The inauguration ceremony of Shenzhen University’s (SZU) Institute of Area and International Communication Studies (IAIC) was held at its Yuehai campus yesterday.
Experts and scholars from universities and related research institutes across the country invited guests, teachers and students from SZU attended the inauguration ceremony at the venue or via video link.
Zhang Xiaohong, vice president of SZU, delivered an address during the ceremony and hoped that the institute’s establishment could further contribute to area and international communication studies, and that it could become another international academic highland and new-type think tank through joint efforts.
The Institute of Area and International Communication Studies (IAIC), managed by SZU’s School of Foreign Languages, aims to cultivate interdisciplinary talents in foreign literature research, country and regional studies, and international communication, with study areas covering international relations, intercultural communication, international communication, international organizations and global governance and global political economy, geopolitics, and security.
During the ceremony, a group of scholars were appointed as members of the institute’s academic committee.
At the same time, a seminar, themed “Area and international communication studies empower the development of China’s overseas interests and safety,” kicked off yesterday after the ceremony.
The seminar, organized by IAIC and the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, was designed to strengthen research on area and international communication studies, improve research and application capabilities on international issues, and enhance the effectiveness of international communication.
A total of nine experts from universities and institutes across the country each delivered a keynote speech at the seminar yesterday morning.
Qian Chengdan, director of the Institute of Area Studies of Peking University, said in his speech via video link that talents in area studies are those who specialize in one specific field and at the same time have a comprehensive understanding on one specific area, which is also the basic goal for talent cultivation in areas studies.
Wu Yumin, professor from the School of Media and Communication of SZU, suggested that China’s international communication in the future should maintain open dialogue to integrate Chinese characteristics that share common values for all.
Yesterday afternoon, nearly 40 experts and scholars from over 20 universities and research institutes discussed four topics including development and innovation of area and international communication studies and how it empowers the development of China’s overseas interests and safety.
(Wang Jingli, Huang Huiyu. Shenzhen Daily)
