Workshop "Features of Academic Communication in Asian World"

The seminar will address some ethnocultural features of the academic environment including its communication aspect in the number of Asian countries. What are the specificities of the communication within the framework of educational and research processes in comparison with those in the European tradition? What are the most common communication problems for foreign partners and what are the possible strategies for successful communication when implementing common projects? The seminar may be of interest to the professionals planning to study or teach at Asian universities, participate in international projects with Asian colleagues, as well as to all those interested in issues of intercultural communication and academic traditions in various regions of the world.

Tutor: Alexandra Sizova holds a position of an Associate Professor and Head of the Chinese Studies Department at the School of Asian Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, NRU HSE. Dr. Sizova is an author or co-author of more than 70 works including scientific and methodological publications on historical and contemporary international relations in East and Central Asia, Russia's diplomacy and Russian diaspora in Asia, China and Mongolia area studies, Siberian studies, Chinese language and intercultural communication, methods of teaching of foreign languages and Asian studies. Alexandra as well is known as one of the leading Russian experts in teaching Chinese language and an innovative teacher of Chinese and Asia-related disciplines to young generation and an author of more than 20 teaching courses, a winner of a number of young scholars' scientific and creative competitions.

Working language: English
Time: 28 March 2019, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: 13 Myasnitskaya, Bldg. 4, Room 306
Registration link: https://goo.gl/dPS2cP