Academic CentreMay 24 - Evolution and Integration of Asian Civilizations
Kalpaka boulevard 4, Room 215: 09:00-18:00
First panel 9:30-12:00
Moderator: prof. Kaspars Kļaviņš
9:30-10:00
Andrew Eungi Kim (Korea University)
Soka Gakkai International as a New Religious Movement of Korea:
Focusing on Daisaku Ikeda’s Religious Thoughts
10:00-10:30
Ain ul Khair (Central European University)
Colonial Body: Historicizing the Becoming of the Kashmiri Body
10:30-11:00
Li Yang (Ghent University)
The Change of Diplomatic Ideas in the Late Qing Dynasty (1840-1914): A Literature Review
11:00-11:30
Jiang Yingyao (Renmin University)
The Capital Issue and Socialist Market Economy in the New Era
11:30-12:00
Zhou Xiaolan (South China Normal University)
The Making of the Entrepreneurial Identity: A Comparative Sino-French Study on Long-Lasting Family Businesses
12:00-13:00 Break
Second Section 13:00-15:00
Moderator: prof. Jānis Priede
13:00-13:30
Jacek Skup (Jagiellonian University)
A Temple of National Consciousness: The Ram Mandir of Ayodhya and the Realization of a Political Myth
13:30-14:00
Yang Ting (South China Normal University)
The Historical Changes and Contemporary Wisdom of Ancient Chinese Role Model Culture
14:00-14:30
Valdis Pīrāgs (University of Latvia)
The Latvian Translation of Ashtanga Hridaya Sutrasthan – Experiences and Realisations
14:30 Presentation by foreign students about their intercultural experiences
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break, Room 108
Third Section 15:30-18:00
Moderator: Dr. Aleksandrs Simons
15:30-16:00
Aleksandrs Simons (National Library of Latvia)
The Daoist Notion of the “Interconnectedness of Man and Nature” in the Literature of Shen Congwen – The Case of “Ecosophy WH”
16:00-16:30
Xiao Yangyu (Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University)
Technology Risk Crimes and Legislative Response in China
16:30-17:00
Alīna Nidagundi (Riga Technical University and University of Latvia)
Mapping Berlin in Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri
17:00-17:30
Janka Farkas (Eötvös Loránd University)
Age of the Eco-Dharma: Taiwanese Humanistic Buddhism as Environmental Activism