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December 11, Wednesday

Arrival of the participants

December 12, Thursday

Day 1

Time

Venue

Event

D1: Opening

07:15-09:00

Registration of the participants

SU Rectorate

Aula Magnum

09:00-10:00

Opening Ceremony

SU Rectorate

Aula Magnum

Co-Chairs

  • ALEXIEV B. Alexander, Prof. Dr., Convener for Sofia University

  • ZYGADŁO Paweł, Assoc. Prof., Convener for XJTLU

Welcoming Speeches:

  • GERDJIKOV Anastas, Habil., Prof. Dr., Rector of Sofia University

  • DANOVA Madeleine, Prof.  Dr., Dean of the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philologies in Sofia University

  • DIMITROV Ivan, Associated Member of the Academy of Sciences,Habil., Prof., Dr., Former Rector of Sofia University

  • SHUKYURLIEV Plamen, Former Bulgarian Ambassador to China

  • Irina Saraivanova, Prof. Dr, Department of Turkish Studies, Sofia University „St.Kliment Ohridski“

  1. International Relations – Sessions (I)(II)

  2. Language – Sessions (I) (II) (III)

  3. Culture – Session (I)

  4. Belt and Road – Sessions (I) (II)

  5. Literature – Sessions (I) (II) (III)

  6. Society – Sessions (I) (II)

  7. History – Sessions (I) (II)

  8. Teaching Chinese as a second language – Sessions (I) (II)

  9. Politics – Sessions (I) (II)

  10. Film– Sessions (I) (II)

Introduction of the Discussion Panels:

ALEXIEV Alexander, Prof.

09:30-10:30

Keynote Speech 1

CLIFFORD Paul G., Dr.

45-50 mins

Q&A 10-15 min (till 10:30)

SU Rectorate

Aula Magnum

10:30-11:00

Coffee-break & group photo

Foyer at Aula Magnum

11:00-12:00

Keynote Speech 2

 GRIFFITHS Richard T., Prof. Dr.

45-50 mins

Q&A 10-15 min (till 12:00)

SU Rectorate

Aula Magnum

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break

Foyer at Aula Magnum

13:00-15:00

Session 1A: Aula Magnum

Session 1B: Yaitseto Hall

Session 1C: Hall 1

Session 1D: Conference Hall

Session 1E: Hall 2

D1: Sessions 1-3

15:00-15:30

Coffee-break

Foyer at Aula Magnum

15:30-17:10

Session 2A: Aula Magnum

Session 2B: Yaitseto Hall

Session 2C: Hall 1

Session 2D: Conference Hall

Session 2E: Hall 2

17:10-17:20

Break

Foyer at Aula Magnum

17:20-18:40

Session 3A: Aula Magnum

Session 3B: Yaitseto Hall

Session 3C: Hall 1

Session 3D: Conference Hall

Session 3E: Hall 2

19:00-20:30

Conference Dinner Banquet

“Alma Mater” Restaurant, Sofia University

December 13, Friday

Day 2

10:00-12:00

Session 4A: Aula Magnum

Session 4B: Yaitseto Hall

Session 4C: Hall 1

Session 4D: Conference

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break

Foyer at Aula Magnum

D2: Sessions 4-5

13:00-14:30

Session 5A: Aula Magnum

Session 5B: Yaitseto Hall

Session 5C: Hall 1

Session 5D: Conference

14:30-15:00

Coffee Break

Foyer at Aula Magnum

15:00-17:00

Closing Ceremony

Foyer at Aula Magnum

Co-Chairs

  • ALEXIEV B. Alexander, Prof. Dr., Convener for Sofia University

  • ZYGADŁO Paweł, Assoc. Prof., Convener for XJTLU

10 panels x 5 mins per each Session Chair’s summary:

    1.  International Relations (I)(II) – 10 min.

     - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Antonina Habova ,University of  National and  World Economy,  Sofia

     - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evgeniy Kandilarov, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

    2.  Language (I) (II) (III) – 15 min.

     - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Antonia Tsankova, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

     - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Riccardo Moratto, Hunan Normal University, China

     - Dr. Paul WOODS, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

    3. Culture (I) – 5 min.

     - Assoc. Prof. VAMPELJ SUHADOLNIK Nataša, Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

   4. Belt and Road (I) (II) – 10 min.

     - Prof. Emilian KAVALSKI, University of Nottingham Ningbo China

     - Dr. Konstantinos Tsimonis, Lecturer in Chinese Society, King's College London

   5. Literature (I)(II) (III) – 15 min.

     - Dr. Xi LIU, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

     - Dr. Giulia Rampolla, University of Naples "L' Orientale"; International University of Rome

     - Goguadze Ana, Translator, Lecturer of Chinese Language, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

   6. Society (I) (II) – 10 min.

     - Dr. Roxana Ribu, Transylvania University in Brașov, Romania

     - Zhang Yinbai, PhD Candidate, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

   7.  History (I) (II) – 10 min.

     - Prof. Dr. Nako Stefanov, Department of Japanology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

     - Assoc. Prof. Liu Zhijia, Yan’an University

   8. Teaching Chinese as a second language (I) (II) – 10 min.

     - Assoc. Prof. Luca Stirpe, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara

     - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mateja Petrovčič, University of Ljubljana

   9.  Politics (I) (II) – 10 min.

     - Assoc. Prof. Yu Song, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

     - Dr. CAI Liang, Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, USA

   10. Film (I) (II) – 10 min.

     - Prof. Dr. Stephen Chu, The University of Hong Kong

     - Meng Sijia, PhD Candidate, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Closing remarks (15 min):

  • Beibei Tang, Prof., Head of Department of China Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

D2: Closing
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