CHINA FOCUS – Issues on China – Innovation, Society and Culture

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
LEVEL
Bachelor student 
Master student
PhD, researcher
TYPE
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
MODES
In person
LANGUAGE
English
ECTS
4
PERIOD
05/05/2025 to 09/05/2025

Course Description

The Seasonal School “Issues on China: Innovation, Society and Culture” is an intensive program held from May 5 to May 9, 2025, in Pisa, organized by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. It critically analyses economic, social, political, and legal aspects of modern China through cutting-edge research. The interdisciplinary event focuses on engaging with China’s people, countries, and systems, exploring Chinese innovation, geopolitical issues, and legal systems. Chinese language lessons are provided. The program addresses China’s assertive role in the international order, offering European and Italian scholars’ insights into its evolution, challenges, and contradictions. Dedicated to the late Filippo Nicosia, former Consul General of Italy in Chongqing, the Seasonal School aims to provide comprehensive learning objectives, fostering critical analysis, interdisciplinary understanding, language engagement, pluralism of perspectives, global role analysis, evaluation skills, cultural understanding, and insight into contradictions.

Subject area

Economics and Business
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Political Science

Field area

Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Social Sciences

Time format

Weekly

Educational-info

Application deadline

02/04/2025

Teachers

Alberto Di Minin

Competences

The Seasonal School “Issues on China: Innovation, Society and Culture” is an intensive program held from May 5 to May 9, 2025, in Pisa, organized by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. It critically analyses economic, social, political, and legal aspects of modern China through cutting-edge research. The interdisciplinary event focuses on engaging with China’s people, countries, and systems, exploring Chinese innovation, geopolitical issues, and legal systems. Chinese language lessons are provided. The program addresses China’s assertive role in the international order, offering European and Italian scholars’ insights into its evolution, challenges, and contradictions. Dedicated to the late Filippo Nicosia, former Consul General of Italy in Chongqing, the Seasonal School aims to provide comprehensive learning objectives, fostering critical analysis, interdisciplinary understanding, language engagement, pluralism of perspectives, global role analysis, evaluation skills, cultural understanding, and insight into contradictions.

Prerequisites

Undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students.

Duration

1 week

Day of the weeks

5

ECTS

4

Validation mode

In presence

Maximum number of students

20

Language

English

Access to disable

In progress

Organizer

Partner

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Faculty

Prof. Alberto Di Minin; Prof. Antonio Frisoli, Dr. Marco Bonaglia, Dr. Ida Fiore.

Department

Management Institute

Address

Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33. - Pisa

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