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SCEN Lecture 2024 - Recording Now Available
On the 20 June 2024, we held our second SCEN Lecture. Professor Jane Duckett spoke of China’s socio – economic development trajectory over the past quarter century.
SCEN Lecture 2022 - Recording Now Available
On the 1 December 2022, we held our first SCEN Lecture in over three years, with speaker Martin McDermott reflecting on five years of representing the Scottish Government at the British Embassy in Beijing.
SCEN Web Conference: Paola Subacchi - Recording Now Available
SCEN Web Conference: Paola Subacchi - Recording Available Soon. Thursday 10 September, 7pm GMT
Business Lecture Series: New Perspectives On China - CANCELLED
SADLY THIS EVENT HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED.
Conference Invitation: New Perspectives on the Belt & Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) outlined by China’s President Xi Jinping in 2013 is one of the most significant and substantial investment and development programmes to come out of China in modern times.
Developing Mandarin Conference at Southhall
This highly successful conference was held at Southhall, University of Edinburgh and at the Confucius Institute for Scotland and was jointly organised by SCEN and Ann Robertson, languages officer for East Lothian, Midlothian and Scottish Borders.
Business Lecture Series – Belt & Road Initiative on Thursday 14 March 2019
It is our great pleasure to invite you to our first lecture in this year's Business Lecture Series – Belt & Road Initiative on Thursday 14 March 2019. We are honoured to have Chen Liming, Chair of IBM Greater China and Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh to open this year's series.
Developing Mandarin: Regional Models for the Future
Exploring innovative approaches to developing Mandarin learning for schools and young people across South-East region
Road Initiative Keynote Lectures and Conference 4 & 5 October 2018
We are delighted to invite you to join us as a guest at our upcoming keynote lectures and conference focused on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
May SCEN Lecture Review - UK-Chinese Times
nvited by the Scotland-China Education Network (SCEN), Scottish historian and writer, Dr Roger Collins, recently gave a lecture at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on the Silk Road.
Neurolanguage Coaching Conference
Rachel Paling writes that she is excited to invite SCEN members 15% discount to one of the most important and life-changing conferences about learning development and communication of the year!
Confucius Institute for Scotland: Distinguished Lecture
Join us on Thursday 15 February to hear from Professor Joan Judge of York University, Canada. Central to the political, literary and social revolutions of the 20th century was the figure of the masses:
SELMAS Conference: 6th February 2018
SELMAS aims to support, encourage and provoke mature conversations in areas of immediate relevance and interest to educational leaders, and the 2018 conference will deliver on this ambition.
The First Lecture of the 2017 Business Lecture Series from Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the first talk in our 2017 Business Lecture Series from Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG.
‘The World According to Xi Jinping: What is His Vision for China in the 21st Century.' A Talk by Professor Kerry Brown
The Confucius Institute are delighted to host Professor Kerry Brown to give a talk on Monday 15th May titled: 'The World According to Xi Jinping:
How Social Media is Changing China
Please join us for a forthcoming talk 'How Social Media is Changing China' by renowned journalist, author, and broadcaster, Prof Zhang Lifen of Fudan University
Going Global Conference
Get on the Going Global bandwagon and secure your discounted early bird rate before Friday 24 March!
SCEN Icebreaker Lecture 2016
You will all remember this superb occasion and the stimulating talk by Stephen Perry, Chairman of the 48 Group Club - the Icebreakers