On October 1, the GCLS academics – Dr Victoria Escaip, Associate Professor Chia-rong Wu, Dr Wei Teng, Dr Antonio Viselli, Anne Blumenthal and Associate Professor Alistair Swale – presented an annual panel discussing cultural diplomacy in COMS 420 Public Diplomacy (coordinator: Prof Natalia Chaban of Media & Comms). This event marks the ongoing collaboration between the two Departments in the context of internationalisation of higher education. It provides a uniquely rich reflection on what cultural diplomacy means as a concept and a practice, with special attention on the contribution of the GCLS team to inter-cultural dialogue at the UC, in Christchurch and nationally.
