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TU-Clausthal China Competence Center

China Week 2019

Program

10:00-11:30Group 1: Visit to the Clausthal company Sympatec GmbH - Economic cooperation with China
Meeting point: Meet at 9:50 a.m. at the entrance to Sympatec GmbH, Am Pulverhaus 1, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
14:00-15:30Group 2: Visit to the Clausthal-based company SincoTec Group - Economic cooperation with China
Meeting point: Meet at 13:50 at the SincoTec Group entrance, Albrecht-von-Groddeck-Straße 1, Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Venue: Lecture hall CUTEC, Leibnizstraße 23, Clausthal-Zellerfeld

14:00-14:10Opening music with the Hulusi, a traditional Chinese instrument
Ms. Jing Zhu, student at TU Clausthal
14:10-14:20Greeting
Prof. Dr. Joachim Schachtner, President of Clausthal University of Technology
14:20-14:50Review 2019 and annual plan 2020 of the China Competence Center
Prof. Dr. Michael Z. Hou, Head of the China Competence Center, Clausthal University of Technology
14:50-15:00Publication of the new brochure of the China Competence Center
by Ms. Can Zhang, Managing Director of the China Competence Center, TU Clausthal
15:00-15:30One Belt One Road from German Point of View (in English)
Prof. PhD Yuan Li, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen
15:30-17:00

Panel Discussion: German-Chinese Cooperation in the New Era: New Challenges and New Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Georg Ebertshäuser, Head of Department 5 Study Center, Clausthal University of Technology
Participants:

  • Prof. Dr. Alfons Esderts, Vice President for Research, Transfer and International Affairs at Clausthal University of Technology
  • Prof. Dr. Christian Opp, Department of Geography, Philipps University Marburg
  • Prof. PhD Yuan Li, Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen
  • Prof. Dr. Michael Z. Hou, Head of the China Competence Center, Clausthal University of Technology
  • Ms. Yiping Feng, Department of Education of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Ms. Astrid Abel, Head of the Clausthal International Center
  • Dr. Michael Reiß, Chief Innovation Officer, H.C. Starck GmbH

Venue: Lecture hall CUTEC, Leibnizstraße 23, Clausthal-Zellerfeld

14:00-14:30Former, current and planned cooperation between the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology and China
Prof. Dr. Heinz-Günter Brokmeier, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology
14:30-15:00Specific problems and perspectives of Chinese-German scientific cooperation
Prof. Dr. Christian Opp, Department of Geography, Philipps University Marburg
15:00-15:30Experiences and findings in the settlement of Chinese companies in Neumünster/Holstein
Mr. Heino Bubach-Bernhardt, Head of Real Estate Service, Wirtschaftsagentur Neumünster GmbH
15:30-16:00Science and technology in China and Sino-German scientific and technological cooperation (in English)
Mr. Jun Yin, Counsellor, Science and Technology Department of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Republic of Germany
16:00-16:30Our Silk Road to China
Dr. Stephan Röthele, Managing Director, Sympatec GmbH
16:30-17:00Future Mining - experience in teaching and research with Chinese partner universities
Prof. Dr. Oliver Langefeld, Institute of Mining, Clausthal University of Technology

Venue: Lecture hall CUTEC, Leibnizstraße 23, Clausthal-Zellerfeld

14:00-14:30DAAD-funded academic exchange between Germany and China
Mr. Christian Strowa, Head of Scholarship Programs Asia, Pacific (ST34), German Academic Exchange Service
14:30-15:00Cultural institute or educational institution? A search for identity
Ms. Bettina Grieß, Managing Director, Leibniz Confucius Institute Hannover e.V.
15:00-15:30Qigong - the secret of life energy
Mr. Martin Josuweit, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Clausthal University of Technology
15:30-16:00Options for university cooperation between Lower Saxony and China
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanschke, Representative of the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony for university cooperation between Lower Saxony and China
16:00-16:30Exchange of experiences about China by Clausthal students
16:00-16:10Summer School in Chengdu at Sichuan University
Ms. Alena Schnickmann, Mr. Felix Kleemann
16:10-16:20Summer School in Beijing at Beihang University
Ms. Maren Kaufmann, Mr. Jan-Hendrik Rieso
16:20-16:30Semester abroad in Chengdu - What to expect in China
Ms. Fabienne Fischer, Mr. Philipp Seidel
16:30-17:0050 years of change in China - Impressions and experiences of a German who married into a Chinese family
Ms. Petra Häring-Kuan

Events organized by external partners

Start:20:00 (admission from 19:00)
Venue:Aula Academica, Aulastraße 8, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Contact:www.harzclassixfestival.de

Start:8:30 pm (admission from 8:00 pm)
Venue:Silberstraße 1, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Contact:www.unifilm.de/studentenkinos/CLZ_KellerKino

Photo reference

During this event, photos and film recordings will be made for the public relations work and documentation of Clausthal University of Technology, as the university has a legitimate interest in reporting on the event.

The photos and film recordings will be included in articles on the Clausthal University of Technology website and in publications (e.g. TUContact, newsletter) and may be used for social media (Facebook, Instagram). The images may also be passed on to media representatives as part of the university's press work.