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News
Prof. Bersick’s Inspiring Lecture at UniMC
Prof. Bersick delivered a lecture about EU-Asia Connectivity and Economic Security at the University of Macerata (UniMC), Italy
AREA Day 2024: Spotlight on Taiwan
The annual AREA Day at RUB brought Taiwan’s vibrant culture to North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on November 9, 2024.
Research Mobility Promotes Academic Exchange Between UCC and RUB
CEAC hosts Dr. Niall Duggan, Senior Lecturer at University College Cork, thanks to support from the EU’s Erasmus+ Staff Mobility.
Talk on China-Europe Academic Partnership with Prof. Wei Shen
CEAC welcomed Prof. Wei Shen, Zhejiang University, for two days at the Faculty of East Asian Studies, RUB.
2024 Youth Innovation Competition on Global Governance (YICGG2024)
22-27 July, YICGG2024 took place in Budapest, Hungary. Master’s students from the Faculty of East Asian Studies, RUB.
Career Development – Shanghai Meets Bochum
July 15, 2024. CEAC organised an event for students career development and interactions with Tongji University students.
IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2024
Mrs. Paulo attended the 2024 IAPP Privacy Asia Forum and the OECD PETs Working Group in Singapore.
New Playlist Featuring CEAC Researchers Now Available on YouTube
New Playlist Featuring CEAC Researchers Now Available on YouTube
Events
Jean Monnet Lecture series on eu-asia connectivity
Playlist
'EU-Asia Connectivity: Concepts, Contexts and Contestations' Lecture by Prof. Sebastian Bersick, RUB
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'Europe and the Indo-Pacific Strategy: Connectivity at its Core?' Lecture by M.Reiterer, EU Amb ret.
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The EU-India Connectivity Partnership: Challenges and Prospects to Strategic Cooperation. Prof Salma
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Ms. Romana Vlahutin, Ambassador-at-Large for Connectivity, European External Action Service (EEAS). “The EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy: Sustainable and Digital Transformations”
Dr. Bates Gill, Executive Director, Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis. “The European Union and Asia in a Changing Global Environment”
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Bersick, CEAC’s Director, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). “EU-Asia Connectivity: Concepts, Contexts and Contestations”
Prof. Dr. Michael Reiterer, EU Ambassador ret. “Europe and the Indo-Pacific Strategy: Connectivity at its Core?”
Prof. Dr. Ummu Salma Bava, Centre for European Studies, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University. “The EU-India Connectivity Partnership: Challenges and Prospects to Strategic Cooperations”
Prof. Dr. Zhang Xiaotong, Fudan University. “The Current State of China-EU Relations and Europe-Asia Connectivity”
Ms. Shada Islam, Managing Director at New Horizons Project, Geopolitical Strategy Advisor and Analysist. “EU-Asia Connectivity: Chaos, Competition or Cooperation?”
Prof. Anna Michalski, Associate Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University. “EU-Asia: Shaping a new world order through connectivity?”
Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, Ghent University and Director of the Europe in the World Programme at the Egmont–Royal Institute. “Grand Strategy, European Security and Asia’s Role”
CEAC Launch event
Did you miss the welcome and launch event of the CEAC?
During the Session I relevant guests from CEAC, RUB, and the European Commission welcomed and introduced the launch of CEAC. During the Session II, outstanding academics shared their views at the roundtable on “EU-Asia Connectivity: Governance, Partnerships, and Priorities”
Ceac in Media
CHERN Newsletter Summer 2024
CHERN Newsletter Summer 2024 The China Europe Research Network (CHERN), COST Action, and the Centre for EU-Asia Connectivity (CEAC), a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
2023 China-Europe Track II Digital Dialogue Plan
2023 China-Europe Track II Digital Dialogue Plan Mrs. Mireia Paulo, as CEAC Head of Management, was invited to participate in the 2023 China-Europe Track II
WUN welcomes new member Ruhr University Bochum
WUN welcomes new member Ruhr University Bochum We are delighted to announce that Ruhr University Bochum has joined the Worldwide Universities Network. Read more related
Public Launch Event: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Public Launch Event: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence April 27th 2022: Public Launch Event at Ruhr-Universität Bochum Centre For EU-Asia Connectivity (CEAC) Read more related
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The CEAC Newsletter disseminates news, publications and events to individuals involved in research, teaching, networks, academia, civil society and anyone who signs up via the CEAC website.
