News and Events

24/03/2024-Peking University Delegation Visits University of Auckland & Massey University

20/03/24 --- Early March, 2024, Peking University delegation headed by President Gong Qihuang visited University of Auckland and Massey University, where they conducted in-depth exchanges to further promote academic exchanges and collaboration. Read more...

02/01/2024-Professor Elspeth Tilley of Massey University Successfully Concluded Her Visiting Fellowship at PKU

Professor Elspeth Tilley of Massey University has just concluded a very busy and happy two-month Visiting Research Fellowship at New Zealand Centre, PKU. Professor Tilley was the first Massey Fellow to stay at PKU for two months after the pandemic, and she enjoyed a warm welcome, lots of opportunities, and an extremely productive time. Read more...

24/11/2023-Acting Vice-Chancellor of University of Otago Professor Helen Nicholson Visits Peking University

Acting Vice-Chancellor of The University of Otago Professor Helen Nicholson visited Peking University, along with a delegation that included Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) Professor Anthony Ballantyne and other senior colleagues. Read more...

18/10/2023-Pro Vice-Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology Professor Guy Littlefair Visits Peking University

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology Professor Guy Littlefair paid a visit to Peking University, along with AUT Director of International Relations and Recruitment Mr. William Ho. Read more...

14/09/2023-Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland Professor Dawn Freshwater Visits Peking University

Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland Professor Dawn Freshwater paid a visit to Peking University at the invitation of Professor Gong Qihuang, President of Peking University on 13 September. Read more...

17/07/2023-The Inaugural Rewi Alley Professor Teaches at Peking University

The New Zealand Centre proudly announces the successful conclusion of the English course “Visual Communication for a Global World” taught by the inaugural “Rewi Alley Professor” Professor Laurence Simmons in the International Summer School of Peking University. Over the course of two weeks, Prof. Simmons equipped 24 diverse students from both home and abroad with insight and essential skills in visual analysis and communication, fostering their visual literacy and analytical capabilities from the perspective of New Zealand academic stuides. Read more...

17/07/2023-A Delegation from North Asia CAPE Visits Peking University

On 8 August 2023, New Zealand Centre at Peking University hosted a delegation of 10 emerging business leaders who were visiting China as part of a study tour organised by the North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (North Asia CAPE) at University of Auckland. Read more...

02/07/2023-His Excellency Chris Hipkins Prime Minister of New Zealand Visited Peking University and Addressed Faculty and Students

During his official visit to China from June 25 to 30, 2023, His Excellency Chris Hipkins Prime Minister of New Zealand visited Peking University with a delegation of ministers and prominent officials and addressed to representatives of Peking University faculty and students on the afternoon of 28 June. This is His Excellency Chris Hipkins’s second visit to Peking University. The first one was in 2018, when he was Minister of Education, New Zealand. Read more...

15/06/2023-Chair of New Zealand Centre Advisory Board Professor Alister Jones Visits Peking University

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01/08/2022-Signing Ceremony of the New Zealand Centre at Peking University MOU Marks 15-year Partnership Success

On July 27, 2022, the signing ceremony of the renewed MOU of New Zealand Centre at Peking University as international education collaboration between the Chinese university and all eight New Zealand universities was held, marking the fifteen years of the collaboration. Read more...

20/05/2022-Xu Haolun Named UC Alumni Ambassador for China

Mr. Xu Haolun, a Peking University employee was named an alumni ambassador of the University of Canterbury (UC) for China in May 2022. Read more...

20/12/2021-Geoff Chen Graduates from PKU with MA in Economics

As an alumnus of the University of Canterbury and intern of New Zealand Centre, Geoff Chen graduated with MA from the School of Economics, Peking University in July 2021. Upon graduation, he started working in Shenzhen, China. Read more...

08/12/2021-New Zealand Ambassador to China and Her Delegation Visit Peking University

On the morning of 8th December, 2021, New Zealand Ambassador to China, Her Excellency Clare Fearnley visited Peking University. Peking University President Hao Ping and Vice President Wang Bo received the guests at Linhuxuan Pavilion. Read more...

20/11/2021-Prof. Liu Shusen Presents a Keynote Paper on New Zealand Literature

The New Zealand Centre Director，Professor Liu Shusen presented a keynote paper entitled “Contemporary New Zealand Literature and Ongoing Construction of a Multicultural Community” in the opening session of the Third Annual Forum on the Frontier Research of Comtemporary English Literature 2021 organized by Remin University of China on November 20, 2021. More than 480 participants attended this forum. Read more...

20/11/2020-NZC Members Present Papers at the 3rd Forum on Oceania Studies

New Zealand Centre members attended the 3rd Forum on Oceania Studies held in Zhuhai, Guangdong from 14 to 15 November, co-hosted by China Association of Oceania Studies and Oceania Studies Centre of Sun Yat-sun University, presenting papers in terms of New Zealand literature, New Zealand Studies courses at Peking University, and New Zealand International Education and China-New Zealand Education Cooperation. Read more...

10/11/2020-My Study Experiences at Peking University by Geoff Chen

Geoff Chen is a kiwi student from Christchurch currently pursuing a Master of International Business degree at School of Economics, Peking University. In the following article, he is sharing his study experiences as an international student at Peking University in the past year. Read more...

01/08/2020-In Memory of Stuart Morriss

As representatives of the New Zealand Centre at Peking University, Liu Shusen and Liu Hongzhong attended, online, the funeral of the late Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global Engagement of Massey University and Chair of the New Zealand Centre Advisory Board Stuart Morriss. Read more...

12/03/2020-Massy University Visiting Students Study at Peking University

A Group of Massey University Visiting Students Studied at Peking University for Six Weeks in the School of Chinese as a Second Language from November to December 2019, a Study Abroad Programme Sponsored by New Zealand Prime Minister’s Scholarship for the Third Year. Read more...

12/01/2020-Dr Amjed Tahir Collaborates with His Colleagues at PKU

NZC is proud to receive a 2019 visiting fellow Dr Amjed Tahir, Lecturer at Massey University School of Engineering and Advanced Technology for his two-week research collaboration with Professor Zhang Lu of the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University.

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27/11/2019-The University of Canterbury Delegation Visits Peking University

The University of Canterbury Delegation Visited Guanghua School of Management of Peking University and had a meeting with its Dean Professor Liu Qiao and Ms. Julia Hu, Associate Director of International Relations Office of the school. Read more...