Brock
in China
Agreements with China
People – faculty
members,
researchers,
graduate and
undergraduate
students – are the
foundation for
innovation in
Canada and
internationally. By
investing in people
and their ideas,
Brock University
attracts outstanding
scientists and
scholars and
encourages
academic and
research exchanges
among scholars,
scientists and
students from
around the world.
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City University of Hong Kong
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Fujian Normal University
Guangxi Normal University
Jiangsu University
Minjiang University
Ontario-Jiangsu Exchange Consortium
Shanghai University,
College of International Business
Administration
• University of International Business and
Economics
• Wuhan University
Faculty Experience and
Expertise in China
Applied Linguistics
Cheng Luo, Associate Professor of Applied
Linguistics, conducts research on language
universals in typological linguistics, focus
structure, second language literacy, and
acquisition of second language high digit
numerical expressions. He is also an adjunct
professor at Wuhan University where he
teaches short term courses each year. Luo
holds visiting professorships with Guangxi
University and Xiangfan University. In
addition, at Brock he has hosted many
visiting international scholars and professors
from China.
Biological Sciences
Recently Michael Bidochka, Professor in the
Department of Biological Sciences travelled to
China to take part in the planning of a fungal
genome sequencing initiative led by Chinese
academics. During his stay, he was invited to
present seminars at the Shanghai institute of
Plant Physiology and Ecology and Chongquing
University. He also visited scientists at
Southwest Agricultural University at
Chongqing, at Chengdu University and
Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. The fungal
genome project involves sequencing and
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analysis of the genomes of up to five insect
pathogenic fungi. By sequencing the genomes
and comparative analysis of the genes, the
scientists hope to determine which genes are
required for insect virulence. The even broader
implications are to research the evolution of
pathogen virulence factors and strategies that
pathogens use to infect their hosts.
Education
Susan Drake, Professor of Education, visited
Hong Kong in November 2008 and conducted
a seminar/workshop on integrated curriculum
assessment at the Interdisciplinary and
Creative Arts Education Summit organized by
the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Chunlei Lu, Assistant Professor of Education,
has received research grants from the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada (SSHRC) and Sport Canada as Primary
Investigator of “Chinese-Canadians’
Perspectives on Health and Fitness.” Lu has
also published many papers in journals for
physical education. Recently, his article “The
dragon has awoken: A cross-cultural
perspective on sports in China” was accepted
by Harvard Asian Pacific Review, a premier
journal featuring issues of the Asia-Pacific
region.
Tony DiPetta, Associate Professor of Education
and Director of the Centre for Continuing
Teacher Education, offers international ESL
courses to provide teachers from school boards
in the Niagara and Hamilton/Wentworth
regions with an intensive, hands-on
professional development and cultural
experience, as well as an ESL qualification to
broaden their teaching expertise at home and
abroad. This special course starts at the
Hamilton campus of Brock University and
finishes in China. Every year, more than 60
students participate in the program and teach
in local schools in three Chinese provinces.
The program was founded and began eight
years ago by Don Dworet, Associate Professor
of Education. More than 400 teachers have
benefited from this exciting Chinese training
program.
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Finance
Tourism and Environment
Zhongzhi He, Associate Professor of Finance,
recently joined Brock having previously
worked as a Quantitative Financial Analyst
at Lehman Brothers in New York. In
November 2008, he was interviewed by
People’s Daily to comment on Lehman’s
failure from his insider’s view. He also was a
Visiting Professor at the Central University of
Finance and Economics in Beijing. He
teaches Corporate Finance and Portfolio
Management and his research projects focus
on empirical asset pricing, active portfolio
management, mutual fund governance, and
risk management.
John Middleton, Associate Professor of
Tourism and Environment and Biological
Sciences, has worked collaboratively on
waste management issues in Chongquing.
Mathematics
Yuanlin Li, Professor of Mathematics, visited
Nankai University in May and June 2008 and
delivered a series of lectures about group
rings. He continues to conduct joint research
with his colleague Weidong Gao on
combinatorial problems in group theory.
Their joint research has resulted in a funded
research project and two joint papers. He
also visited Nanjing University, Southeast
University and Shanghai Jao-Tong University
and gave several invited talks on reversible
group rings and duo group rings.
Philosophy
Wing-Cheuk Chan, Associate Professor of
Philosophy, published a paper in the Journal
of Chinese Philosophy titled “On Heidegger’s
Interpretation of Aristotle: A Chinese
Perspective.”
Hans-Georg Moeller, Professor of Philosophy,
studied Chinese Philosophy at Fudan
University in Shanghai (1987-1989). He was
a Visiting Scholar at Hong Kong University in
1994. He was awarded the Straniak
Philosophy Prize in 1995 and he has
published numerous books and articles on
Chinese and comparative philosophy.
Courses at Brock relating
to China
Programs at Brock for China
• Brock International
Visiting International Professor and
Visiting International Scholar (VIS)
Programs
• International Services
Wuhan International Summer Program
History
Intellectuals and Revolution in 20th-Century
China (HIST 4V56): Major themes in the
history of Chinese intellectuals in the 20th
century, especially their involvement in the
Communist revolution and the development
of the People’s Republic of China.
Intercultural Studies
Taoism (INTC 3P95): Taoist philosophy of the
classical period focusing on the Lao Tzu (Tao
Te Ching) and the Chuang Tzu.
Chinese Social History (HIST 3P89): Special
and cultural history of China from 221 BC to
the mid 20th century.
Modern Languages, Literatures and
Cultures
Mandarin Chinese (MAND 1P00, 1P01, 1P80,
1P81): four levels of Mandarin courses are
offered at Brock.
Political Science
The Rise of China (POLI 2P42): China’s
emergence as an economic and political
power: political, cultural and economic
implications. Impact of China on Canada as a
Pacific nation from government and business
perspectives. Implications for Canadian
identity of greater China as Canada’s main
source of immigrants.
• Faculty of Business
International Master of Accountancy
(IMAcc)
Master of Business Administration
(International Student Program)
Professional Master’s Preparation
Certificate Program
• Faculty of Education
Master of Education (International Student
Program)
Professional Master’s Preparation
Certificate Program
• Faculty of Humanities
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics/TESL
• Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Master of Science in Biotechnology
(International Cohort)
For more information contact:
Brock International
www.brocku.ca/brockinternational
905-688-5550, ext. 4088
E-mail: brockint2@brocku.ca
Heilongjiang 2
Jilin 3
Political Science
Charles Burton, Associate Professor of
Political Science, is a specialist in
Comparative Politics, Government and
Politics of China, Canada-China Relations,
and Human Rights. Burton served as
Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy to
China from 1991 to 1993 and 1998 to 2000.
Burton is widely published in books,
journals, and the media on the subject of
Chinese politics and the foreign policies of
advanced industrialized nations toward
China.
Xingjiang 1
Sichuan 1
Chongqing 1
Guizhou 1
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Beijing 3
Tianjin 4
Hebei 6
Shanxi 2 Shandong 2
Jiangsu 5
Shaanxi 3
Shanghai 5
Anhui 1
Hubei 12
Guangdong 1
Where do our VIS scholars
come from in China?
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Fujian 4
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