24 OCTOBER — From the economic growth after the Second World War to the current economic recession, in European integration economics and politics have been strictly connected. Two lectures, to be held on Friday, 1 November and Saturday, 2 November will analyse the trends, challe...

Peking University, Oct. 10, 2013: Mulatu Teshome, a graduate from Peking University (PKU), was elected president of Ethiopia for the next six years, announced by the Ethiopian parliament on October 7. The 57-year-old president-elect attendedPKU in 1977, and received his bachelor...

Peking University, Oct. 20, 2013: Leory Hood, world-known professor for his extraordinary achievement of initiating systems biology, visited Peking University (PKU) recently. Prof. Leory HoodInvolved in the Peking University Global Fellowship, a high-end program for world-class s...

16 OCTOBER 2013 — Analyse history to understand the present: in economy, as in other disciplines, past events can help explain today’s issues and situation.In light of economic theory,Dr Ivan Pastinefrom University College Dublin will show how some events led to the eventual crea...

7 OCTOBER 2013 — How did the European crisis start and how did it develop? Which are its historical roots and its links with the US economic crisis? Dr Julien Mercille from University College Dublin will question the nature and dynamics of the crisis faced by the European countri...