| Speaker:
|
Professor
Stephen Blackmore |
| Lecture
title: |
Towards
a sustainable future: the contribution of Botanic Gardens in China
and Scotland
|
Date
and time:
|
14
October 08, 6.00pm |
| Venue:
|
Hawthornden
Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland, Weston Link (Princes
Street Gardens entrance) |
| Chair: |
Rt
Hon George Grubb, Lord Provost |
| Presented
by: |
The
City of Edinburgh Council |
|
| Speaker:
|
Dr
Linda Yueh |
| Lecture
title: |
Scotland
and China in a Globalising World
|
Date
and time:
|
16
October 08, 7.00pm |
| Venue:
|
Edinburgh
Business School Auditorium, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Campus |
|
Chair: |
Professor
Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice Chancellor |
| Vote
of thanks: |
Professor
Andy Walker, Vice Principal |
| Presented
by: |
Heriot-Watt
University |
|
|
| Speaker:
|
Natascha
Gentz, Lindsey Hilsum, Duncan Hewit, Ma Jianguo |
| Lecture
title: |
China:
Talking to the World
|
Date
and time:
|
27
October 08, 6.00pm |
| Venue:
|
Playfair
Library, Old College, South Bridge |
| Chair: |
Professor
Natascha Gentz, Director of the Confucius Institute for Scotland |
| Vote
of thanks: |
Professor
Sir Tim O’Shea, Principal & Vice-Chancellor |
| Presented
by: |
The
University of Edinburgh |
| |
Lecture
'China: Talking to the World' is now available online |
|
|
| Speaker: |
James
Kynge |
| Lecture
title: |
Taxation
Without Representation – The Rise of China’s Middle Class |
| Date
and time: |
03
December 08, 6.00pm |
| Venue:
|
The
Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street |
|
Chair: |
Lord
Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG KStJ FRSE |
| Presented
by: |
The
Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| |
Lecture
by James Kynge is now available to listen to online |
|
| Speaker: |
Professor
Craig Clunas |
| Lecture
title: |
When
was Chinese Art modern?
|
| Date
and time: |
13
January 09, 6.30pm |
| Venue: |
Wolfson
Lecture Theatre, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George
Street |
| Chair: |
Stephen
Allen, Head of Learning and Programmes |
| Vote
of thanks: |
Sally
Manuireva, Director of Public Programmes |
| Presented
by: |
Presented
by National Museums Scotland |
|
| Speaker: |
Lord
Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG PhD PRSE |
| Lecture
title: |
The
Rising Power of China: How Should We React?
|
| Date
and time: |
27
January 09, 6.30pm |
| Venue: |
The
Sidlaw Auditorium, The Edinburgh International Conference Centre,
The Exchange, Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE |
| Chair: |
The
Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland |
| Presented
by: |
Presented
by The Scottish Government |
|
| Speaker:
|
Dr
Jung Chang
|
| Lecture
title: |
Understanding
Mao: my personal journey
|
| Date
and time: |
29
January 09, 6.30pm |
| Venue: |
|
|
Chair: |
Peter
Syme, Director, The Open University in Scotland |
| Presented
by: |
The
Open University in Scotland |
|
| Speaker:
|
Mark
Cousins |
| Lecture
title: |
China
seen through film
|
| Date
and time: |
Unfortunately
due to filming commitments in China Mark Cousins is unable to participate
in the 2008/9 series Chinese Connections. The ticket administration
fee will be refunded by Hub Tickets |
| |
|
| Speaker:
|
Will
Hutton |
| Lecture
title: |
The
Writing on the Wall: China and the west in the 21st century |
| Date
and time: |
13
March 09, 6.30pm NEW DATE AND TIME! |
| Venue:
|
Hawthornden
Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland, Weston Link (Princes
Street Gardens entrance) |
|
Chair: |
Richard
Holloway, Chairman of the Joint Board of Scottish Arts Council and
Scottish Screen |
| Presented
by: |
the
Scottish Arts Council |
|
|
| Speakers:
|
David
Windmill, Iain Valentine, Stephen Wollard |
| Lecture
title: |
It’s
not all black and white
BOOK
TICKETS |
| Date
and time:
|
27
March 09, 1.30pm |
| Venue: |
The
Hub, Castlehill |
| Chair: |
Professor
Alan Gilloran, Vice Principal (Research), Queen Margaret University |
| Presented
by: |
Queen
Margaret University, Edinburgh and The City of Edinburgh Council |
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