The Berkeley China Initiative (BCI) is a multi-disciplinary effort designed to:

  • Increase opportunities for intellectual exchange between the University of California, Berkeley and greater China

  • To promote public understanding of China

Programs supported by BCI will:

  • Enhance the teaching of China in courses across the disciplines at the University of California, Berkeley

  • Increase opportunities for undergraduate students to gain exposure to China both here and abroad

  • Facilitate the training of graduate students through intellectual partnerships with Chinese universities and businesses

  • Expand research on Chinese studies beyond the traditional area studies disciplines to include scholarship and expertise from professional schools and practitioners in a range of fields

  • Educate and share our research findings with the public on topics related to China


 

 

 

Event Highlights

“China in the Year of the Tiger: Continuing to Roar?”
DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
TIME: 6:00PM No-Host Cocktails
7:00PM Dinner & Speaker
PLACE: Silver Dragon Restaurant
835 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94607
FORMAT: Dinner & Lecture
SPONSORS: The California Alumni Association Chinese Chapter
in partnership with the California-Asia Business Council, Asian Pacific Islanders for Professional and Community Advancement, Corporate Asian American Employee Network, the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Berkeley China Initiative

$30 per person. $250 per table of 10 (when paid together with one check)
For more information, visit: our flyer

Producing Knowledge about China:  Call For Papers - Proposals due February 1, 2010
DATES: May 7 - 8, 2010
PLACE: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
FORMAT: Conference

"Opening the Gates: A Critical Appraisal of China's Urban Development Practices"
DATES:February 6-7, 2009
TIME: Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Saturday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
PLACE: Wurster Hall, Room 112
University of California, Berkeley
FORMAT: Conference
SPONSORS: Center for Chinese Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, Berkeley China Initiative, The City of Jiaxing, China, The Berkeley/Tongji Research Center for Sustainable Transit Oriented Development, Global Metro Studies, China Project, PLACES Journal, Eva Li Chair in Design Ethics
Free and Open to the Public
For more information, visit: http://ieas.berkeley.edu/events/ccs.html

"China's Environmental Crisis & Solutions: On Pandas, Carbon Trade, and Tibetan Sacred Lands"
DATE: Thursday, January 15, 2009
TIME: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
PLACE: 714C University Hall, University of California, Berkeley
FORMAT: Seminar
SPEAKER: Dr. Lü Zhi, Professor of Conservation Biology, Director of Center for Nature and Society of Peking University
SPONSORS: School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, The Berkeley Institute of the Environment, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, and The Berkeley China Initiative
Free and Open to the Public

"New Media and the Documentary Impulse"
DATE: Friday, December 5, 2008
TIME: 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM
PLACE: Sproul Room, International House, 2299 Piedmont Avenue
FORMAT: Luce “New Media in China” Colloquia Series
SPONSORS: Center for Chinese Studies, Luce Foundation
Free and Open to the Public

"The Emergence of New Media in Pre-Modern China"
DATE: Friday, October 24, 2008
TIME: 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM
PLACE: Sproul Room, International House, 2299 Piedmont Avenue
FORMAT: Luce “New Media in China” Colloquia Series
SPONSORS: Center for Chinese Studies, Luce Foundation
Free and Open to the Public

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