Upcoming CIPSU events in May
Here is a list of upcoming CIPSU events in May:
- Thursday, May 7, 2015 (Non-CIPSU event): China Seminar: MURP candidate Mohd Meidiansyah's presentation on China's foreign direct investment on infrastructure development in Africa and SE Asia. This is an interesting discussion topic especially because of the recently announced "the Silk Road Economic Belt" proposed by the Chinese government.
Title: China’s Role in Infrastructure Development through Foreign Direct Investment in Africa and SE Asia
Time: 12:00 -1:30pm May 7th, 2015;
Location: Urban Center 220
- Saturday, May 9, 2015: The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 2: The Theories of Themetic Instruction and Its Application in Chinese Language Teaching主题式教学理念在华语教学中的应用 by Dr. Jianhua Bai, Professor of Chinese at Kenyon College and Director of the Chinese School of Middlebury College.
- Each non-credit, workshop costs $50
- Registration for the entire 8-part workshop series is $300
- Click here for registration & payment instructions >>
9:00 AM –5:00 PM
SBA 130 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201)
- Friday, May 15, 2015: PSU International Night 2015: Meals on the first floor and country booths on the second floor. The performances will begin at 7pm and go until10pm in the SMSU Ballroom, room 355. Please come to visit the CIPSU’s booth for Chinese tea, practicing speaking Chinese, get your Chinese name written in calligraphy, and learn how to make Chinese knot, dough figures, and a lot of fun.
5:00-7:00 PM
Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway, Portland 97201)
- Sunday, May 17, 2015 (NON-CIPSU Event): Strings of Three Nations: a Celebration of Music from China, Japan & Kore. Featuring: Mitsuki Dazai - 琴 Koto; Emily Deng - 古箏 Guzheng; Myung-Ja Jang - 가야금 Kayagum. The event is sponsored by PSU Institute for Asian Studies and co-sponsored by The Port of Portland, Consul General for the Republic of Korea, Seattle Office, Consul General for Japan, Portland, and Oregon-China Sister State Council.
2:00 PM
Smith Memorial Student Union, 3rd Floor Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway, Portland 97201)
- Wednesday, May 20, 2015: The CIPSU 8th Anniversary Gala with Featured Keynote Speech “Current State of Sino-US Relations” by Ambassador LUO Linquan, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. The conference is co-organized and co-sponsored with Oregon China Sister State Relations Council.
$35/person with dinner, pay on site
RSVP to : cirsvp@pdx.edu by 5:00 PM on May 18, 2015
5:30-7:30 PM
University Club Fireside Room (1225 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204)
- Friday, May 29 & June 1, 2015: The 6th Oregon-China International Conference on Investment, Culture, Education and Tourism in Portland and Medford, Oregon: 1) Oregon-China business Forum; 2) Oregon-China Education and Culture forum; 3) Oregon-China K-12 School Principal Forum; 4) Celebration of the CIPSU's 8th Anniversary. More information about the conference and its affiliated forums, agenda and program will be provided soon. The conference is co-organized and co-sponsored with Oregon China Sister State Relations Council.