International Journalism and Communication Deans’ Conference Successfully Held

The International Journalism and Communication Deans' Conference was jointly held on Dec. 17th 2022 by School of Journalism and Communication of RUC, China Association of Higher Education and Research Center of Journalism and Social Development of RUC.

This forum is themed at "Inheritance and Innovation: International Journalism and Communication in the Context of Civilization Diversity". Over a hundred Deans of schools of journalism and communication and chief editors of academic journals from both home and abroad attended the meeting. They delivered keynote speeches on topics like "The New Form of Human Civilization and Innovative Disciplinary Development of Journalism and Communication", "Creating International Communication Theoretical System Through Mutual Learning", and "Top-notch Talent Cultivation for Chinese Modernization".

Hu Baijing, Vice President of RUC, attended the opening ceremony and welcomed all participants in his keynote speech. Zhou Yong, Dean of School of Journalism and Communication of RUC, hosted the meeting together with Zhang Fenghui, Council Chair of the School. Deans and experts from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Communication University of China, Wuhan University, Nanyang Technological University, Lomonosov Moscow State University and University of Bonn, etc. shared their views at different units of the main forum. Over a thousand teachers and students watched the meeting online.

The International Journalism and Communication Deans' Conference is a featured project of School of Journalism and Communication, RUC, which has been held for six consecutive years. It serves to promote exchanges and mutual leaning among diverse civilizations, and improve China's international communication.