The Sino-Nordic Talks is a series of talks and lectures co-organised by the Nordic Centre and the Sino-Finnish Centre at Tongji University. The series aims to provide a platform for participants to learn, connect, and exchange ideas through engaging lectures.

Autumn semester 2026:

Remixing Nordics and China: An Entrepreneurship Journey Connecting the Two Market; presented by Rixin Jiang (CEO and co-founder of Nordic Friend) (14. October 2026)

Spring semester 2026:

Nordic Design: A Nordic Way of Connecting Services, Culture and Society; presented by Jarmo Suominen, Professor of Environmental Design and Director of the Advanced Environmental Design programme at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University (17. April 2026)

Understanding the Job-Seeking Challenges of Recent Grads – A Sino-Nordic Sociological Perspective; presented by Professor Tian Feng (Keynote speaker, Associate Dean and Professor of Sociology, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University), Professor Marina Svensson (Professor of Modern China at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University) and Dr. Annina Lattu (postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tampere and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) (20. May 2026)

From Participant to Changemaker: How to Shape Systems, Relationships, and Ideas through Co-creation; presented by Dr. Qingfan An (Assistant Professor at College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University) (24. June 2026)