{"id":2582,"date":"2016-07-21T12:19:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T02:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2016-08-23T10:57:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T00:57:04","slug":"cross-cultural-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/cross-cultural-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross cultural insights \u2013 2016 Asia Future Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Griffith\u2019s Asian Century Futures Initiative gave 12 Griffith University students and 10 Peking University students the opportunity to enrich their academic studies, professional skills and personal selves over these June-July holidays, in the first instalment of the 2016 Asia Future Fellows program for undergraduates<\/a>. The program will run throughout Semester 2, with students collaborating across universities to write papers that will be presented in late November.<\/p>\n

Brisbane accommodated a week long compilation of practical and social activities. Students participated in lectures, meeting and workshops from distinguished individuals involved, in one way or another, in developing the Australia-China relationship. Rio Tinto\u2019s Chief Advisor on Australia-China Relations, Tim Lane, was the group\u2019s first guest lecturer and consequently set a high standard for the rest of the week with his insights into cross-cultural business practices and the interconnectedness of the global economy. Students were also given the incredible opportunity to visit Norton Rose Fulbright, where Greg Vickery AO gave students a comprehensive introduction on the work of the Red Cross \/ Red Crescent and the importance of independent non-government organisations; and the Department of Foreign Affairs, where students had the chance to ask Director Alison Carrington about the recent China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, and the dynamic political relationship between these two countries.<\/p>\n