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Jean Monnet Lecture by Prof. Dr. Azirah Hashim
“EU-Asia Connectivity in Higher Education: The Role of the ASEM Education Process” Lecture delivered by Prof. Dr. Azirah Hashim, Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of
2023 China-Europe Track II Digital Dialogue Plan
Mrs. Mireia Paulo participated at the China-Europe Digital Dialogue Plan organised by the Cyber Security Association of China and the European Union Chamber of Commerce.
Jean Monnet Lecture by Dr. Jovan Kurbalija
Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Founding Director of DiploFoundation delivered a talk on “Digital Geopolitics in the Asia-Europe Space: Issues, Actors, and Divides Description”
Conference: What are the challenges and opportunities for the Unified Korea?
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea Bonn Office organised an international seminar in cooperation with Korean Institute for National Unification (KINU).
7th AIEE Energy Symposium
Ms. Johanna Rust participated at the 7th AIEE Energy Symposium on “Current and Future Challenges to Energy Security”
CEAC Talents gather on campus for annual Alumni Reunion
CEAC alumni met in person at the Faculty of East Asian Studies for their first annual CEAC Alumni Reunion on Tuesday, 6 December.
Jean Monnet Lecture by H.E. Erik Solheim
H.E. Erik Solheim, Former Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme delivered a talk on “Asian Green Revolution Amidst Global Uncertainties: Where Does the EU
Jean Monnet Lecture by Francesca Spigarelli
Prof. Dr. Francesca Spigarelli delivered a lecture on “Shaping EU-Asia Connectivity: The Role of Chinese Multinational Enterprises”
Events
Jean Monnet Lecture series on eu-asia connectivity
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'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”
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Publications
2024
- 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, November.
- 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.
