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NEWS RELEASE
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY
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As the world watches recent geopolitical events unfold, many have their eyes on China and are asking questions about the powerful ‘Red Dragon.’
And what better way is there to learn more about China and answer these questions than by hearing directly from those with expertise, knowledge, and real experience living in the country?
Starting March 30, Third Age Learning Lakehead, in collaboration with the Canadian Federation of University Women Muskoka, will host China and the World, a five-part lecture series bringing together academics, entrepreneurs, and Canadians currently living in the country to discuss China today.
The series will open with Dr. Hongying Wang, a University of Waterloo professor, who will examine China’s recent economic transformation and will offer an overview of the internal and external stories of China’s economic rise.
On April 6, Jan Wong, the much-acclaimed Beijing correspondent for the Globe and Mail and bestselling author, will share her experiences living in China during the height of the Cultural Revolution, which include being an eyewitness to the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square.
Sarah Kutulakos, the executive director of the Canada China Business Council, will outline some of the myths and realities of China today and provide insight into Canada’s economic engagement with the Middle Kingdom on April 13.
The following week, Canadian hockey coach Mark Simon will present From the Great Wall to Ice Ball: Chinese Society and its World of Hockey during which he will describe the successes and challenges he faced in working tirelessly for over a decade to bring Canadian hockey and team sports values to Chinese youth.
The series will conclude on April 27 by bridging the gap between the ‘local’ and ‘global.’ Former Orillia residents Derek and Susan Irwin, both of whom were instrumental in launching Lakehead’s Orillia campus in 2006, will discuss their experience moving their family 11,458 kilometres away to Ningbo, China 12 years ago. They will be joined by their daughter, Georgia, who — after growing up in China and becoming fluent in Mandarin — chose to stay and pursue post-secondary education there.
Join Third Age Learning Lakehead on Wednesday mornings to listen, share, and learn more about China and its place in our world. More information, including how to register, can be found at www.lakeheadu.ca/tal.
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