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Professor Ian O’Connor, Vice Chancellor and President, visits Sun Yat-sen University, China
Griffith Asia Institute
On the afternoon of September 22, 2015, a three-member delegation led by Prof. Ian O’Connor, Vice Chancellor & President of Griffith University, Australia, visited Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU). Members of the delegation also included Prof. Sarah Todd, Pro Vice Chancellor (International) of Griffith University and Mr. Sherman Xia, Regional Director (Greater China), Griffith University. Prof. […]
Crowdfunding water quality solutions
Griffith Asia Institute
Article by Leighenne Pang, Griffith Asia Institute Intern. Griffith Asian Studies graduate Alexis Wagner inspires many locals in China and Australia to join her campaign in improving China’s water quality. Her Everyday Hero online campaign raised over $1000 in its first week of fundraising towards a post-graduate scholarship to research into China’s water health at […]
Innovative Research Universities Research Collaborations in Asia
Griffith Asia Institute
Griffith University will be representedat the Innovative Research Universities’event ‘IRU in Asia: Meet the Researchers’ at Parliament House Canberra on Tuesday (23 June). Innovative Research Universities (IRU) is an organisation actively engaged in integrating Australia’s education and research with the world around us, particularly Asia, improving outcomes both domestically and for partner institutions. Griffith will […]
New cultural courses at the Tourism Confucius Institute
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The speed and elegance of traditional Chinese brush-work art can seem a magical skill for western artists used to painting in oils and acrylic. In reality, with a little bit of practice anyone can master this ancient art form — even those who can’t read Chinese! For the first time two new courses focusing on […]
President of Sichuan Normal University visits Griffith University
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
The newly appointed President of Sichuan Normal University (SNU) made a recent visit to Griffith University to meet with Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Ian O’Connor (20 April 2015). The delegation came as part of a strategic plan to reinvigorate the relationship between SNU and Griffith, and, to extend the collaboration to more comprehensive coverage […]
Stakes are high for Australia in Asian infrastructure bank
Griffith Asia Institute
Hui Feng, Griffith University Australia will likely join more than 40 countries signing on to the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), following news it will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in negotiations to set up the bank. America’s continued effort against the bank has significantly set back diplomacy between the two nations. […]