To celebrate the formal launch of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC), the CSCC is organizing a DKU undergraduate paper and speaking contest.
On Saturday, January 12, four experts on Sino-U.S. relations, coming to DKU from Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States will engage in a lively public conversation about the Sino-U.S. relationship. Each has recommended one short reading on Sino-U.S. relations. All DKU undergraduate students are eligible to enter the competition to create, from their own perspective, a short response to one or more recommended reading.
In the first round of the competition, students submit a 250-300 word response to one or more reading. A DKU undergraduate faculty committee selects the top 8 responses to post on the CSCC website and to advance to the second round. On Friday, January 11, the selected 8 students are invited to give their response in a 5-minute presentation to an audience of DKU undergraduates, with DKU faculty and several invited experts offering commentary. The student audience will elect four winners, who will be invited to a dinner with experts and DKU faculty that evening. They will also present their perspective at the January 12 conference.
This competition is an opportunity for you to formulate a better understanding of Sino-U.S. relations and present your views to others. You also have the opportunity to have a direct conversation with world-leading scholars in the field of Sino-U.S. relations.
The paper should be a short (250-300 words) response to one or more of the recommended articles on Sino-U.S. relationships. You should submit your response to chi.zhang323@dukekunshan.edu.cn by January 7.
After you submit your paper, 8 student winners will be selected to offer a 5-minute presentation on Friday, January 11 at DKU. The audience will be DKU students, faculty members, and several experts invited for the conference on Sino-U.S. relations. Each presenter can elaborate on his or her paper and offer more insights regarding Sino-U.S. relations. DKU students will vote to select 4 winners, who are then invited to have dinner with the speakers and present their comments as a DKU student representative at the next day’s conference.
7 January 12 noon: submit your paper to chi.zhang323@dukekunshan.edu.cn
11 January afternoon: speaking contest among 8 winners, election of 4 winners
11 January evening: 4 winners dine with speakers and DKU faculty
12 January daytime: 4 winners offer their commentary as student representatives at the public conference
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