by Website Editor, 19 November 2013

The University of Edinburgh and China's Peking University signed a memorandum of understanding today on establishing joint centres for the study of Britain and China in Edinburgh and Beijing, reports Xinhua.

The move will lead to the creation of a world-leading centre in China studies at the University of Edinburgh and a Britain studies center at Peking University, which "will create an environment for world-leading research on both countries and a hub of teaching and research across the two universities to develop cutting-edge interdisciplinary joint research in strategic areas".

Liu Wei, Executive Vice President of Peking University, said the Britain studies centre at Peking University, which is expected to be launched in 2015, will gather experienced academics and graduate students.

We understand this centre in the Scottish capital will be primarily for postgraduate/post-doctoral work and will host seminars and conferences, and is in addition to the existing undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the University of Edinburgh.