The latest in a series of Grand Challenges lectures from the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Abstract

The biggest British export to China is Education (and Higher Education has the lion’s share).  Some things we understand well: China is very large, very ambitious, and ruled by the CCP – this shapes how we (in the UK) see Chinese HE.  Some things we understand poorly: the historical inheritance from previous centuries, policies to make Chinese HE a global “powerhouse”, continuing integration with other systems.  As a historian, Professor Law aims to explain the present by showing how the past continues to be influential.  Unlike many historians, he is also happy to discuss what the future might be like.

Biography

David Law was a ‘frequent flier’ to China before the pandemic, speaking at conferences and visiting many Chinese institutions.  Currently he works in the VC’s Office in Keele as Academic Director: Global Partnerships.  For twenty years he was a historian at Keele.  He has also worked at the Universities of Glasgow, Hull, Warwick, and Edge Hill.

This lecture will be available in person as well as online via Microsoft Teams.  For those attending in person, refreshments will be available from 5.30pm onwards.  For those attending online, please register (by no later than 4.00pm on the day of the lecture) and joining instructions with further information will follow ahead of the lecture. 

This lecture is free and all are welcome to attend.

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