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Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 19:00

A Reflective Look at the History and Future of Education, and Our Role in Shaping It

Elizabeth Walker Sobhani

This talk will start with a macro reflection of the history of the US and Chinese education systems as context for understanding the current state of education and the potential future model. Living in a current world with expounding technological advances, overlayed with global challenges such as rapidly rising inequalities and grave sustainability challenges, is giving rise to a potentially different model of education for the future. What type of education do you think is needed for a better world? What role can each of us play in educating our children or...
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 19:00

1995 – 2023: How far has the world come in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment?

Smriti Aryal

In 1995, at the momentous Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing and convened by the United Nations, government representatives of countries around the world signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The purpose of the declaration was to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide. Smriti Aryal, Country Representative of UN Women China, will reflect on this journey from the global perspective, and will allude to the progress made and challenges faced along the way as well as the opportunities that lie...
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 19:00

But there aren’t any birds in Beijing!

Terry Townshend

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED   Through the ages, birds have captivated human imagination, not only because they grace our skies in flight but also because they are associated with limitless freedom, a world with no boundaries and timeless existence. In China, the fascination with birds has long been captured in art and expressed in poems, forming an important cultural legacy even in modern times. In contrast, many people who reside...