Forum on Innovating the Curriculum of International Journalism in China:

10th Anniversary of School of Journalism and Communication

Tsinghua University (TSJC)

Forum on Innovating the Curriculum of International Journalism in China:

Opportunities and Challenges

Date:

May 12th2012, 09:30-17:30

Place:

Auditorium, Main Building, Tsinghua University

Sponsored by:

School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University(TSJC)

Chinese Association of Global Communication ( CAGC )

Organized by:

Tsinghua-Epstein Centre for Global Media and Communication

Tsinghua-NetEase Future Media Centre

AGENDA

09:00-09:30

Guests sign in

09:30-09:45

Opening Ceremony

Moderator:YIN Hong, Executive Dean of TSJC

LIU Binjie

Dean of TSJC, Minister of China's General Administration of Press and Publication

DENG Wei

Vice President of Tsinghua University Council

GUO Zhenzhi

President, Chinese Association of Global Communication ( CAGC ) affiliated to Chinese Society of Journalism History

09:45-10:30

Keynote Speech

Director:GUO Qingguang, Director of Academic Committee, TSJC

Topic:Innovating the Curriculum of International Journalism in China: Opportunity and Challenge

SHI Anbin

Associate Dean of Int’l Development, TSJC

Topic: China’s Global Strategy and International Communication

LU Xiaohua

Editor-in-chief of China Xinhua News Network Corp. (CNC)

Topic: China Daily’s Strategy in China’s Charm Campaign

QU Yingpu

Deputy Editor-in-chief of China Daily

Topic: Rethinking and Reforming Chinese journalism education

GAO Gang

Administrative Dean of School of Journalism, Renmin University of China

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-12:30

Guest Presentation

Director: HANG Min, Director of MA program in Global Business Journalism, TSJC

Topic:Why Business Journalism Education Matters in a Global Economy

Joyce Barnathan

President of International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Topic: A few notes on the future of communication education: Building Apps or Platforms

Howard Sypher

Professor and founding Head of the Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, USA

Topic: A global vision for education in journalism and communication

Stephen Reese

Professor of Journalism and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, USA

TopicChallenging Old Paradigms and Communicating More Effectively in a Newly Connected World

Gregory Gilligan

Managing director of APCO Worldwide, Beijing Office

Topic: Journalist Education in the Digital Era and Journalist Training

Yoichi NISHIMURA

Former Managing Editor of The Asahi Shimbun

Topic: The Rise of Business Journalism Education: A Never-ending Trend

Andrew Leckey

President, Donald W. Reynolds National Centre for Business Journalism; Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, USA

12:30-14:00

Reception & Lunch Place: First Floor, Unis Centre

Director: SHI Anbin, Associate Dean of TSJC

Greeting: Lee Miller, Editor-at-Large of Bloomberg