MA-Studentin Hannah Grüttgen nahm am Deutsch-Koreanischen Junior-Forum 2019 in Berlin teil

Elisabeth Kiene, Julia Pallanch and Miquel Salvadó-Gracia participated as a team at YICGG, Jakarta, July 14–18, 2019.

IN-EAST Master student Andrew Devine publishes analysis of China's strategy in changing the norms of global Internet governance ...

IN-EAST Master student Andrew Devine publishes analysis of China's strategy in changing the norms of global Internet governance in POLITIKON

From June 17th to July 5th 2019, Julia Pallanch and Jendrik Niebuhr, two MA students enrolled at IN-EAST, participated in ...

From June 17th to July 5th 2019, Julia Pallanch and Jendrik Niebuhr, two MA students enrolled at IN-EAST, participated in the third edition of the “Advanced Training Program for Young Diplomatic Talents from Belt and Road Countries” organized by the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) of Fudan University, Shanghai.

Sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Government, the intensive three-week program recruited fifteen participants from eleven different countries to debate on matters of regional cooperation and global governance under the broader framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Given the significance of the initiative in the curriculum and its centrality for Duisburg being a major transportation hub, the participation of two excellent students of the Master of “Modern East Asian Studies” (MEAS) and Contemporary East Asian Studies (CEAS) was much appreciated by the IN-EAST.

The program touched on a variety of issues related to China’s foreign policy: Through the guidance of leading academics and senior diplomats, the participants were invited to discuss the cultural roots of the BRI, discover bi- and multilateral aspects of the initiative, and examine China’s regional policy in the contrasting fields of cooperation and conflict. The program also expanded on China’s infrastructure policy in Central Asia, diplomatic claims in the South China Sea and the water dispute around the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. In an open academic exchange students addressed the potential risks of the BRI posed by reported “debt traps”, challenges for environment protection and labor rights, and elaborated on potential prospects of deepened global connectivity.

Over the course of the program, participants were given the chance to engage in various group discussions, field trips and presentations. Ms Pallanch (“Sino-Italian partnership: the European response") and Mr Niebuhr (“Criticism amidst cooperation – Germany and the Belt and Road Initiative”) each contributed by holding presentations on the national perception of their respective countries regarding the Belt and Road Initiative. Asked about her personal key take-aways from the program Ms Pallanch underscored new perspectives on the BRI discussing commonly raised concerns but also going beyond European narratives. Meanwhile, Mr. Niebuhr enjoyed the comprehensive covering of China’s foreign policy: “The Belt and Road Initiative spans many countries, each of them dealing with a distinct set of opportunities and challenges. With that in mind, it was instructive to learn about the Chinese way of seeking joint development and conflict management.”

For more information please visit the website of SIRPA (Chinese): http://www.sirpa-en.fudan.edu.cn/

In July 2018, Miquel Salvadó Gracia, Julia Pallanch, and Angelica Vidal, three MA students at IN-EAST, participated as a team ...

In July 2018, Miquel Salvadó Gracia, Julia Pallanch, and Angelica Vidal, three MA students at IN-EAST, participated as a team in the Youth International Competition on Global Governance (YICGG) [http://www.yicgg.fudan.edu.cn/en/] at Chongming Island in Shanghai. The UDE graciously provided financial support via PROMOS for this trip.

The YICGG brings together students from all over the world in order to collect valid proposals that seek to find alternative and innovative solutions to the current most urgent transnational issues. The competition is organized each year by the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University, Shanghai. Since its establishment, it has seen more the 1000 participants from 81 different countries and 143 universities.

Our students had first heard about the YICGG through the mailing list of the IN-EAST and decided to develop their own project to apply. Their team has been the first team ever from University of Duisburg-Essen to participate in the competition and we hope that their positive experience will inspire other students to apply.

The project that our MA students submitted for the first stage of the competition is titled Implementing Green Development. Km China: Towards the Rural Revitalisation of China. We are very proud to announce that they won the Award for Best Performance presenting their project. As a prize, they have been invited to participate in next year’s YICGG edition in Indonesia with a scholarship.