RT Journal Article
T1 From Soft Power Policy to Academic Diplomacy: The "Belt and Road Initiative" in EU-China Internationalisation of the Higher Education System
A1 Pérez García, Manuel
A1 Nierga, Oriol
K1 Soft power
K1 Academic diplomacy
K1 EU-China
K1 Higher education system
K1 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
K1 Global studies
K1 Internationalisation
AB This article analyses the higher education systems in the European Union (EU) and China, and the influence of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, yidai yilu) on the implementation, development and reforms of an international agenda. It also takes into consideration the development of EU¿China cooperation in education and academia through research and scientific programmes launched in recent years, as well as the role of some key institutions such as the Confucius Institutes. To this end, the aim is to analyse China's "soft power" policy and its link with the novel concept of "academic diplomacy" introduced in this article to describe the engagement and academic international cooperation between the EU and China. Such reforms and promotion of collaboration with the EU have ultimately promoted China's influence and visibility in the global arena.
PB National University Singapore Press
SN 0219-7472
SN 0219-8614
YR 2021
FD 2021-11-01
LK https://muse.jhu.edu/article/839233/pdf#info_wrap
LK www.gecem.eu
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20023
UL https://muse.jhu.edu/article/839233/pdf#info_wrap
UL www.gecem.eu
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20023
LA en
NO China: An International Journal, Volume 19, Number 4, November 2021, pp. 121-144
NO GECEM Project (ERC-Starting Grant), ref. 679371, under the European Union¿s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, www.gecem.eu.
NO GECEM Project (ERC-Starting Grant), ref. 679371, Horizon 2020, project hosted at UPO
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RD May 24, 2026