Dialogue through Education- Learning between Europe and China

This volume explores the potentials and perspectives upon educational diplomacy,
promoting a better mutual understanding on the European and the Chinese
traditions and their visions for the future. Together an essay competition was held
from January to September 2023, which concluded with a symposium on the 23 rd
of September. During this project young students and young professionals from
Europe and China were invited to submit their essays on the following topics:

.How will exchange programs develop in the future?
.How can curiosity and enthusiasm for the other culture be awaken and strengthened?
.What potential does educational diplomacy have?
.What is the new approach to international and global education?

The submissions of this unique academic project are collected in this publication,
encompassing a wide range of authors from different interdisciplinary and
intercultural backgrounds , coming from E urope and China
This project was run in collaboration between the Institute for
Greater Europe and the European Guanxi. Both are youth led think tanks run by young academics
and young professionals from all over Europe and beyond. Meanwhile, the
Institute for Greater Europe puts a focus on the role of the European Idea on
the European continent and beyond, European Guanxi searches to foster a mutual
understanding between Europe and China.

Auteur

LI Jie is an associate professor at Northwestern Polytecnical University, located in Xi an (PRC). She holds a PhD in applied linguistics from the University of Leipzig. Currently, she has taught Chinese languages at the University of Heidelberg. Her research interests are in the field of cognitive linguistics, translation studies, and also science fiction as a comparison of the curiosities of Chinese and European (German) culture. For more on her research please visit: jielilinguistik.wordpress.com/Stephan Raab holds two M.A.'s in political science and adult education from the Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg. He has worked in the field of civic education for several actors, such as the German Conference of Bishops or the European Parliament. Besides that, he has served as president of the Institute for Greater Europe, organizing an essay competition about educational exchange between Europe and China. His research interests are mostly in the field of educational diplomacy and global education, focusing on global interrelatedness.