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Centre for German Studies launched at Peking University
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Peking University and the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
decided to set up and jointly fund a new Centre for German Studies at
Peking University with the objective of improving Chinese-German co-
operation in the field of social sciences and humanities.
For Professor Xu Zhihong, the President of Peking University, the
new centre is in line with the re-orientation of international co-
operation policies towards Europe. "Before, we had more contacts with
American universities, ...
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