Nankai University, China
Nankai University, China
- Collaborative research opportunity
- Student mobility opportunity
- Confucius institute
- Scottish Centre for Chinese Social Science Research
- Nankai University
Background
Researchers across the University of Glasgow are building partnerships with colleagues in China, with academic staff from Nankai University.
Nankai University, located in the vibrant northern port city of Tianjin, is one of China's top universities and the University of Glasgow's strategic partner there. Glasgow academic staff led by Principal Anton Muscatelli, visited Nankai in March 2011 and in October 2011 there was a return visit, led by Nankai University's President Gong Ke and Vice-President Zhu Guanglei, to further cement growing research links.
The two universities have long-standing research collaborations in the social sciences, and growing links in disciplines from chemistry through museum studies, urban studies and business. These research links are further strengthened with the links developed by the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow launched in October 2011 in partnership with Nankai and the Chinese Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban).
Confucius Institute - www.gla.ac.uk/about/confucius 
The Confucius Institute is strongly founded on research on China across the University of Glasgow in the social sciences, arts, and business. Its activities, delivered through the Scottish Centre for China Research, will centre on the provision of Chinese language classes, promoting understanding of China and its culture through a range of lectures and other events, and providing training and other support for businesses and for schools.
Its distinctive focus is on understanding contemporary Chinese society and culture, promoting understanding between young people in Scotland and China, and supporting links between the cities of Glasgow and Tianjin. The Confucius Institute will make a significant contribution to the Scottish Government's China Plan through support for Confucius Classroom hubs and for Sino-Scottish business links. It is a symbol of Glasgow's and the West of Scotland's engagement with China and will be an important source of support for that engagement across education, the arts and business.