SHNU Hosts the 4th International Conference of Intercultural Communication

 
SHNU: On December 28 and 29, the 4th International Conference of Intercultural Communication was held in SHNU. The theme of the conference is Conflict Management and Intercultural Harmony.

The morning of December 28 marked the beginning of the conference. Scholars and experts from many intercultural associations, universities and research institutes both at home and abroad attended the opening ceremony. Former SHNU Party Secretary, also Chairman of the conference, Prof. Lu Jianfei made a welcome speech. Mao Xuncheng, SHNU chief executive officer for international affairs was also present. Prof. Li Zhaoguo, Dean of SHNU Foreign Languages College, presided over the conference.

The conference received 132 excerpts from 14 countries, 7 plenary meetings were held together with 20 group discussions. Scholars had a heated discussion on such issues as conflict management research, English Teaching, business communication and intercultural conflict in communication.

The International Conference of Intercultural Communication was held every two years by Foreign Languages College of SHNU. It has become a brand meeting of SHNU after several years’ efforts and has made a great impact on Shanghai and even the whole nation.
 The conference serves as a platform not only to promote the high-leveled academic exchanges between scholars from home and abroad, but also to enhance the cultural communication both for universities and for the society at large.