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SUMMARY:Education on the New Silk Road: A Policy Analysis  - Bowen Xu\, Ph
 d Student\, Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge 
DTSTART:20191129T174500Z
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CONTACT:Hannah Moscovitz
DESCRIPTION:The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) represents an emerging and\
 n important geo-political and geo-economic ambition for China aiming to\n 
 reconnect Eurasia through the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt and\n the
  oceangoing 21st century Maritime Silk Road. Despite its rapid\n developme
 nt since its inception in 2013 and the growing literature\n surrounding th
 is initiative\, to date few studies focus on education.\n This talk aims t
 o fulfill this gap by examining the relationship\n between education and B
 RI.\n\n Although education is under-represented and under-researched on th
 e\n New Silk Road\, there has been an growing interest in analysing and\n 
 theorising such nexus. This talks aims to shed light on BRI education\n po
 licy formation and explains the ways in which education policy are\n const
 ructed and coordinated in relation to culture\, politics and\n economy. By
  undertaking policy document analysis\, interviews with key\n scholars\, s
 takeholders and policy makers\, I highlight the importance\n of education 
 and its essential and constituting role in facilitating\n the overall deve
 lopment of BRI. The rapid changing global and regional\n geopolitical and 
 economic realities potentially mediate how education\n has been traditiona
 lly understood\, thus shaping the future pathway\n simultaneously posing n
 ew questions and challenges for decades to\n come.
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Chancelors Centre Syndicate Room 2
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