"Belt and Road" Symposium
on Language, Culture and Trade between China- Türkiye
Time: 15:00 – 19:30 (Beijing Time)
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Location: Online (Zoom), simultaneous interpretation (Chinese and English)
Webinar ID: 984 7954 3958, Passcode: 123456
Theme:
Experts and scholars from China and Türkiye in the fields of education, culture, and trade will discuss and exchange cooperation experiences and promote exchanges between the two countries.
Participants:
Representatives of Chinese and Turkish universities, Confucius Institutes and relevant institutions.
Host:
Cross Cultural Exchange and Research Institute, Nankai University,
Office of Confucius Institutes Affairs, Nankai University,
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University, Türkiye
Agenda:
15:00 – 15:30 Opening ceremony
Chair:
Professor Yuelin Li, Director, Office of International Affairs, Nankai University
• Address by Mr. Qin Li, Minister Counsellor, Chinese Embassy in Türkiye
• Address by Ms. Cansu Körkem AKÇAY, Education Counselor, Turkish Embassy in China
• Address by Ms. Chunyan Huang, Vice Chair, Tianjin People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
• Address by Professor Lei Wang, Vice President of Nankai University
• Address by Professor Fatma Yesim Ekinci, Vice Rector of Yeditepe University
• Address by Professor Hong Chen, Former Executive Vice President of Nankai University, Dean of Cross Cultural Exchange and Research Institute, Nankai University
• Online group photo
15:30 – 16:00 Keynote I: History of Chinese language teaching in Türkiye
Speaker: Professor Okay Bülent, Sinologist and professor of Ankara University
16:00 – 16:45 Panel 1: Chinese language teaching in Türkiye
Chair: Huijing Zhang, Co-Director of Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University
Speakers:
• Nana Wang, Co-Director of Confucius Institute at Okan University
• Fatma Ecem Ceylan, Head of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University
• Linlin Liu, Chinese teacher, China and Turkish Cultures Director at Dogus University
• Aykut Dal, Chinese teacher of Burdur University
• Palidan Ainiwaer, Chinese teacher of Fevzi Özbey Secondary School
16:45 – 16:50 Break (5 minutes)
16:50 – 17:20 Keynote II: Ancient art exchange between China and Türkiye
Speaker: Professor Bo Liu, Chinese National Academy of Arts
17:20 – 18:05 Panel 2: Cultural exchange between China and Türkiye
Chair: Ning Zhang, Deputy director, Office of International Affairs, Nankai University
Speakers:
• Giray Fidan, Sinologist and professor of Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
• Lei Chuanyi, Chinese artist in Istanbul
• Tayfun Kalkan, Director of Turkish Yunus Emre Cultural Center (Beijing)
• Mei Li, Director of Public Relations Department of Tianjin Museum
18:05 -18:35 Keynote III: Trade in general between China and Türkiye
Speaker: Ling Deng, Chief representative of Tianjin Office, International Silk Road Trade and Cultural Association (Türkiye)
18:35 – 19:20 Panel 3: Economic and trade exchanges between China and Türkiye
Chair: Wenjia Li, Director of Liaison Office, Tianjin People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Speakers:
• Yanquan Zhou, President of ÇİNSİAD in Türkiye & GM of TCC Türkiye Ankara Branch
• Kadir Karakurum , Deputy General Manager of ICBC Turkey Bank A.S.
• Chao Peng, Head of HR department, R&D Center of Huawei Türkiye
• Ahmet Faruk ISIK, coordinator for the Türkiye /Asia-Pacific Business Council in Istanbul of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK)
19:20 – 19:30 Closing remarks
Speaker: Mr. Jian Wu, Acting Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul
19:30 End