The TOChina Summer School is promoted by the TOChina System, an integrated knowledge hub developed in the city of Torino, whose steering partners are the Department of Culture, Politics and Society (DCPS) of the University of Torino, ESCP Europe business school - Torino campus, the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai) and the Center for Italian Studies at Zhejiang University. The Department of Culture, Politics and Society of the University of Torino is the convener of the TOChina System, and coordinates its activities through its TOChina unit, headed by Dr. Giovanni Andornino.http://www.tochina.it/training/tochina-summer-school/

Target group
The program is suitable for both those wishing to study the domestic aspects of China's politics and for participants intending to explore the rapidly evolving dynamics of Asian and global geopolitics and economics. For those looking for insight into future career options, the TOChina Summer School offers a unique opportunity to inquire with senior scholars who are often in charge of PhD programs in their country, and affiliated to a variety of organizations. Thecherished informal sessions that TOChina faculty members accept to have with participants after class are a trademark of TOChina's hands-on approach.

Course aim
The aim of the program is to work at the intersection between China's long-term structural transformations in socio-political, economic and cultural terms, and those particularly salient recent trends that inform international debate at the present time. Specifically, this year's Summer School will parse the national, regional and global impact of reforms launched at the 3rd and 4th Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC in 2013 and 2014.The first OrizzonteCina Summer Symposium a new stand-alone international event embedded in the School's program, supported by the OrizzonteCina e-journal will focus on the "New Silk Road" strategy, and China's westward projection through Central Asia.To secure pluralism of disciplinary and intellectual perspectives, TOChina Summer School faculty members include both academics and policy experts, from a variety of fields, including Economics, Economic History, International Political Economy, International Relations, Political Philosophy and Culture, Political Science, and Sociology.

Fee info
EUR 400: For students enrolled at the Department of Culture, Politics and Society of the University of Torino and members of partner institutions (Australian National University, Universit of Naples "L'Orientale", Roma Tre University (Department of Political Science), ThinkIN China Registered Followers and Members of M.S.O.I. EUR 500: All other students

Scholarships
Students only may apply for two types of scholarships: ZEROTASSE: scholarships covering tuition fees entirely. These scholarships may be applied for by all School participants who are currently students (i.e. undergraduates who will not have complete

University of Torino
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