Key members

The China Office

The China Office was established in 2005 to support the University’s strategic relationship with China.

Dr Nini Yang, Director of the China Office

As well as identifying research links, collaborations have also been established that support teaching and cultural exchange.

Our collaborations are in subject areas as diverse as divinity, life sciences, medicine, arts, agriculture, engineering and computer sciences.

Partnerships

The University of Edinburgh has relationships with more than 50 top Chinese universities.

These include the following institutions:

Peking University
Tsinghua University
Renmin University
Fudan University
Xiamen University
Beijing Film Academy

The China Office helps maintain these relationships and assists with local arrangements to facilitate research symposiums; recently these have included those held with the Chinese People’s Association of Friendship with Foreign Countries and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Events

Other activities organized by our staff in Beijing have included the University of Edinburgh Beijing Graduation Ceremony, various high- level Edinburgh alumni events and the reception to celebrate the Beijing Olympic Games.

Research funding

Working closely with Chinese governmental organizations like the China Scholarship Council, the Ministry of Health, Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters (which is affiliated with the Ministry of Education) and the China Academy of Sciences is a key role of the office.

Contacts

The China Office is managed by Dr Nini Yang and is located in Beijing.

The China Office The University of Edinburgh Apartment QB07-1-062
Qijiayuan Diplomatic Residence Compound
No.9 Jianwaidajie, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100600
China

Tel: (00 86) 10 8512 0376
Fax: (00 86) 10 8532 5721
Email: nini.yang@ed.ac.uk
Recruitment enquiries: China.Enquiries@ed.ac.uk

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This article was published on Nov 20, 2012