Chinese Studies in Würzburg

Department of Chinese Studies at the Institute for Cultural Studies

Recent History and Staff

Research and teaching of sinology at university level began in Würzburg in 1965. The first chair (C4) was held by Hans Steininger from 1965 to 1985 who was followed by Dieter Kuhn in 1988. Presently there is one chair of sinology held by Dieter Kuhn, and three additional professorships one of which is a C3 professorship held by Raimund Th. Kolb since 1998, one an apl. professorship held by Silvia Ebner von Eschenbach, and one PD of Dagmar Schäfer. At present there are four positions for staff members, two of them are comparable to an assistant professorship (C1) Akademischer Rat, two are lecturers with teaching, research, library, administrative and other responsibilities and duties. Furthermore there are a three Chinese lecturers for teaching Chinese as a foreign language as well as several part time language instructors. The institute frequently hosts guest professors and visiting scholars who contribute to research and teaching.  As the most recent addition to our staff Björn Alpermann was hired as assistant professor for contemporary Chinese studies in October 2008.
For further questions please do not hesitate to contact us: l-sinologie@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de

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22.03.12 - International Conference: Rural China under New Leadership

11th European Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development in China (ECARDC XI)www.ecardc.org

 

“Rural China under New Leadership”

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Politics and Markets in Rural China (London and New York: Routledge, 2011). Flyer mit Discount

 

Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

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