims to advance an alternative history in which nuns are protagonists\, the marginal becomes exemplary\, and the very notion of “eminence” is redefined; it unfolds a page of history that both complements and challenges the official (male) narrative of modern Chinese Buddhism\, while illuminating the distinctive local features of Sichuan Buddhism.\n \n\n \nShort Bio\n \nStefania Travagnin is a Reader in Chinese Buddhism at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)\, where she also chairs the Centre of Buddhist Studies. Her interdisciplinary work focuses on Buddhism and Buddhist communities in modern China and Taiwan\, from the late nineteenth century to the present. As co-director of the project “Mapping Religious Diversity in Modern Sichuan\,” initially supported by a Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Research Grant (2017–2023)\, she has examined Buddhist communities in Sichuan\, with particular attention to nuns and nunneries in the late Qing and Republican eras. She has recently completed a British Academy–funded project (2024–2025) on Tzu Chi humanitarianism beyond Asia. Travagnin has edited and co-edited several volumes\, including Religion and Media in China: Insights and Case Studies from the Mainland\, Taiwan\, and Hong Kong (Routledge 2016)\, the three-volume publication Concepts and Methods for the Study of Chinese Religions (De Gruyter 2019–2020)\, and Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (Routledge 2023); she is editor-in-chief of Review of Religion and Chinese Society.
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SUMMARY:Agricultural Economics Seminar – Summer Semester 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Agricultural Economics Seminar at the University of Göttingen brings together a distinguished group of international scholars in the Summer Semester 2026. The seminar series features presentations on current research in areas such as climate change\, food security\, artificial intelligence\, sustainable agriculture\, and global economic and political developments. \nThe talks are held weekly on Tuesdays from 16:15 to 17:45 at Z-Campus (ZHG 001). The series is organized in collaboration with partners including CeMEAS and the Faculty of Business and Economics. \nInvited speakers represent leading universities and research institutions worldwide\, including Stanford University\, Kyoto University\, and Texas A&M University. The seminar provides a platform for academic exchange and discussion across disciplines. \nThe event is open to all interested participants.
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/agricultural-economics-seminar-summer-semester-2026/
CATEGORIES:CeMEAS Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Lecture: “What Kind of Innovation is e-CNY?” by Karman Lucero (Yale Law School)\, 21 April 2026\, 16:30 (KWZ 0.608)
DESCRIPTION:Lecture: “What Kind of Innovation is e-CNY?” by Karman Lucero (Yale Law School)\, 21 April 2026\, 16:30 (KWZ 0.608)\n \nE-CNY: China’s Digital Currency\n\nJoin us on 21 April 2026 at 16:30 (KWZ 0.608) for an insightful talk by Karman Lucero\, Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. In his lecture\, “What kind of innovation is e-CNY?”\, he explores China’s digital yuan\, examining the gap between its ambitious policy goals and real-world implementation—and what this means for the future of global finance.\n\nTo sign up\, please write a short email to chinarecht@jura.uni-goettingen.de\n\nTitle: E-CNY: China’s Digital Currency\nDate: 21. April 2026\, 16:30 Uhr\nRoom: KWZ 0.608\nSpeaker: Karman Lucero (Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center)\nThis event is sponsored by AKI Göttingen (Academic Confucius Institute Göttingen)\, and organized by the DCIR and the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS). Thank you for your cooperation!\n\n\nTitle: “What kind of innovation is e-CNY?”\n\nAbout the speaker:\nKarman Lucero is a Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. His research focuses on China’s governance of emerging technologies\, particularly artificial intelligence\, AI governance in the U.S.\, global AI governance\, and U.S.-China relations. He has organized multiple ongoing Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues that bring together academic and private sector experts as well as policy makers in the U.S. and China to address topics pertaining to domestic and transnational AI governance. He has published op-eds and public-facing scholarship in The Global Law Review\, The Republic\, The South China Morning Post\, Project Syndicate\, Lawfare\, and elsewhere. Further\, he has advised policy makers in the U.S.\, UK\, EU\, Japan\, and other countries on how to understand and respond to China’s approach towards regulating AI\, data flows\, digital currencies\, and other emerging technologies. He was a visiting scholar at Peking University and Renmin University and holds a J.D. and B.A. from Columbia University.\n\nAbout the topic:\nChina has developed and promoted its own central bank digital currency (CBDC)\, the digital yuan (e-CNY)\, in order to stay ahead of the financial infrastructure of the future\, strengthen state oversight and control over payments\, and change the nature of its relationship with fintech giants. The state has also touted the longer-term goals of internationalizing the RMB and leading fintech advancements. In practice\, the rollout of e-CNY has thus far fallen short of many of its stated goals. This discrepancy between policy goals and reality reveals important characteristics regarding the nature of digital currencies and their broader relationship to a national financial system. This lecture\, divided in three parts\, will present an overview of the current state of e-CNY in China\, explore why there is a discrepancy between policy goals and the reality of implementation\, and\, finally\, outline the lessons these dynamics have for policy makers across the world\, considering CBDCs and the future of the global financial system.\n \nMore information on our website: https://uni-goettingen.de/de/423274.html
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