MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE
“PERSPECTIVES ON THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND TURKEY” CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2019; VENUE: METU KKM HALL A
09.00-09.30 Registration
09.30-10.00 Opening ceremony
10.00-11.45 Session I – Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative
Session Chair: Şerif Onur BAHÇECİK (Middle East Technical University)
Investigating China's Growth Miracle to Understand BRI Perspectives
Yüksel GÖRMEZ (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)
Belt and Road Initiative: A subject to change strategy
Kadir TEMİZ (İstanbul Şehir University)
The opportunities and problems for the Middle East Countries under the Belt and Road LIN Fengmin (Peking University)
Non-Western Donors in International Development: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Turkish Aid
Şerif Onur BAHÇECİK (Middle East Technical University)
11.45-13.45 Lunch break
13.45-15.15 Session II – Turkey’s Role in the Belt and Road Initiative
Session Chair: Zafer ATEŞ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Turkey’s “Asia Anew” Initiative: Promising Mechanisms for Strengthening the Strategic Partnership between Beijing and Ankara
Oktay TANRISEVER (Middle East Technical University)
Turkey and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Altay ATLI (Koç University)
The Belt and Road and Turkey’s Middle Corridor Initiative: Revival of the Ancient Silk Road
Zafer ATEŞ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey)
15.15-15.30 Tea and coffee break
15.30-17.00 Session III- Social and Cultural Dimensions of the Belt and Road Initiative
Session Chair: MENG Guangjie (The Southern Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters)
Sino-Turkish Relations: Progressions, challenges and opportunities
Seriye SEZEN (Ankara University)
Innovation of Chinese Language Educational Model of Confucius Institutes under the Background of BRI
LI Dan (Xiamen University)
"The Belt and Road" in the Context of Mandarin Economic Value Mining in Turkey
MENG Guangjie (The Southern Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters)
17.00-17.15 Closing ceremony