LSE held Chinese New Year Party at the Parliament
On the 23rd Jan (Chinese New Year Day), 6:30-8:30pm, the 2012 Chinese New Year’s Party was held at the Parliament, by the Load Wei. It was initialised by CCPN Director, and Co-Director of CIBL, Dr Kent Deng, sponsored by the CIBL, and organised by Dr Hong Lu with LSE team and Lord Wei’s team. This event is for LSE China experts to meet London’s professionals and practitioners, promote Chinese language and cultural, engage with public and society, networking, socialising, relaxation and refreshing at the festival occasion.
Some CCPN management committee members, research team and core members participated in the party. They are (in alphabetical order. Apologies if anybody is missed):
Professor Martin Albrow, Senior Research Associate, Emeritus Professor of University of Wales; Honorary vice-President of the British Sociological Association (BSA)
Mr Laurent Bachmann, MSc China in Comparative Perspective, CCPN event liaison officer
Dr Xiangqun Chang, Co-Director and Senior Research Associate of the China in Comparative Perspective Network (CCPN)
Dr Kent Deng, Reader in economic history; Director of China in comparative Perspective Network (CCPN); Co-Director of the Confucius Institute for Business London (CIBL)
Ms Ana Faria-Santana, Research Associate, China in Comparative Perspective Network; was Research Director, Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch – South Africa (2009)
Ms Erika K. Helms, Researcher, China in Comparative Perspective Network, LSE; Advisor to the China Hub, 10:10 UK Campaign; Former Executive Director, Jane Goodall Institute China, Beijing, China
Professor Athar Hussain, Director of the Asia Research Centre, LSE. He is proficient in Chinese
Dr Chun Lin, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics in Department of Government
Dr. Hong Lu, Director of Executive programmes, Confucius Institute for Business London (CIBL)
Mr Jackson Ng, Researcher, China in Comparative Perspective Network, LSE; Advisor to the Lord at Wei of Shoreditch at the House of Lord, the Parliament
Dr Hans Steinmuller, lecturer in the anthropology of China, Convenor of MSc China in Comparative Perspective.
Dr Fei Qin, Lecturer in Management Science
Dr Hua Xiang, Mandarin Chinese Coordinator with responsible for Asian Languages, Language Centre
The Lord Wei of Shoreditch made a welcome speech, followed greetings by Mr Tian Xiaogang, Minister Counsellor of Chinese Embassy, the main speech was made by Mr Stephen Philips, the Chief Executive, China-Business Council (CBBC) [you can download he speech HERE], finally, Mr Nick Byren, Director of Language Centre, represented Professor Janet Hartley, LSE’s Pro Director, made apologies for absents and expressed thanks to the organisers and attendees.
Many other members of LSE from Asia Research Centre, Language Centre, CIBL and student representatives, also attended the party. It has been a great evening. Everybody believed the year of dragon would be a year with challenges and excitements.
Photos
Outside of the venue
The reception
Dr Xiangqun Chang, CCPN Co-Director with Ms Xuelin Li, President and members of UKZJA, which was one or co-organizers of an International conference Understanding China and engaging with Chinese people --- Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Professor Fei Xiaotong's Birth |(2010)
Jackson Ng, with some young leaders
Year of Dragon
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