Event Description
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Center on Chinese Education (CoCE). Over the past quarter century, CoCE has hosted numerous delegations, visiting scholars, and exchange students from leading Chinese universities. Through its effort in academic research, training, and exchange, CoCE has strengthened the historic ties between Teachers College and China. During the week of October 13 – 18, 2025, CoCE will celebrate this important milestone with partners, alumni, and supporters through a series of academic events at Teachers College, Columbia University, including keynote speeches, lectures, symposia, book talks, and panel discussions.
Schedule & Featured Speakers
Monday, October 13, Milbank Chapel
Morning Session (10:00 AM–12:00 PM):
Opening Ceremony
Inaugural Tsang-Gu Lecture featuring Prof. Weifang Min, Peking University
Afternoon Session (1:30-3:30 PM):
Book talk: Education and Economic Growth in the Specific Institutional Context of China by Prof. Weifang Min, Peking University
Panel Discussion: International Perspectives on Education and National Development, Panelists: Prof. Weifang Min (Peking University), Dean Jiang Kai (Peking University), Prof. Qiuheng Shi (Xiamen University), Prof. Henry Levin (Teachers College, Columbia University), Prof. Dong Guo (Columbia University), and Prof. Mike Johanek (Teachers College, Columbia University).
Tuesday, October 14, Russell Hall 306
Morning Session (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM):
Book talk: Gu Mingyuan’s Educational Thought English Translation, presented by co-translator Prof. Jun Teng
Lecture and Panel: Building World-Class Universities: Experiences from China by Dean Kai Jiang (Peking University), Prof. Jun Teng (Beijing Normal University), Prof. Thomas Hatch (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Prof. Fei Guo (Tsinghua University)
Afternoon Session (2:30 - 5:00 PM):
Symposium: Research on the Elements Connection of Knowledge System between the U.S.A. and China, cohosted with the Institute of Higher Education Quality and Assessment at Xiamen University.
Presentations by Prof. Qiuheng Shi, Prof. Jing Wen, Yang Xu, and Xinyan Sun
Thursday, October 16, Russell Hall 306
Afternoon Session (2:30 - 4:30 PM):
Seminar: Philosophy, Chinese Medicine, and Way of Life, featuring presentation by Prof. Jincheng Li (Vice President of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University) and Prof. Satyajit Bose (Columbia University)
Friday, October 17, Russell Hall 306
Afternoon Session (2:30 – 5:00 PM):
Symposium: Inspiration across Generations: Hawai’i at the Crossroads of East and West, cohosted with the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Keynote speeches by Prof. Baoyan Cheng (University of Hawai’i) and Prof. Yunxiang Gao (Toronto Metropolitan University).
Panel discussions by Dr. Robert Young, Dr. Henan Cheng (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Prof. Amanda Kathleen Earl (Teachers College, Columbia University).
Moderator: Dr. Ni Zhang (University of Hawai’i).
Saturday, October 18, Russell Hall 306
Afternoon Session (3:00–5:30 PM):
Symposium commemorating Tao Xingzhi’s 134th birthday: Tao Xingzhi and Teachers College, Columbia University: 110 Years Later, cohosted with Nanjing University Tao Xingzhi Teacher Education College, Nanjiang Xiaozhuang University.
Presentations by Prof. Xiaoqing Chen (Nanjing University), Prof. Bing Yang (Nanjing Xiaozhuang University), Prof. Xiaoming Yi (Nanjing Normal University), Prof. Herve Varenne (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Dr. Henan Cheng (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Registration
The academic events are free and open to the public. Please scan the QR code below or click the link to register: https://forms.gle/o3fDXt6E6HARSBZc9
