China Studies Centre

TThe University of Sydney's China Studies Centre started operations in January 2011. It was established to provide coordination and direction to the study of China and Chinese culture at the University. Around 150 University of Sydney academic staff are engaged in the study of China. Through its 17 academic groups, the China Studies Centre facilitates cross-disciplinary collaboration between these academics. In addition to supporting research and scholarship, the Centre teaches several postgraduate programs in China Studies and interacts with business, government and community activities concerned with the study of China in both China and Australia.

Sydney Ideas co-presented a program of public events including launches, lectures and forums through-out the first year of operations, 2011.

Visit the past program page for 2011 for more details on speakers and links to podcasts.

Visit the What's On page for upcoming events.

26 February
Obama and the Pivot to Asia: What it means for Australia and the region
Lord Michael Williams of Baglan
Law School Foyer, Eastern Avenue
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12 March
Working in no-man's-land: between sociology and Chinese studies
Dr Norman Stockman, Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen
Law School LT 106, Eastern Avenue
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19 March
China Under Xi Jinping: after who, what?
Professor Bo Zhiyue, Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore
Law School Foyer, Eastern Avenue
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26 March
China, geographical thought and the not quite poststructural revolution
Professor Carolyn Cartier, Human Geography and China Studies in the China Research Centre at the University of Technology
Law Lounge, Eastern Avenue
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