Meetings of Chinese and German students have been taking place for more than 20 years now. The China-Zentrum, founded in 1989, has been instrumental in organizing these meetings. Once a year, these meetings offer Chinese and German students the opportunity for personal exchanges and a chance to discuss current cultural and societal topics.

The meetings include lectures, round table discussions and small group discussions as well as accompanying events.

Lectures by experts lay the groundwork for the year’s theme and for discussions.

While the scientific input is an important part of these encounters, it is the personal meetings and exchanges among the students that often prove most valuable. These meetings are meant to develop dialogue between Chinese and German students, but they also serve as a ‘stock exchange’ of information for China related work and research groups that serve students.

2010		Search for Orientation in the World of Cinema
2009		Ethical questions as seen from an inter-cultural viewpoint
2008		The Olympic Games in Beijing – more than a sporting event
2007		Regulated plurality – the media in China
2006		Man, nature and consciousness of the environment
2005		Law and the understanding of law in China and Germany
2004		Disparity between city and country, East and West, in China and Germany
2003		The idea of ‘man’ in China and Europe: Observations from education, philosophy, literature and law
2002		Religion and Ethics in inter-cultural dialogue
2001		Living in another culture: Foreigners and minorities in China and Germany