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Environmental Protection - A Social Challenge

 

” Not only did we learn more about different approaches to CO2 reduction and energy efficient reconstruction of buildings, we also gained valuable insights into the social environments and day-to-day life” stated Feng Zuoku, vice president of the CPAFFC. He was the head of a delegation of Chinese parliamentarians who visited Germany from June 28 th to July 5 th 2009. The main topic was environmental protection with a focus on energy efficient building techniques, but also included political talks with German parliamentarians.

 

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A Visit in Gansu Province

 

"We want to be actively involved in regions where support is needed," said Chief Executive Dr. Peter Witterauf at the end of his stay in Gansu, one of Chinas structurally weakest provinces. During his visit Dr. Witterauf enjoyed the chance to personally examine the growing network of vocational schools working together with the Hanns Seidel Foundation that developed in the past 10 years. Regular training measures for teachers and school management are offered to improve the quality of vocational training and thus the job prospects of young people from rural areas.

 
 
     

10 Years of Cooperation

 

"Justice in modern societies" was the theme of an academic get together on June 11 th, 2009 to celebrate 10 years of cooperation between the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) and the China Central Party School (CPS). Dr. Peter Witterauf, Chief Executive of the HSF stressed in his speech that the long-standing academic discourse is an important pillar in Sino-German relations. Vice-President of the CPS Prof. Dr. Shi Taifeng, who personally signed the first cooperation agreement in Munich, emphasized that differences between countries should form no obstacle to cooperation and dialogue.

 
 

 

   

Symposium: Land Consolidation and Land Development

 

From Mai 18th to May 20th 2009 the Chinese-German Symposium on land consolidation and land development was held in Qingdao and Qingzhou, Shandong. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), Renmin University, the Technical University of Munich and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

 
 
     

Chinas future Development and the World Economic Crisis

 

As part of the ongoing program for academic exchange, the Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with the Central China Party School (CPS) organized a small-scale conference. The topic of the event held on March 27 th was “Chinas future development and the world economic crisis.”

 

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Lecture: The German Party System

 

On March 24 th Arnfried Griesbaum followed an invitation by the China Central Party Schools Department of Party Construction to hold a lecture about “The German party system and the federal election in 2009”. Among the participants were professors and students of the CPS.

 

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Chinese Society in Transition

 

On November 12 th 2008 a conference was held as part of the ongoing academic exchange program between the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and the China Central Party School (CPS). The theme of the conference was “ Chinese Society in Transition: Conflicts, Solutions and Strategies” , a mong the participants were professors and post-graduates from the CPS.

 

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Focal Point: Globalization and Demographic Change

 

From December 3rd to 10th 2008, a delegation of professors from the Central Party School (CPS) visited the Federal Republic of Germany at the invitation of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The core theme of the visit, which included stop-overs in Berlin , Bamberg and Munich , was “Globalization and Demographic Change – New Challenges to the Welfare State.”

 

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Vocational education: likewise a topic for „Germany and China – moving ahead together”

 

The second stop for the event series „Germany and China – moving ahead together“ was Chongqing. It was the wish of the municipality Chongqing to put the topic vocational education on the agenda. Hence, the 1-day conference on „Chinese-German cooperation in vocational education – achievements, open questions and future strategies” was held at the conference pavilion in the Germany Esplanade on 14 May 2008.

 

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President of Bavarian Parliament visits Shandong

 

On invitation of the partner province Shandong the President of the Bavarian Parliament and Vice Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation Alois Glück visited China from April 28th – May 3rd, 2008. In talks with government representatives he was informed about current developments in Shandong. During visits to regional projects of the Hanns Seidel Foundation he gained direct insights into the various cooperations of the foundation in China.

 

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Meeting of scholarship holders in Sichuan

 

On 10 April 2008 a meeting of scholarship holders of the Hanns Seidel Foundation took place at the Sichuan Agriculture University in Yaan. There are 20 scholarship holders in Sichuan, half of them study at the University in Yaan 122 km southwest of Chengdu, whearas the other half is enrolled at the Xichang College in southern Sichuan.

 

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For information about previous events please refer to our archive!