Review
The 4th China Forum
Austria will once again take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1, 2018 and will make important contributions to the future of Europe. In addition, Jean-Claude Juncker and China's Premier Li Keqiang have proclaimed 2018 as China-Europe Tourism Year, with the aim of strengthening tourism between the countries of the EU and China and thus intensifying intercultural exchange on a human level. This year, the Confucius Institute at the University of Graz is also contributing to a sustainable exchange between East and West with the 4th China Forum.
Contents & Topics
The Scientific Advisory Board of the China Forum and the four centers initiated and co-founded in Graz by Dr. Chen:
- Confucius Institute Graz,
- Sino-Austrian Schumpeter Innovation Centre,
- Sino-Austrian Electronic Technology Innovation Center and
- Center for Advanced Studies in Chinese-European Legal Governance and Politics.
support the selected focus areas of tourism (e.g.: green tourism in times of digitalization), economy (e.g.: cross-border internet trade), technology (e.g.: e-mobility as well as passive and active house), law (e.g.: legal security and data protection), culture and society (e.g.: intercultural communication and robotics versus humans).
| Lecturer, title | Function | Institution/ Organization |
| Barben Daniel, Univ.-Prof. Dr. | Director | Institute for Science and Technology Research Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt |
| Busek Erhard, Dr. | President | Senate of the Austrian Economy |
| Cai Xuesong, DI | Vice Director | Information & Communication Departments, Shanghai Industrial Technology Institute, Shanghai |
| Chai Guoqiang | Chairman of the Board and CEO | Shanghai LiMing Intelligent Technology, Co., Ltd. |
| Chan Ching Tung David | Co-Chairman | Tourism Development Committee of the China Hong Kong Economic Trading International Association |
| Fang Xiaomin,Univ.Prof. Dr. | Director | German-Sino Institute for Legal Sudies, Nanjing University |
| Kaltenegger Erwin, DI | Managing Director | Kaltenegger & Partner Architects ZT GMBH, Weiz, Austria |
| Karnitschnig Michael, Mag. | Head of Cabinet | EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Dr. Johannes Hahn |
| Hadzetovic Robert | CEO | Post E-Commerce GmbH |
| Hartinger Gerd, Hon. Prof. (FH) Dipl.-HTL-Ing. Mag. Dr.MPH | CEO | Geriatric Health Centers of the City of Graz |
| Hasewend Brigitte, HRin Mag. | Director | European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance (eseia) |
| Hill Robert, Univ.-Prof. Dr. | Univ.-Prof. Dr. | Macroeconomics at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz |
| Hirz Mario, Assoz. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. | Deputy Head of the Research Department for Automotive Mechatronics | Institute of Automotive Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria |
| Li Yong | General Director | UNIDO Vienna |
| Li Zhongshang, Univ.-Prof. multi. Dr. | Deputy Editor-in-Chief | China Radio International, Beijing |
| Lin Xia | Mayor | Dongtou District, Wenzhou City, China |
| Ortner Maria, Dr. | Assistant Professor | GreenTech Cluster Styria |
| Pichl Elmar, Mag. | Head of the Higher Education Section | Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, Austria |
| Robertson Viktoria H.S.E., Ass.Prof. Dr., M.Jur (Oxf.) | Assistant Professor for Corporate and Business Law | Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria |
| Schnedl Gerhard, Ass.Prof. Mag. Dr. | Assistant Professor for Public Law | Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria |
| Schulev-Steindl Eva, Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr., LL.M. | Professor | Public Law, Karl-Franzens-University Graz |
| Schütz Marlies, Dr., M.A. | Research Associate | Graz Schumpeter Centre (GSC) at the University of Graz |
| Shi Liyi, Univ.-Prof. Dr. | General Director | Science Park and Managing Director of NanoScience and Technology Research Center, Shanghai University |
| Starl Klaus, Dr. | Managing Director | UNESCO Center for the Promotion of Human Rights in Communities and Regions; European Training and Research Center for Human Rights and Democracy |
| Sturn Richard, Prof. Dr. | Director | Graz Schumpeter Centre (GSC) at the University of Graz |
| Wang Shikai, Prof. Dr. | Professor | Political Science, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai |
| Winkler Romana, BA MA MSc. | PhD student | Social and Economic Sciences, University of Graz / Geriatric Health Centers of the City of Graz |
| Wu Lianjuan | Deputy General Manager | Beijing Vivacana International Garments CO., LTD, Beijing |
| Yan Xiaohong, Univ-Prof. Dr. | Rector | Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang |
| Yang Decai, Univ-Prof. Dr. | Chairman / Director | Department of Economics / Institute of Private Economy, Nanjing University, Nanjing |
| Zheng Jianghuai, Univ.-Prof. Dr. | Deputy Dean | School of Economics, Nanjing University |
| Zhao Ting, Ass.-Prof. Dr. | Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration | East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai |
| Zilian Stella, M.A. | Research Associate | Graz Schumpeter Centre (GSC) at the University of Graz |
The 3rd China Forum
November 24-25, 2016 One Belt, One Road - New Opportunities and Challenges.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Austria and China, the Confucius Institute Graz hosted the 3rd China Forum. This forum was dedicated to the opportunities and challenges of the New Silk Road, which represents a successful further development of the opening policy and a win-win situation for bilateral relations.
The main focus of this high-level international meeting of science, business and culture was to intensify the cooperation between China and Europe, especially Styria (Austria), which has the highest research and development rate in Austria with 4.85%, ranking second in Europe. This 3rd China Forum provided a comprehensive platform of experts, entrepreneurs and know-how carriers and a valuable network for long-term cooperation.
During the ceremonial opening by the President of the Provincial Parliament Dr. Bettina Vollath, Mayor of the City of Graz Mag. Siegfried Nagl, Vice President of the Federal Council Mag. Ernst Gödl, Rector of the University of Graz Prof. Dr. Christa Neuper and GD of Raiffeisenlandesbank Steiermark MMag Martin Schaller in the Raiffeisen hall of the RLB in Raaba in the presence of the ambassador of the PR China, H.E. Li Xiaosi and other high-ranking embassy representatives, two further agreements on close cooperation between the University of Jiangsu and the University of Graz on the one hand, and the Geriatric Health Centers of the City of Graz on the other hand, were signed.
The 2nd China Forum
The second China Forum followed on November 9, 2012, and continued the concept of exchange between East and West. Thus, discussion forums on literature, culture, economics and law would be presented to a broad audience. Up for discussion were questions such as: What makes China specific? What conditions are particularly required to understand China's cultural and economic transformation?
The comparison between China and the West is understood as a consistent principle of the China Forum and is reflected in the plenary lectures, which in 2012 were as follows:
- Richard TRAPPL: Chinese Poetry after the Cultural Revolution.
- XU Kuanhua: Cultural Change in Contemporary China
- Michael FUNKE: Speculative bubble formation in the Chinese real estate market?
- Björn AHL: Modern Courthouses in China - Legal Reforms, Public Sphere and the Indigenization of Spaces and Symbols of Law
The 1st China Forum
The first China Forum on November 4, 2011 welcomed high-ranking experts from China who spoke at the University of Graz on selected aspects of Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine and economy. In lectures and discussion forums organized and led by the Confucius Institute at the University of Graz, participants and visitors had the opportunity to engage with the Middle Kingdom from different perspectives.
The speakers of the first forum and their contents:
- HU Yong: The Political Science of Confucius
- YU Xiaofei: The fundamental spirit of Buddhism
- LI Zhi: Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
- MA Yu: The economic and social development in contemporary China