The New Spanish Sinology: Origin and present of Chinese studies in Spain. A study from its origin (1978) until today. Panel 1 of the Beijing Academic Session of the Second Conference of World Sinologists: : Chinese Classics and Sinology.

On October 30th, I had the honor of sharing with Liliana Arsovska the Panel 1 discussion, entitled, "Chinese Classics and Sinology" at the Beijing Academic Session of the Second Conference of World Sinologists.

Panel 1: Chinese Classics and Sinology

Liljana Arsovska (Mexico); Raul Ramirez Ruiz (Spain); 

Wang Yinquan; Du Yunhui; Fang Ming; Sun Xintang (China)

Second Conference of World Sinologists

1. Organization

Hosted by: China Association for International Understanding

Organized by: Beijing Language and Culture University

Co-organizers: World Sinology Center, Chinese Culture Translation and Studies Support Network (CCTSS)

Itinerary
Conference Dates: October 27 - 31, 2024

Ramírez-Ruiz on the stand moments before speaking on:

The New Spanish Sinology: Origin and present of Chinese studies in Spain. A study from its origin (1978) until today. 

Beijing, 30/10/2024.

PART II
October 30 (Morning)
Opening of the Beijing Academic Session of the Second Conference of World Sinologists
Opening Remarks
Speeches by Sinologists

Keynote:
Aesthetic and Scientific Methodology in Global Sinology, by Christoph Harbsmeier (Germany)
Poetic China: Hermeneutics for Civilizational Dialogue, by Han Jingtai

[Panel Discussions)
Panel 1: Chinese Classics and Sinology
Liljana Arsovska (Mexico)
Raul Ramirez Ruiz (Spain)

[China]
Historical Accuracy in Sinology Research: How does A Small Error Lead to a Huge Discrepancy, by Wang Yinquan
Understanding the Subjectivity of Chinese Culture, by Du Yunhui
Fang Ming, Professor, Beijing Language and Culture University

The New Spanish Sinology: Origin and present of Chinese studies in Spain. A study from its origin (1978) until today. 

Raúl Ramírez Ruiz

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. 

Beijing, China

Beijing Language and Culture University

30/10/2024

Ramírez-Ruiz during his speech on: 

The New Spanish Sinology: Origin and present of Chinese studies in Spain. 

A study from its origin (1978) until today.

Beijing, 30/10/2024.

During his speech, Professor Ramírez-Ruiz spoke about "The New Spanish Sinology: Origin and present of Chinese studies in Spain. A study from its origin (1978) until today", following the recent appearance of the work "Asian Studies in Spain: Analysis, Evolution and Perspectives".

 

The New Spanish Sinology: Origin and present of Chinese studies in Spain. A study from its origin (1978) until today (Abstract).

The current sinology in Spain in a recent construction; we can date their beginning to the mid-1980s, under the impetus of the Reform and Opening of China. Its consolidation through official degrees did not occur until the beginning of the 21st century. Specifically in 2003, with the emerging second-cycle Bachelor's degrees from some universities that began to offer the teaching of Chinese studies. 

Twenty years after those initial steps, experts, professors and universities that teach undergraduate and master's degrees in Chinese studies saw the need to carry out an in-depth investigation of the degrees in both Chinese and Asian studies in force. This pharaonic work fell to the Consolidated Research Group on Spain-China Relations of the URJC. 

The work resulting from this work appeared at the beginning of 2024 and was divided into four large sections: 

Firstly, the origin of all the centers of sinology and Asian studies in Spain was analyzed; 

Secondly, the construction of the institutional system of Chinese and Asian studies in each Spanish university was explained; 

Thirdly, all the official and private Chinese study titles offered were analyzed one by one; 

Fourthly, a statistical analysis of all the previous information was carried out (to understand the underlying dynamics and try to understand its why); 

Fifth and last, twelve proposals for improvement for the future were offered.

 

Panel 1: Chinese Classics and Sinology

Beijing Academic Session of the Second Conference of World Sinologists

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/nwbHcrm0T9I

As can be seen, the work plan was not limited to a simple cataloging of what existed, but rather intended to review the historical dynamics of the degrees, the type of student body, university fees, levels of employability, and the geographical distribution of the degrees. , etc. in order to be able to understand what the real characteristics of our Chinese studies in Spain were, from there, to be able to propose improvement actions. The director of the book, Dr. Raúl Ramírez Ruiz, will offer a panoramic and academic Spanish vision of Chinese studies in Spain, answering three fundamental questions of this work: Why? The fact that? And for what?

Renovatio Abroad.