The “1st International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilisations” will be held in Macau on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, featuring nearly 20 keynote speeches and academic exchange sessions conducted by 40 representatives from government departments and international organisations, top experts and scholars from 10 countries worldwide.
Presented by the Macau SAR Government, organised by the city’s Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and supported by the Chinese Academy of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the forum is expected to “establish a new bridge for inter-civilisation dialogue”, according to an IC press release.
The press release does not mention where in Macau the forum will be held.
Themed “Mutual Learning among Civilisations, Inheritance and Development”, the forum will bring together world-acclaimed experts and scholars in various research fields such as Chinese history and culture, modern world history, cross cultural disciplines, politics and economy, cultural heritage, archaeology, museology and philosophy.
In addition, the forum will feature two parallel sub-forums entitled “Mutual Learning among Civilisations and Diverse Coexistence” and “Conservation and Sustainable Development of Cultural Heritage”, as well as four academic salons namely “Civilisational Continuity and Historical Path”, “Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage”, “The Contemporary Value of the Practice of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and ‘Mutual Learning among Civilisations’”, as well as “Practices and Experiences in International Cooperation on Cultural Heritage Protection”.
Moreover, building on the history of Macau that has witnessed the coexistence and friendships of civilisations for centuries, the forum aims to “build a widely influential international platform for dialogue and cooperation among civilisations”, while striving to “promote the image of China as a reliable, lovable and respectable nation”, as well as to “inject new momentum and build a new bridge for nurturing a flourishing, harmonious and beautiful garden of global civilisations together”, according to IC.
More details on this forum can be found via this link. – GNM
Source: IC
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