The 10th Global China Dialogue (GCD X)
Governance for Global Education

Friday, 5th December 2025
8:30-17:00, GCD X：Beatrice Webb Room, The British Academy, UK

The GCD X include the following four panels:

• Panel 1 Governance Innovation and Technological Empowerment 
• Panel 2 Educational Equity, Inclusion, and Quality Assurance 
• Panel 3 Global Education Policy and International Cooperation 
• Panel 4 Education Financing and Sustainable Development 

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Organizers

• Global China Academy, UK
• ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, Lancaster University, UK
• Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Exeter, UK
• Institute for Communication Studies of Chinese Culture, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), China

Programme

08:30-09:00   Registration

09:00-10:10    Opening Session of GCD X

Room: The Beatrice Webb Room

Chair: Professor Tony McEnery FAcSS FRSA FGCA and Chair of Global China Academy Council; Council Member of Academy of Social Sciences; Distinguished Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Lancaster University.

Greetings (4 minutes each):

• His Excellency Ambassador Zheng Zeguang of Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the UK (Opening Session, Greetings) (tbc)
• A Senior Official from the British Council (tbc)
• Professor Geoffrey Pleyers FGCA, Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication, UCLouvain; President of the International Sociological Association.
• Professor Kerry Brown FGCA, Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College London, UK
• Professor CHEN Zhi FHKAH, President of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), China

Keynote speakers (15 minutes each, 2):

• Professor Rupert Wegerif, Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, Governing Body Fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, UK
• Professor Youmin Xi, Executive President of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China; Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, UK

10:00-10:10 Presentation of Certificates to GCA Fellows and Appointment Letters to GCA Vice-Presidents

Presenters:

• Professor Maria Jaschok FGCA, Chair of GCA Board of Trustees; Senior Research Associate of the Contemporary China Studies Programme, University of Oxford
• Professor Xiangqun Chang FRSA FGCA, President of Global China Academy, Honorary Professor of University College London (2015-20), Distinguished Professor of Nankai University

Recipients:

• GCA Fellows, Associate Fellow and Institutional Fellows
• GCA vice-Presidents

Photos:

• Small group photo for: chair, presenter and Fellows   
• Group photo: all

10:10-11:20    Panel 1: Governance Innovation and Technological Empowerment (special panel)[1]

Chair and discussant: Professor Madeline Carr FGCA, Secretary of GCA Board of Trustees; Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity at University College London, UK

Speakers (10 minutes each):

• Developing Critical AI Literacies in Language Education, Dr Niall Curry FRSA FGCA SFHEA, Reader in Languages and Linguistics and UKRI Metascience AI Fellow, School of English, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
• Artificial Intelligence for EFL Education: Pedagogical Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions, Frances Yiying Zhang, Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Departmental Academic Convenor at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
• Blessing-Centred Education: The Humanistic Supplement of Technological Empowerment in Collaborative Governance, Dr Tracy Liu, PhD Graduate, King’s College, University of Cambridge, UK
• Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Early Detection of School Dropout in Vulnerable Communities: A Comparative Approach between Ecuador and China, Joan Andrade, a university student and teaching assistant in Systems Engineering, with strong training in programming, artificial intelligence, and web systems development, Universidad Yachay Tech, Ecuador
• Transforming Screen Time into Philosophy Time: Empowering Families through Inquiry-Based Learning, Dr. Yukun Shi, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance with Data Analytics, Director of postgraduate research at Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK

Discussion, Q&A

11:20-11:35    Coffee/tea break

11:35-12:45    Panel 2: Educational Equity, Inclusion, and Quality Assurance

Chair and discussant: Professor Maria Jaschok FGCA, Chair of GCA Board of Trustees; Senior Research Associate of the Contemporary China Studies Programme, University of Oxford

Speakers (12 minutes each):

• Process or product? Rethinking language learning and assessment in the age of AI, Professor Vaclav Brezina, Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University
• Can Education Bring a Better Life? Lessons from Minority Girls’ Schooling on the China–Myanmar Border, Professor TENG Xing, Professor at the School of Education, Director of the “985 Project” Education Centre at Minzu University of China, China
• Bridging Educational Gaps for Muslim Hui Girls in Northwestern China’s Dual Schooling Landscape, Beibei Gao, PhD Candidate at the Lau China Institute, King’s College London, UK (pre-recorded video)
• Global Standards and Local Contexts: Rethinking Language Testing for Educational Equity, Trinity College London, UK (tbc)

Discussion, Q&A

12:45-13:45    Lunch

13:00-15:00    GCA Board of Trustees meeting in the Music Room (time tbc)

13:45-14:55    Panel 3: Global Education Policy and International Cooperation

Chair and discussant: Professor Peter Schroeder FGCA, Vice-President of Global China Academy, Professor of the History of Political Thought, Department of History, University College London

