October 2008 - PhD Workshop
From 22-26 October 2008 PKU also hosted the collaborative GPPN research conference with the theme of "Public governance of markets: European and Asian experiences" which was funded by GPPN's 2008 China Grant programme. A select number of PhD students from LSE, Sciences Po, Paris and PKU presented their papers and discussed the development of public policy together with academics from the three institutions including Prof Mark Thatcher from LSE
October 2008 - GPPN Conference at Peking University, School of Government
The 3rd Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) Conference with the theme of "Harmonising Globalisation: Seeking Solutions to Common Problems" was held in Beijing on 20-21 October 2008 which brought together around 300 prominent policy academics, practitioners and students from around the world. It was hosted by the Peking University School of Government in collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. For further information including press cuttings, please click here.
BIONET (2006-2009)
LSE BIOS (Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society), with a series of European and Chinese partners, including Peking University, Peking Union Medical College, and the Beijing Genomics Institute were awarded funding for the EU's BIONET project in 2006. This major initiative in Chinese-European co-operation focuses on ethical governance of biological and biomedical research in China and Europe.
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2006-2007
Visiting Professor at PKU School of Government from Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
Sciences Po professor, Richard Balme, held a 2 year visiting professorship at Peking University's School of Government, with a core teaching responsibility on PKU degree programmes in globalisation and public policy.
2006
Global Public Policy Dialogues, China (GPPN Project)
This set of public lectures and seminars involved leading academics from the GPPN institutions, as well as high-profile international and Chinese figures in public policy and business. Four lectures were organized over the year. Sponsorship was provided by EDF, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ile de France.
LSE International History
The LSE Cold War Studies Centre hosted a workshop, in London, on international history and international relations with the PKU School of International Studies. The workshop was held on 5-6 May 2006. For further details click here.
2004-2006:- LSE-Peking University Lecture Series
From 2004 to 2006 LSE and Peking University held a series of public lectures
June 2004 - Inaugural Lecture, Howard Davies, LSE Director - Globalisation and Financial Reform, hosted by the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER), Peking University.
January 2005 - Professor Justin Lin, Director of the China Centre of Economic Research, PKU - Is China's Economic Development Sustainable?, hosted by LSE.
April 2005 - Prof. Henrietta Moore, LSE Deputy Director, Modernity, hosted by Peking University.
October 2005 - Prof. Charles Goodhart, Financial Markets Group, LSE - The Future of Central Banking, hosted by the China Centre for Economic Research, Peking University.
May 2006 - Prof. Wang Jisi, Dean of the School of International Studies, PKU, "Peaceful Rise": A Discourse in China, hosted by the Cold War Studies Centre (CWSC), LSE.
September 2006 - Prof. Tim Murphy, LSE Deputy Director - Law and the Social Sciences, hosted by the School of Law, Peking University.