SCAS News - 12 April, 2018
A Delegation from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Has Visited the Collegium
On Friday, 30 March, a delegation of representatives from the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences
(CASS) in Beijing visited the Swedish Collegium. The visitors met with SCAS
Principal
B
jörn Wittrock
in order to review the existing bilateral cooperation between the two
institutes,
as well as to continue
the dialogue on how to further develop and reinforce the collaboration
between China and Sweden within
the humanities and social sciences. The visit was a
result of
the deeper contacts between SCAS and
CASS that have been developed after the signing
of a
Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutes and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
in April 2014.
In addition to the President of CASS, Professor Wang Weiguang, the delegation consisted of Dr.
Wang
Lei, Director General, International Cooperation Bureau, CASS; Professor Zhang Yuyan,
Director General, Institute of World Economics and Politics, CASS; and Ms. Shi Xuehua, Deputy
Director, European Division, International Cooperation Bureau, CASS.