Speakers (10 minutes each):

• Bridging Education and Innovation: Towards Global Governance and Cooperation (tbc), Professor CHEN Jin, Director of the Research Centre for Technological Innovation, Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China
• Global Englishes and Education Policy: Rethinking International Cooperation in Higher Education (tbc), Professor Nicola Galloway, School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Exeter
• A Comparative Study of Japanese and Chinese Language Promotion Policies in UK Higher Education, Yi Yang, Chinese lecturer at Regent’s University London and a PhD student at Durham University, UK
• From Local to Global: Integrating Virtual Work Experience into Global Education Governance, Ed Holroyd Pearce, Associate Fellow of the Global China Academy; Co-Founder and President of Virtual Internships (tbc).
• Reimagining Internationalisation, Professor Steve Jones, Professor of Higher Education, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK

Discussion, Q&A

14:55-15:10    Coffee/tea break

15:10-16:20    Panel 4 Education Financing and Sustainable Development

Chair and discussant: Mr. Charles Grant, Trustee of the Global China Academy Broad of Trustees and Director of the Centre for European Reform (tbc)

Speakers (10 minutes each):

• An educational response to the climate and nature emergency, Professor Justin Dillon, Professor of Science and Environmental Education, IOE, University College London
• Integrating Industry and Education: Financing Models for Cultural Innovation and Sustainable Development (tbc), Professor LIN Tianqiang, Chair of Digital Culture Industry and Finance Committee, China Cultural Information Association (CCIA); Founder, Eternal Life Think Tank, China
• Financing Knowledge Futures: Building Research Capability for Sustainable Global Education, ???, Research team of the British Council (tbc)
• New Research Universities of Science and Technology in China: A Social Innovation Legitimized by Technology and Economic Innovation, Dr LI Xu, Associate Dean of the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China (pre-recorded video)
• AI and Liberal Arts Education: The BNBU Paradigm in China and Its Global Outreach, Professor CHEN Zhi FHKAH, President of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), China

Discussion, Q&A

16:20-16:45    Closing Session

Chair: Professor Xiangqun Chang FRSA FGCA and President of Global China Academy, Honorary Professor of University College London (2015-20), Distinguished Professor of Nankai University  

Closing remarks (8 minutes each):

• From Inequality to Inclusive Growth: Global Education Governance in a Changing World (tbc), Professor WU Yuxiao, Dean of School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Nanjing University, China
• Global Education in Dialogue: Reflections and Ways Forward, Professor Li Li, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Exeter; Deputy Secretary General (UK Lead): UK-China Humanities Alliance for Higher Education (UKCHA), UK

17:00  Close

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19:00-21:00   10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner of the Global China Dialogue Series of Forums

Chair:

Ian Stafford FGCA, founder of the Sport Club and a multiple award-winning English sports journalist, author (of 23 books) and broadcaster, UK

Greetings in person (1-2 minutes each, tbc):

• Professor Martin Albrow FAcSS FRSA FGCA, Emeritus Professor of University Cardiff, Former President of the British Sociological Association (BSA), Founding and Past Honorary President of GCA (2013–2021), UK
• Professor Laurence Roulleau-Berger FGCA, Vice President of Global China Academy, UK; Emeritus Research Director at National Centre for Scientific Research); French Director, Sino-European International Advanced Laboratory “Post-Western Sociology in Europe and in China” (ENS Lyon / Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), France
• Professor David Parkin FBA FGCA, Emeritus Professor of social anthropology, Fellow of All Souls College, at the University of Oxford; Honorary Fellow at SOAS, UK
• Professor Fiona Moore FGCA, School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

Video messages from some absent GCA Board of Trustees, GCA Council, and GCA Fellows (1 minutes each, in alphabetical order) – to be invited and played during the dialogue at the Misic room and the Dinner

Venue: Peacock London (County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 7PB)

21:00  Close

[1] Note: Panel I “Governance Innovation and Technological Empowerment” is a special panel. Last year, the 9th Global China Dialogue focused on “Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence,” covering four panels: Ethical Frameworks and Accountability in Artificial Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence in Society Building and Governance; Global Shifts in Perceptions and Attitudes in the AI Era; and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Health, Media, and Communication. Next year, the 11th Global China Dialogue will focus on “Global AI and Data Governance.” This year, the 10th Global China Dialogue features a panel on “AI and Education,” designed to highlight the importance of intergenerational dialogue and the unique role of emerging scholars in shaping global education governance. This panel mainly consists of young scholars and students, representing the voices of the next generation. The emphasis on the “future” runs throughout the programme, and it is also a central theme of this year’s keynote speech and closing remarks.

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• Kai Laing 07767 711908
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