Nordic Consortium for China Studies Kick-off Meeting 8-9 December 2014

Department of Oriental Languages – Chinese Studies –

Department of Oriental Languages Korean Studies Middle Eastern Studies Japanese Studies Chinese Studies  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 ( )

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) 1 st call 2014 Sep 2014 – august ,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) € € ______________ = €

Budget (2): Transnational Meetings SU (12 Pers. x 575 €) AU (15 x 575) UCHG (12 x 575) UiO (15 x 575) € € € € ______________ = €

Budget (3): Course development SU (2 courses á 20 days x 241 € per day) UCHG AU UiO €

Budget (4) Website SU (Technician 24 days á 190 €) SU (Teacher, researcher 48 days á 241 €) € €

Budget (5) Nordic Association of TCFL AU (60 days á 241 €) SU (30 x 241) UiO UCHG € €

Budget (6) multiplier events AU, June 2015: 10 local participants / stakeholders á 100 €, plus 6 foreign participants / stake- holders á 200 € UiO, June €

Budget AU Project management TNMeetings Course development Nordic Assoc. Multiplier event ______________ = €

Budget UCHG Project management TNMeetings Course development Nordic Ass ___________ = €

Budget UiO Project management TNMeetings Course development Nordic Assoc. Multiplier event ______________ =

Budget SU Project management TNMeetings Course development Website Nordic Ass ______________ = €

Budget Summary Project admin. TNP meetings Courses/we bsite/ Nordic Association Multiplier events Total budget AU UCHG UiO SU

Budget Administration Annika Lundström AUUCHGUiO SU