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December 11, Wednesday
Arrival of the participants
December 12, Thursday
Day 1
Time
Venue
Event
07:15-09:00
Registration of the participants
SU Rectorate
Aula Magnum
09:00-10:00
Opening Ceremony
SU Rectorate
Aula Magnum
Co-Chairs
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ALEXIEV B. Alexander, Prof. Dr., Convener for Sofia University
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ZYGADŁO Paweł, Assoc. Prof., Convener for XJTLU
Welcoming Speeches:
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GERDJIKOV Anastas, Habil., Prof. Dr., Rector of Sofia University
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DANOVA Madeleine, Prof. Dr., Dean of the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philologies in Sofia University
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DIMITROV Ivan, Associated Member of the Academy of Sciences,Habil., Prof., Dr., Former Rector of Sofia University
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SHUKYURLIEV Plamen, Former Bulgarian Ambassador to China
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Irina Saraivanova, Prof. Dr, Department of Turkish Studies, Sofia University „St.Kliment Ohridski“
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International Relations – Sessions (I)(II)
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Language – Sessions (I) (II) (III)
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Culture – Session (I)
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Belt and Road – Sessions (I) (II)
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Literature – Sessions (I) (II) (III)
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Society – Sessions (I) (II)
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History – Sessions (I) (II)
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Teaching Chinese as a second language – Sessions (I) (II)
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Politics – Sessions (I) (II)
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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
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
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
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ALEXIEV B. Alexander, Prof. Dr., Convener for Sofia University
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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):
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Beibei Tang, Prof., Head of Department of China Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University