Kentucky, China Collaborate on Large-Scale Carbon Capture Project
UK has entered into an agreement with a major Chinese petrochemical conglomerate to develop technologies to capture, utilize and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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UK Delegation to Visit Shanghai University to Teach and Collaborate
Fifteen UK faculty members will teach students at Shanghai University in China for a week this summer through the UK Confucius Institute’s “UK Faculty China Short-Term Teaching Program,” during the week of June 16-20.
UK Libraries Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year
To celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, UK Libraries will be showcasing Chinese art in William T. Young Library.
Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman to Speak at UK
Former governor of Utah, 2012 presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to China and Singapore Gov. Jon Huntsman will visit the University of Kentucky in late February.
To China and Back: Rita Basuray, Julia Johnson, and Ernest Yanarella
During the summer of 2013, a delegation of University of Kentucky faculty had the opportunity to travel and teach abroad in China. Organized by the Confucius Institute, the trip placed 29 faculty members at the bustling Shanghai University. There, each professor was placed with a host department within the university.
Govenor Jon Huntsman Lecture
Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah, the former US Ambassador to China, will deliver a lecture at UK on Thursday, February 20th, 2014, at 7:30 pm in Memorial Hall. This lecture will address the possibilities and challenges represented by the current US relationship with China. A Q&A period will follow the lecture. Please encourage your students to attend if the topic is relevant to your courses or the workplace for which we are preparing our students.
The lecture will be free of charge, and is sponsored by the Office of the President, UK International Center, and the UK Confucius Institute. The lecture title and complete information will be forthcoming in January.
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UK Confucius Institute Director Wins International Award
Huajing Maske, director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Kentucky, has received a 2013 Confucius Institute Individual Performance Excellence Award.
Confucius Institute Presents Lecture on Japanese Agrarian Immigration to China
A free public lecture by Asano-Tamanoi titled "Transnational 'Manchuria,' Trans-nationalized Japan, and the Future of Postwar Japan" will begin 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Alumni Gallery of Young Library.
UK Confucius Institute Celebrates Three Years With Shanghai Talents
The 3rd Anniversary Celebration Concert will spotlight string music, the pipa, martial arts and other musical talents from Shanghai. The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Singletary Center.
Confucius Institute: China Short-Term Teaching Program Popular, on for Next Summer
As the conduit to UK’s China initiatives, the UK Confucius Institute works to establish college-wide and campus-wide collaborations with Chinese universities.