[ecrea] EU-CHINA Dialogue in Media and Communication Studies Summer School 2014

EU-CHINA Dialogue in Media and Communication Studies Summer School 2014

The China Media Observatory of Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI 
www.usi.ch), the School of Journalism and Communication of Peking 
University and the European University Center at Peking University will 
operate the EU-CHINA Dialogue in Media and Communication Studies Summer 
School in Beijing, from 1-10, July 2014.

This program is open to anyone involved in the studies of communication 
and media regardless of their field of competence. Young scholars, PhDs 
and master students with strong academic interests are welcome, 
especially those students with a background in international 
communication studies, intercultural communication, Chinese/European 
media studies, and culture/language studies. The aim is to bring 
together researchers and students from Europe and China in order to 
debate contemporary issues in media, communication and cultural studies 
in the framework of Chinese and European media industry.

Aims of the summer school are to provide: 1. A qualified international 
setting where professors from Switzerland, Italy, other European 
countries, U.S. and mainland China will present and discuss their 
updated research work. 2. A supportive international setting where 
participants (young scholars and students) can present their ongoing 
work, thus receive feedback on their current or future research projects 
from international experts, and meet academics from other countries, 
establishing valuable contacts for the future.

The learning format of the summer school is divided mainly into 3 parts: 
1. Lectures: each of the invited professors will hold 1-3 lessons 
according to their research necessities. The faculty will be mainly from 
Università della Svizzera Italiana, Peking University, Zurich University 
of Applied Sciences, Milan University and other partner Universities of 
the European University Center at Peking University. Some external 
professors are also invited: University of Illinios at Chicago, Chinese 
Academy of Social Sciences, etc. 2. Participants Feedback Workshops: in 
order to structurally improve the quality of their academic work and 
stimulate their further research interests, participant scholars, and 
students will submit their research projects and receive structured, 
qualified and multi-voiced feedback from the summer school’s lecturers 
and students. 3. Media Encounters: Two encounters with media experts 
from different Chinese or international media organization who are based 
in China will be organized during the Summer School. In some cases, if 
possible, the encounters will be arranged at the working place of those 
media organization where participants can personally observe the media 
practice.

To apply, participants need to send an abstract of their research 
projects (degree dissertation, academic paper or future research plan) 
and 3 questions they would like to be answered, about China and Europe 
in media and communication studies, to the Summer School Coordinator 
before 30 April. The selected participants will be announced before 
May.15, and they will need to prepare a 10-page full description of 
their research projects no later than June 20.

Payment of a registration fee of 550 Euros is required for those 
selected participants. It will include 10-days accommodation near the 
campus, 10-days lunch on campus, 2 social-networking dinner and 1-day 
city tour. For Chinese participants who do not need accommodation 
arrangement, the registration fee can be reduced. Grants will be 
provided to the 2 best students proposal/presentation, and the winners 
will receive a refund of 200 euros each.

Please note that the number of participants is limited to 30 (half from 
Europe and half from China), for a better chance to be chosen, we urge 
you to send your application as soon as possible. Deadline for the first 
application is 30 April, 2014. All the proposals need to be sent to: 
(chinamediaobservatory /at/ gmail.com).

About Peking University
Peking University is a major Chinese research university located in 
Beijing. Founded in 1898, Peking University was the first national 
comprehensive university in China and became a center for progressive 
thought in China by 1910s. Mao Zedong, Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi and many other 
leaders of China all gained professional experience here. In 2014, The 
Chinese University Alumni Association and China Education Center 
considered it as No.1 among national universities. Internationally, both 
the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the World 
Reputation Rankings recently placed Peking University at 45th in the 
world. More info: http://english.pku.edu.cn/

About the European Center at Peking University, http://www.pku-euc.org

About the China Media Observatory of Università della Svizzera Italiana 
(USI): http://www.chinamediaobs.org/

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