Sino-American relations in Higher Education & Research: constraints and opportunities for direct partners

Amba-series on the new geopolitics of Higher Education and Research

The Sciences Po/CERI partners with the British Council in France and the French Embassy in the UK to organise a joint amba-series on the new geopolitics of Higher Education and Research which will be twofold: one dedicated to the Sino-American relationships and another one on the new map of European collaboration.

The first policy dialogue of this series will be dedicated to the Sino-American relations in Higher Education & Research and its consequences for other countries, especially the UK and Australia. Assuming the strategic rivalry between China and the US will shape tomorrow’s world in all sectors, it is quite clear that the global geopolitics of Higher Education & Research will be impacted. New players are currently emerging, which could either represent an opportunity or a threat. Especially countries such as the UK and Australia, will need to readapt their strategies to keep up with their leading role in Higher Education & Research. This first conference aims at better understanding the ongoing geopolitical changes and its consequences.

Roundtable on  “Sino-American relations in Higher Education and Research : constraints and opportunities for direct partners”:

Introduction by Anne Duncan, President of The British Council in France.

Introduction by Minh-Hà Pham, Scientific Counsellor at the French Embassy in the UK

Opening remarks by Ambassador Pierre Buhler, Policy Officer in charge of Influence Diplomacy at the Center for prospective and Strategy of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry

Keynote by Pr. Stéphanie Balme, Dean of the Undergraduate College of  Sciences Po

Roundtable moderated by Pierre Tapie, President of PAXTER and Honorary Chairman of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles 

Panelists :
Sarah Spreitzer, Assistant Vice President & Chief of Staff of the American Council on Eudcation
Pr. Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, Department of Education and Linacre College, University of Oxford

Q&A