16.01.2026 - 10:00:00

Co-organized Guest Lecture by Qingxiu Bu

Africa in Great Power Competition: China, the USA, and Global Governance  |  Fri, 16 January 2026, 10.00–13.00 h CET  |  College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen

Qingxiu Bu is Reader in Global Law at the University of Sussex, Falmer/Brighton (UK) and Senior Fellow at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities, University Alliance Ruhr, Essen.

PROGRAM
• Welcome address: Sebastian Bersick, Co-Director of AREA Ruhr
• Lecture: Qingxiu Bu
• Discussion

Venue: College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Lindenallee 39–41, Essen.
No registration required.
Co-organised by Dr Qingxiu Bu who is currently a Senior Fellow at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities (University Alliance Ruhr – UA Ruhr), AREA Ruhr – Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr, and the Institute of Geography at Ruhr University Bochum (Prof. Thomas Feldhoff).

More information: https://www.area-ruhr.de/202512161101481830/