1. Please briefly introduce yourself and your academic and professional achievements.Chen Chaofan, known as Frank, is a BNBU GAD graduate from the 2023 cohort and is currently undertaking an MPhil in Government and Public Administration at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). With his educational experiences at Peking University and Sciences Po, his research interests lie in international relations,...

From March 31 to April 2, 2025, Professor Zhao Xiaobin, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and a lecturer in the GAD program, organized a field study tour for students enrolled in the elective course "International Trade, Globalization, and the Belt and Road Initiative." The tour covered Zhuhai's Gaolan Port, Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen, focusing on sectors such as ...

On the afternoon of March 20, 2024, Linda Wong, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), visited the BNBU campus at the invitation of the university. Under the theme "Global Environmental Governance and the Role of Youth," she engaged in in-depth discussions with students from the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme through ...

Rowena Zhang, a GAD graduate from UIC, is now pursuing Environmental Studies at UPenn. Her undergraduate experience, including internships and summer school, equipped her with essential skills and knowledge. Courses like Global Environmental Governance and Public-Private Partnership, along with practical research, prepared her for postgraduate studies. Rowena advises future students to maximize opportunities, engage in relevant internships, and align academic interests with practical experiences to stand out in competitive applications.

Having just returned from Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) summit focused on the management of plastic pollution worldwide, held on 11/25-12/01 in Busan, Republic of Korea, fourth-year GAD students Zhang Jing and Zhang Xiaowei (also known as Sparrow) fill us in on their academic adventure of a lifetime.    Left to right: Zhang Xiaowei, INC chair and ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso...

The Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme Convener Associate Professor Selçuk Çolakoğlu embarked on quite the journey on 11-12 November 2024 in Brazil. With his expertise requested, Dr. Çolakoğlu traveled to São Paulo to participate in the G20's side event, "Global South Media and Think Tank Summit” organized by Empresa Brasil de Comunicação and Xinhua News Agency. In doing so, he de...

Head of the Department of Social Sciences and GAD Faculty Associate Professor Edoardo Monaco recently participated in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSDG/UNDESA)'s workshop on 11-13 November 2024. Held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dr. Monaco brought forth and shared a key policy brief both digitally (e-conference) and onsite, regarding challenges that Micro, Small an...

On November 11, 2024, the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme invited Ilwad Ahmed, a teaching assistant from GAD, along with four students, to share their experiences from exchange programmes, summer projects, and international aid initiatives.Ilwad Ahmed, a graduate of Queen Mary University of London, who had been on exchange at Boston College in the United States and participated in...