MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE
“PERSPECTIVES ON THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND TURKEY” CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2019; VENUE: METU KKM HALL A
| 09.00-09.30 | Registration |
| 09.30-10.00 | Opening ceremony |
| 10.00-11.45 | Session I – Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative |
| Session Chair: Şerif Onur BAHÇECİK (Middle East Technical University) | |
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Investigating China's Growth Miracle to Understand BRI Perspectives Yüksel GÖRMEZ (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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Belt and Road Initiative: A subject to change strategy Kadir TEMİZ (İstanbul Şehir University) |
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The opportunities and problems for the Middle East Countries under the Belt and Road LIN Fengmin (Peking University) |
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Non-Western Donors in International Development: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Turkish Aid Şerif Onur BAHÇECİK (Middle East Technical University) |
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| 11.45-13.45 | Lunch break |
| 13.45-15.15 | Session II – Turkey’s Role in the Belt and Road Initiative |
| Session Chair: Zafer ATEŞ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey) | |
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Turkey’s “Asia Anew” Initiative: Promising Mechanisms for Strengthening the Strategic Partnership between Beijing and Ankara Oktay TANRISEVER (Middle East Technical University) |
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Turkey and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Altay ATLI (Koç University) |
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The Belt and Road and Turkey’s Middle Corridor Initiative: Revival of the Ancient Silk Road Zafer ATEŞ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| 15.15-15.30 | Tea and coffee break |
| 15.30-17.00 | Session III- Social and Cultural Dimensions of the Belt and Road Initiative |
| Session Chair: MENG Guangjie (The Southern Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters) | |
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Sino-Turkish Relations: Progressions, challenges and opportunities Seriye SEZEN (Ankara University) |
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Innovation of Chinese Language Educational Model of Confucius Institutes under the Background of BRI LI Dan (Xiamen University) |
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"The Belt and Road" in the Context of Mandarin Economic Value Mining in Turkey MENG Guangjie (The Southern Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters) |
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| 17.00-17.15 | Closing ceremony |