Publications
2024
- Gottwald, J-C. and Taube, M. (2024). Education and Connectivity: China’s Li’an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone. CEAC Policy Brief Series, Issue No. 2024-1, December.
- Palit, A. (2024). IMEC: A New Option to the Suez Canal and Asia-Europe Connectivity. CEAC Policy Brief Series, Issue No. 2024-2, December.
- Ismanjanov, A. (2024). Objectives and Prospects in Central Asia – EU Connectivity: Challenges and New Developments. CEAC Policy Brief Series, Issue No. 2024-3, December.
- Szunomár, A. (2024). Chinese investments into the electric vehicle industry in the Visegrád Four. CEAC Policy Brief Series, Issue No. 2024-4, December.
- Li, Y. (2024). Transport Security and EU-China relations. CEAC Policy Brief Series, Issue No. 2024-5, December.
- Workshop Report. 2024. “EU Responses to Chinese Investments in European Strategic Sectors.” CEAC – CHERN. April.
2023
Chinese Involvement in North European Seaports: The Cases of Belgium and Germany”, in: Jean-Marc Blanchard (ed.) (2023), Chinese overseas ports in Europe and the Americas: Understanding Smooth and Turbulent Seas, Routledge: Abingdon, pp. 70-92.
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Prior 2022
- Bersick, B. and Paulo, M. (2021). China, the EU, and Connectivity. Organised by The European-Asian Research Network on Strategies for Promoting Europe-Asia Connectivity (SPEAC). 17 May. Available online.
- Paulo, M. & Dekker, B. (2021). Fragmented Global Data Governance: the Role of China, the EU, and the US. CHERN Policy Brief. Issue 2. December. Available online.
- Bersick, S. (2019). “East Asia and the European Union: Partners in Global Economic Governance”, in: East Asia Community Review, Special Issue.
- Bersick, S. (2018). “The political context: ASEM – (more than?) a forum of dialogue between Asia and Europe”, Bonn, pp. 19-27.
- Bersick, S. and Schwerbrock, J. (2018). “The political context: ASEM – (more than?) a forum of dialogue between Asia and Europe”, in: Angress, A. and Wuttig, S. (eds.), ASEM Education Process – Looking back, looking ahead, Bonn.
- Paulo, M. (2018). China-Europe Investment Cooperation: A Digital Silk Road. In: Y. Cheng, L. Song and L. Huang, eds. The Belt & Road Initiative in the Global Arena. Singapore: Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 177-204. Available online
- Bersick, S. (2017). “Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM)”, in: Staatslexikon Bd. 1, Görres Gesellschaft and Verlag Herder (eds.) pp. 1324-1326.
- Andréosso-O’Callaghan, B., Bersick, S., and Jaussaud, J. (2016). “Introduction”, The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 36, No. 2 [Online]. Available here.
- Andréosso-O’Callaghan, B., Bersick, S., und Jaussaud, J. (2016). Asia-EU relations – MNEs’ responses to an uncertain global business environment, Nr. 2.
- Bersick, S., Christou, G. und S. Yi, S. (2016). “Cybersecurity and EU-China Relations,” in Kirchner, C. and Dorussen (eds.) (2016). Security Relations between China and the European Union: From Convergence to Cooperation?. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 167-186. doi: 10.1017/cbo9781316563243.010.
- Harnisch, S., Bersick, S. and Gottwald, J.-C. (2016). China’s international roles: challenging or supporting international order? New York, NY [u.a.]: Routledge.
- Paulo, M. (2016). The role of e-Governance in Europe’s image of the Chinese Communist Party. International Communication Gazette, 78(1–2), pp. 39–63. DOI: 10.1177/1748048515618105. Available online.
- Paulo, M (2016). ‘电子治理如何影响欧洲人心目中的中国形象‘ 在门镜，中国与欧盟的相互认知,北京:中国社会科学出版社， 2016年版。Available online.
