ACSC Newsletter,No 30
3/30/2007 The Association for Canadian Studies in China ListServe
1.Notice for “2007 China and Canada Symposium: Ethic Culture maintenance and Modernization” held at Inner Mongolia University
Foreign Languages School and Canadian Studies Centre, Inner Mongolia University will hold “2007 China and Canada Symposium: Ethic Culture Maintenance and Modernization” from July 16 to 18, 2007. Well-known experts from China and Canada will be invited and the symposium is going to be an occasion where scholars from the two counties exchange viewpoints, intensify mutual understanding and strengthen cooperation in many fields and subjects. The purpose of the symposium is to study the impact of modernization on ethnic social life, culture, economic development, education, etc. and learn from each other the valuable experiences in maintaining ethnic traditions cultures both in China and Canada.
Main Topics for Discussion： 1) Cultural comparison between Canadian aborigines and minorities in north China.
2) Canadian literature (including aboriginal literature)3) Ethic education and regional development4) Diversity of ethnic culture5) Cooperation of economy and trade between China and Canada and economic development6) Environmental Protection and substantial developmentExcellent papers presented will be published in a collection afterwards. Symposium Agenda:July 16, 2007: Registration at Tao Li Hotel, Inner Mongolia UniversityJuly 17 to 18 2007 : Plennery session and panel SessionsJuly 19, 2007: Cultural tour to grassland Venue:Tao Li Hotel in Inner Mongolia University, P. R. China.Registry Fee:RMB 500 for printed materials, city tour and meals; extra RMB 150 for the tour to grassland. Participants will pay for their rooms and Tao Li Hotel in Inner Mongolia University is recommended to stay.Those who are interested can contact with Wang Songtao, Wei LI and Liu Yanchun by email: imu-scs@126.com, or call: 0471-4993509; fax: 0471-4993509. Please contact them before May 1, 2007; summary of your paper should sent by June 1, 2007.
2.Professor Paul Stefan Maxim, Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and his fellows visited Nankai University
Professor Paul Stefan Maxim, Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and his fellows came to Nankai University for a friendly visit accompanied by Dr. Chen Bateer of the Canadian Studies Centers of Nankai University on March, 21 - 23, 2007. Mr. Paul’s three fellows are Peter Donahue, Director of International Services; Ginny Dybenk, Dean of the School of Business and Economics; and Lesley Cooper, Dean of Social Work Department. At Zhou Enlai Government School Mr. Paul gave an excellence report named “Canada and Canadian Aboriginal People: A Troubled Relationship” to the teachers and students coming from the Department of Sociology, the Historical School, and Higher Education Institute, Nankai University on the 22nd. The report is divided into three parts: First, a brief discussion about the social and political relations between the government and aboriginals; Second, the general situations of the Canadian aboriginals’ social and economic condition; Third, the main views and research programs. After the report, the Dean of the Zhou Enlai Government School, Nankai University entertained President Paul and the fellows. On the 23rd Professor Han Jinglun, the former president of Association for Canadian Studies in China and Dr. Fu Chengshuang, Vise-Secretary of ACSC met and entertained Mr. Paul and the fellows, talking about developing academic exchange and collaboration on Canadian studies. The Canadian guests also communicated with the officer of the International Exchange Centre, Nankai University and both sides expressed their intention of exchanging the teachers and the students between the two universities on the afternoon of the 23rd. (written by Chen Bateer)See the attached photos.
1.Notice for “2007 China and Canada Symposium: Ethic Culture maintenance and Modernization” held at Inner Mongolia University
Foreign Languages School and Canadian Studies Centre, Inner Mongolia University will hold “2007 China and Canada Symposium: Ethic Culture Maintenance and Modernization” from July 16 to 18, 2007. Well-known experts from China and Canada will be invited and the symposium is going to be an occasion where scholars from the two counties exchange viewpoints, intensify mutual understanding and strengthen cooperation in many fields and subjects. The purpose of the symposium is to study the impact of modernization on ethnic social life, culture, economic development, education, etc. and learn from each other the valuable experiences in maintaining ethnic traditions cultures both in China and Canada.
Main Topics for Discussion： 1) Cultural comparison between Canadian aborigines and minorities in north China.
2) Canadian literature (including aboriginal literature)3) Ethic education and regional development4) Diversity of ethnic culture5) Cooperation of economy and trade between China and Canada and economic development6) Environmental Protection and substantial developmentExcellent papers presented will be published in a collection afterwards. Symposium Agenda:July 16, 2007: Registration at Tao Li Hotel, Inner Mongolia UniversityJuly 17 to 18 2007 : Plennery session and panel SessionsJuly 19, 2007: Cultural tour to grassland Venue:Tao Li Hotel in Inner Mongolia University, P. R. China.Registry Fee:RMB 500 for printed materials, city tour and meals; extra RMB 150 for the tour to grassland. Participants will pay for their rooms and Tao Li Hotel in Inner Mongolia University is recommended to stay.Those who are interested can contact with Wang Songtao, Wei LI and Liu Yanchun by email: imu-scs@126.com, or call: 0471-4993509; fax: 0471-4993509. Please contact them before May 1, 2007; summary of your paper should sent by June 1, 2007.
2.Professor Paul Stefan Maxim, Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and his fellows visited Nankai University
Professor Paul Stefan Maxim, Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and his fellows came to Nankai University for a friendly visit accompanied by Dr. Chen Bateer of the Canadian Studies Centers of Nankai University on March, 21 - 23, 2007. Mr. Paul’s three fellows are Peter Donahue, Director of International Services; Ginny Dybenk, Dean of the School of Business and Economics; and Lesley Cooper, Dean of Social Work Department. At Zhou Enlai Government School Mr. Paul gave an excellence report named “Canada and Canadian Aboriginal People: A Troubled Relationship” to the teachers and students coming from the Department of Sociology, the Historical School, and Higher Education Institute, Nankai University on the 22nd. The report is divided into three parts: First, a brief discussion about the social and political relations between the government and aboriginals; Second, the general situations of the Canadian aboriginals’ social and economic condition; Third, the main views and research programs. After the report, the Dean of the Zhou Enlai Government School, Nankai University entertained President Paul and the fellows. On the 23rd Professor Han Jinglun, the former president of Association for Canadian Studies in China and Dr. Fu Chengshuang, Vise-Secretary of ACSC met and entertained Mr. Paul and the fellows, talking about developing academic exchange and collaboration on Canadian studies. The Canadian guests also communicated with the officer of the International Exchange Centre, Nankai University and both sides expressed their intention of exchanging the teachers and the students between the two universities on the afternoon of the 23rd. (written by Chen Bateer)See the attached photos.
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