Nordic Consortium for China Studies

Kick-off Meeting

8-9 December 2014

Department of Oriental Languages– Chinese Studies –

Department of Oriental Languages

Stockholm Confucius

Institute Stockholm University

Institute for Turkish

Studies

Chinese Studies – Staff

• Professor Torbjörn Lodén (retired)

• Associate Prof. Marja Kaikkonen

• Associate Prof. Irmy Schweiger

• Post-Doc Elena Pollacchi

• Ingela Jin, language instructor

• Wang Hailin, language instructor

• Johan Fresk, administrator

3 PhD defenses (2012-14)

Chinese Studies – Education

BA Studies - Chinese III

• Exchange semester in China 吉林大学交换学期

Bachelor’s Course in Chinese

Term 5 (Chinese V)

Chinese Texts 4,5 ECTS

Practical language skills

3 ECTS

Perspectives on Modern

Chinese Culture 7,5 ECTS

BA thesis, 15 ECTS

Term 6 (minor)

Literature

History

Economy

Linguistics

“Excellent Quality of Education”

highest possible rating after evaluation of the

Swedish National Agency for Higher

Education for undergraduate education

1,3 million

Establishing a Nordic Consortium for China Studies

US +

Establishing a Nordic Consortium for China Studies

• Strategic partnerships for higher education institutions (field)

• Cooperation and innovation and the exchange for good practices (key action)

• 1st call 2014

• Sep 2014 – august 2016

• 156.288,00 €

Rationale behind …

• Global relevance of “China”

• Necessity for high-quality, innovative, diversified “China Studies”

• “Nordic conditions”

• Intra-disciplinary transformation of academic subject “Chinese/ Sinology”

• Departmental restructuring, incorporation

• Educational policy perspective

Objectives pursued …

• Establishment of a Nordic Consortium of China Studies (NCCS) = Strategic organizational, administrative, communication platform

Promoting, monitoring, coordinating Master program of China Studies with Zheda

Increasing synergies, promoting inter-Nordic cooperation (teaching, research etc.)

Drafting joint Nordic Center for China Studies at Zheda

Supporting Nordic Association of TCFL (European Qualification framework)

Priorities addressed …

• Contribute to modernization of Europe’s higher education systems (outlined in 2011 EU Agenda)

• Strengthening professional profile of teaching professions (TCFL)

International cooperation/ relations, development

Quality and relevance of HE

Regional dimension and cooperation

Who is involved?

• Coordinator: SU

• Partners: OiU, AU, UCHG

• Stakeholders

• Beneficiaries

International Office: Helena Björck

Organization and communication: Johan Fresk

Head of administration: Annika Lundström

Head of Department: Alberto Tiscornia

Flow of communication …

• Mail, videoconferencing, phone

• Open access website (internal communication, external knowledge/ information dissemination)

• Transnational Project Meetings (TPM)

SU - Dec 2014

AU - June 2015

UCHC - Nov 2015

UiO - June 2016

Time schedule/ organization (1)

• Dec 2014 SU:

kick-off

• June 2015 AU:

Public MA thesis defense

Nordic Association of TCFL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages & HSK)

Multiplier event (potential MA students, representatives of different sectors of job market/ other academic fields, Alumni)

Project management

MA graduation/ Nordic Association of TCFL/ multiplier event

• evaluation, planning of MA/ Nordic Association of TCFL

• MA graduation / multiplier event

Time schedule/ organization (2)

• Nov 2015 UCHG:

Evaluation of Master program/ project/ intensive courses

Nordic Association of TCFL

Planning next study term

Project administration

• June 2016 OiU:

Public MA thesis defense

Multiplier event

Project assessment/ wrap up

Further funding of project?

Activity (1) course material

• Development of 8 Master intensive courses

China Studies: Film and Media (SU/ UiO)

China Studies: Literature and Culture (SU/ AU)

China Studies: Economy (UCHG/ AU)

China Studies: Politics (UCHG/ UiO)

China Studies: History (AU/ SU)

China Studies: Doing fieldwork in China (AU/ UCHG)

China Studies: Education (UiO/ UCHG)

China Studies: Classical Chinese (UiO/ SU)

Activity (2) Website

• Establishment open access Website Nordic Consortium for China Studies

SU technical support, design, launch, updating

OiU, AU, UCHG support with texts, contents, information, visual material

Activity (3) Nordic Center

• Nordic Center for China Studies at ZJU

Draft & planning

Discussion of concept, function, role, organization, admin., mutual benefits

Activity (4) Nordic Association of TCFL

• Draft of role, task, aims, activities of

Nordic Association of TCFL

Assessment methods for planning and evaluating language learning and teaching activities for TCFL

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)

Policy recommendations/ guidelines

Budget (1)Project management and

implementation

• Applicant

• Partner (each)

• 12 000 €

• 6 000 €______________= 30 000 €

Budget (2):Transnational Meetings

• SU (12 Pers. x 575 €)

• AU (15 x 575)• UCHG (12 x

575)• UiO (15 x 575)

• • 6 900 €

• 8 625 €• 6 900 €

• 8 625 €______________= 31050 €

Budget (3):Course development

• SU (2 courses á 20 days x 241 € per day)

• UCHG• AU• UiO

• 9 640 €

• 9 640 €• 9 640 €• 9 640 €

Budget (4) Website

• SU (Technician 24 days á 190 €)

• SU (Teacher, researcher 48 days á 241 €)

• 4 560 €

• 11 568 €

Budget (5)Nordic Association of TCFL

• AU (60 days á 241 €)

• SU (30 x 241)• UiO • UCHG

• 14 460 €

• 7 230 €• 7 230 €• 7 230 €

Budget (6) multiplier events

• AU, June 2015:10 local participants /

stakeholders á 100 €, plus 6 foreign participants / stake-holders á 200 €

• UiO, June 2016

• 2 200 €

• 2 200 €

Budget AU

• Project management

• TNMeetings• Course

development• Nordic Assoc.• Multiplier event

• 6 000

• 8 625• 9 640

• 14 460• 2 200______________= 40 925 €

Budget UCHG

• Project management

• TNMeetings• Course

development• Nordic Ass.

• 6 000

• 6 900• 9 640

• 7 230___________= 29 770 €

Budget UiO

• Project management

• TNMeetings• Course

development• Nordic Assoc.• Multiplier event

• 6 000

• 8 625• 9 640

• 7 230• 2 200______________= 33 695

Budget SU

• Project management

• TNMeetings• Course

development• Website• Nordic Ass.

• 12 000

• 6 900• 9 640

• 16 128• 7 230______________= 51 898 €

Budget Summary

Project admin.

TNPmeetings

Courses/website/ Nordic Association

Multiplierevents

Total budget

AU 6 000 8 625 24 100 2 200 40 926

UCHG 6 000 6 900 16 870 29 770

UiO 6 000 8 625 16 870 2 200 33 695

SU 12 000 6 900 32 998 51 898

30 000 31 050 90 838 4 400 156 288

Budget Administration