On September 17th, we celebrated language diversity at the Global Languages Day event at DOKK1. The day included insightful talks and an engaging roundtable discussion highlighting similarities and differences among languages and regions around the world.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
Our China Studies program recently organized a guest lecture titled "The Media's Simple Narratives about a Complex Continent" with Philip Róin, Asia correspondent for DR.
17 September was Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important holidays in China. As is tradition, our China Studies program held an event where students had a chance to learn more about the history and traditions of the holiday, and try some Chinese moon cakes, which are traditionally eaten during Mid-Autumn Festival.
On 11 September, Professor Ding Dou from China's prestigious Peking University gave a guest lecture here at Aarhus University on trade relations between China and the European Union. Professor Ding gave an overview of the magnitude and importance of China-EU trade, as well as some of the challenges that can cause frictions in the relationship.
Aarhus University hosts NAJS Conference 2024 Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society Last month, our Japan Studies
Chinese teachers from six European universities met in Berlin for further discussions on developing an online platform for teaching Chinese grammar.
The Global Studies department held the workshop "The Practice of Climate Governance: Negotiating the Bridgetown Initiative in Global Institutions" for MA students.
Ana Paulla Braga Mattos wrote a post on Lingoblog.dk for World Portuguese Language Day on 5 May, reflecting on the history of the spread of Portuguese - both in the countries where it is spoken officially but also in terms of its influence on other languages - and its current status.
A joint Danish-Ukranian team of four scholars visited Ukraine in the beginning of April to show support and collect materials for a new research project.
Researchers from our Japan Studies program presented some of the preliminary results of the project Coercive and Emotional Diplomacy in East Asia: Japanese Responses at the International Studies Association 2024 Annual Convention in San Francisco in early April.
The event provided an opportunity for collective reflection on Brazil's military dictatorship.
Just before the Easter Break, our second-semester students from the Japan Studies program had a somewhat unorthodox oral exam. In what has become an annual tradition, the students performed roleplays that they had written themselves.
Chinese New Year Celebration 2024: Year of the Dragon On 9 February, staff from our China Studies program arranged an
Teachers from AU Helping to Develop Chinese Grammar Platform in six European languages Zhang Chun and Lene Sønderby Bech from
On 2 February, Jonathan Nilas Puntervold from our Japan Studies program successfully defended his dissertation - “If the Shoe Fits: Yamada Yoshio and the birth of neotraditionalist linguistics in Japan”
BA students Johnni Friis Bovbjerg and Jonas Christensen from our China Studies program participated in ‘Sprogcamp 2024’ in Hjørring this weekend, along with external lecturer Lene Sønderby Bech.