>> M.K. Gandhi and the British Raj, 1909–1947

Date: 29th Mar. 2011

Time: 16:30 p.m.-18:00 p.m.

Speaker: Christopher Harding

Venue: Room 108, Department of History, Jingyuan Courtyard No.2, Peking University

Intro: Christopher Harding, lecturer at School of History, Classics and Archaeology of the University of Edinburgh, is interested in the modern meeting and mingling of European and Asian religious cultures which has affected everything from philosophy and popular religious experience on both continents to social work and policy, political ideology, and ideas about mental and spiritual health.

>>  Imperialism and the Formation of International Public Wealth

Date: 29th Mar. 2011

Time: 15:10 p.m.-18:00 p.m.

Speaker: Professor Mitani Hiroshi

Venue: Room 110, Department of History, Jingyuan Courtyard No.2, Peking University

>>  American Imperialism after the Spanish-American War

Date: 29th Mar. 2011

Time: 15:00 p.m.-16:30 p.m.

Speaker: Professor Fabian Hilfrich

Venue: Room 108, Department of History, Jingyuan Courtyard No.2, Peking University

Intro: Fabian Hilfrich, professor at School of History, Classics and Archaeology of the University of Edinburgh, specializes in 19th and 20th century U.S. diplomatic history. He is also interested in the history of European integration. Sub-areas of interest are cultural history, gender history, intellectual history, transnational relations, and concepts such as nationalism and democratic theory.

>>  World Bank’s New Strategy for Education

Date: 29th Mar. 2011

Time: 14:00 p.m.-16:00 p.m.

Speaker: Eduardo Velez Bustillo

Venue: China Institute for Education Finance Research (Room 402, Graduate School of Education), Peking University

Intro: Eduardo Velez has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois. His field of study was Applied Social Statistics. His areas of interest include Sociology of Social and Economic Development, Sociology of Education, and Analysis and Evaluation of Development Programs. Dr. Velez has had a long trajectory at the World Bank in Washington D.C., Mexico City and in Beijing. He is currently Education Sector Manager for East Asia and the Pacific, and has been Education Sector Manager for Latin American and the Caribbean, Sector Coordinator (Human Development) for the China program, Sector Leader (Human and Social Development for Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela), and Human Development Cluster Leader for Uganda and Tanzania. He also served as Principal Education Specialist for Eastern and Southern Africa. Before joining the World Bank, Dr. Velez was Adjunct Director at Instituto Ser de Investigación in Bogotá, Colombia, his country of origin.

>>  Sui-Tang Dynasties and Japan’s Diplomacy

Date: 28th Mar. 2011

Time: 16:00 p.m.-18:00 p.m.

Speaker: Professor Natsuko Furuse from Ochanomizu University

Venue: Room 108, Department of History, Jingyuan Courtyard No.2, Peking University

Translated by: Gong Ting

Edited by: Zhang Chunlan

Source: PKU Lecture Hall