Youth hub launched in UK to foster China-global scholar exchange

The launching ceremony of the Global Youth Mutual Learning Center and the China-UK Youth Mutual Learning Dialogue, co-hosted by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies under China International Communications Group (CICG) and New College, University of Oxford, was held in the U.K. on May 1.

As the first international youth academic exchange mechanism established outside China as part of the Global Young Leaders Dialogue, the center aims to deepen research partnerships among international youth and serve as a bridge for academic exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and global young scholars.

Yu Yunquan, vice president of China International Communications Group (CICG) and president of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, delivers a speech via video link at the launching ceremony of the Global Youth Mutual Learning Center and the China-UK Youth Mutual Learning Dialogue on May 1, 2024. [Photo/CICG]

Yu Yunquan, vice president of CICG and president of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, delivered a speech via video link at the event. 

Yu said the rise of new technologies has called for a more open, inclusive, and interconnected human society. He said he hopes the center can become a community where young people around the world can engage in joint research and knowledge sharing, contributing youthful energy to global development.

David Palfreyman, bursar of New College, University of Oxford, and director of the Oxford Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, delivers a speech at the launching ceremony of the Global Youth Mutual Learning Center and the China-UK Youth Mutual Learning Dialogue on May 1, 2024. [Photo/CICG]

David Palfreyman, bursar of New College and director of the Oxford Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, which is based at New College, delivered a speech. He said he hopes the center can offer more guidance and support for young researchers and become a hub where Chinese and British young people can realize their full potential.

The Global Youth Mutual Learning Center is launched in New College, University of Oxford, on May 1, 2024. [Photo/CICG]

At the event, experts and scholars from the Academy of Social Sciences of the U.K., King's College London, Kingston University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Dunhuang Academy discussed ways to promote joint research and knowledge sharing between Chinese and international youths.

The China-UK Youth Mutual Learning Dialogue takes place at New College, University of Oxford, on May 1, 2024. [Photo/CICG]

From April 24 to May 2, the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies also held youth mutual learning dialogues with universities and colleges in Greece and Austria.