The opening of the centre received extensive attention from academic circles both within China and in the Nordic countries, enthusiasticly anticipating the centre to become an arena where Sino-Nordic cultural and academic exchange will blossom.
Performing Nordic and Chinese music at the opening ceremony
Following the opening of the centre, a colloquium on Chinese-Nordic relations was conducted at the University on Tuesday.
The main obejctives of the new cultural centre is ‘to promote cultural exchanges and research collaboration between China and Nordic countries, particularly Nanjing University and Nordic universities in the fields of humanities and social sciences. ‘
The center will put special emphasis on developing joint teaching programs in English and joint research projects
In December the centre will host a symposium to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun.
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