Selected Events 2006Guest lecture on China at Frankfurt University's East-Asia Institute |
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June 21, 2006. Marking a new cooperation between the U.S. Consulate General and Frankfurt University’s Interdisciplinary Center for East-Asian Studies (IZO), Jacob Park, professor of business and public policy at Greenmountain College in Vermont, gave a lecture on "China and Sustainable Development: Global Risks and Opportunities" at IZO on June 21. Prof. Park shared his original year-long research on the tremendous ecological challenges resulting from China’s rapid economic growth and discussed with students and faculty the implications for Europe and the U.S. of China’s transition from a production site for foreign companies to a world leader in high-end research and development. |
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