[ecrea] 2018 Europe-China Dialogue: Media and Communication Studies Summer School

Call-for-participants: The 5th Europe-China Dialogue: Media and 
Communication Studies Summer School (Brussels, Belgium. 
09.07.2018-18.07.2018)

After the successful experience from 2014 till 2017, China Media 
Observatory at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), School of 
Journalism and Communication at Peking University and Vrije Universiteit 
Brussel (VUB) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit_Brussel> 
will operate in collaboration the FIFTH edition of the Europe-China 
Dialogue: Media and Communication Studies Summer School at VUB in 
Brussels, Belgium between 09.07.2018 and 18.07.2018.

The program is open to the full variety of academic work in the field of 
communication and media studies for scholars at their early age of 
research, PhD students and graduate students who have strong academic 
interests, especially for those with a background in international 
communication, intercultural communication, Chinese/European media and 
culture/language studies. The 2018 Summer School aims to bring together 
researchers from Europe and China to debate contemporary issues in 
media, communication and cultural studies in Chinese and European media 
context. Invited speakers include:

      European Faculty:

Prof. Caroline Pauwels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Rector of 
Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Prof. Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Head of 
Department of Communication Studies.

Prof. Nico Carpentier, Uppsala University, Sweden. International 
Director of ECREA Summer School, executive board member of the 
International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)

Prof. Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. 
Dean of School of Applied Linguistics, president of AILA International 
Association of Applied Linguistics

Prof. Daya Thussu, University of Westminster, UK. Co-director of the 
India Media Centre and research advisor to the China Media Centre. 
Chief-editor of SAGE journal Global Media and China

Prof. Gabriele Balbi, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland. 
Co-director of China Media Observatory and Institute of Media and 
Journalism, Vice-Chair of ECREA Communication History Section.

Dr. Zhan Zhang, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland. 
Research fellow at China Media Observatory, Co-founder of Europe-China 
Dialogue Media and Communication Studies Summer School.

Dr. Gianluigi Negro, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland. 
Research fellow at China Media Observaotry.

Prof. Bettina Mottura, University of Milan, Italy. Scientific 
coordinator of the Contemporary Asia Research Center (CARC) of the 
University of Milan.

Dr. Emma Lupano, University of Milan, Italy. Fixed-term researcher in 
Chinese language and culture studies, Freelance correspondent for media 
in China and Italy.



Chinese Faculty

Prof. Lu Shaoyang, Peking University. Dean of School of Journalism and 
Communication.

Prof. Gong Wenxiang, Peking University. Director of Institute of 
Communication & Culture, founding executive dean of School of Journalism 
and Communication.

Prof. Chen Changfeng, Tsinghua University. Executive dean of School of 
Journalism and Communication, Chair of Chinese Association for History 
of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Prof. Qiu Linchuan, Hong Kong Chinese University. Director of Centre for 
Chinese Media and Comparative Communication Research, Vice-president of 
Chinese Communication Association.

Prof. Liu Hailong, Renmin University. Chief-editor of Chinese Journal of 
Journalism and Communication Research.

Prof. Wang Xiaohong, Communication University of China. Deputy Director 
Chief of Faculty of Journalism and Communication.

Prof. Chen kaihe, Peking University, assistant dean of School of 
Journalism and Communication

Prof. Xu Jing, Peking University. Co-director of Visual Communication 
Center, Co-founder of Europe-China Dialogue Media and Communication 
Studies Summer School.



During the Summer School, enrolled students will present their research 
projects and receive structured, qualified and multi-voiced feedback on 
their work from Summer School lecturers and scholars. These workshops 
are designed to structurally improve the quality of the students’ 
academic work and stimulate their further research interests. Short 
visiting programme (i.e. visit at the European Union, city tour in 
Brussels) are also included.



Admission fee and payment:

900 euros per student including accommodation for 10 nights nearby the 
Campus, one farewell dinner and the city tour. 450 euros per student for 
those who do not require accommodation.

A scholarship award of 200 euros will be given to the two best student 
participants by the end of the summer school.



To apply:

All participants are required to send an abstract (about 500 words) of 
their research projects and a short bio (200 words) before 30.04.2018 to 
(chinamediaobservatory /at/ gmail.com)<mailto:(chinamediaobservatory /at/ gmail.com)>. 
The confirmation will be sent by 15.05.2018, and the full draft of 
research projects should be sent before 30.06.2018.



Website:

http://www.chinamediaobs.org/europe-china-dialogue-media-and-communication-studies-summer-school-2018 
(in English)

http://sjc.pku.edu.cn/Browse.aspx?id=3621 (in Chinese)

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