University Partnership Opportunity in Southwest China

University Partnership Opportunity in Southwest China

– South West University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) calls for a UK partner to give key note speech on International forum on Corporate and Financial Law 2014, in Chongqing, China. This presents a great opportunity for a UK institution interested in cooperating with one of the top universities in South West China.

Date and venue

• Saturday – Sunday, 29~30 November 2014
• Venue： South West University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, China

About the conference

• Participants are practising judges, lawyers and representatives from international law firm.
• Number of participants: 100
• Theme of the forum symposium: Corporate Law from the Perspective of Precedents
• Specific topics:
- Precedents and the Birth of Corporation as an Institution
- Application of Precedents in Corporate Law Adjudication
- Precedents and Corporate Governance

Cost

• The Chinese university will cover costs for International flight, China in-country flight, Meals and accommodation in Chongqing during the workshop.

Brief introduction of SWUPL

• As one of the oldest political science and law universities in China, Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) now is co-administrated by the Ministry of Education and Chongqing Municipality.

• Located in Chongqing, the university has 14 schools, including School of Civil and Commercial law, School of Economic Law, Law School, School of Administrative Law, School of International Law, School of Criminal investigation, School of Marxism, School of Juris Master, School of Management, School of Politics and Public Administration, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Foreign Languages, School of Applied Law, and School of Economics.

• The university is nationally recognised for its academic quality on law related subjects.

• Website http://202.202.80.13/Epage/

Requirement for partner UK institution

- One representative only
- A leading UK law school
- Will give one key note speech to the professionals and two presentations to students
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Contact Person in British Council China

We strongly recommend any institutions interested in this project to contact Su Si, Education Marketing Officer, British Council China (su.si@britishcouncil.org.cn) by the end of 26 October 2014.