"Making the Leap: From Twinning to Partnership to Success With China" Orla Flynn

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13 July 2015 City Hall, Cork Making the Leap: From Twinning to Partnership to Success With China Orla Flynn Vice President of External Affairs, Cork Institute of Technology

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13 July 2015City Hall, Cork

Making the Leap: From Twinning to Partnership to Success With China

Orla FlynnVice President of External Affairs,

Cork Institute of Technology

http://www.cit.ie

Making the Leap: From Twinning to Partnership to Success With China

Orla Flynn13 July 2015

From TWINNING …

CIT Crawford College of Art & Design (CCAD)

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Culture and Visual Arts

CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery

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Twinning initiatives …

Cork and Shanghai are twinned cities since 2005. Initial connections made by CCAD with Shanghai in 2009

through participation in a Cork City delegation visit to Shanghai, supported by Cork City Council twinning grant.

Follow-up visit a year later Beginnings of collaboration in the glass

discipline

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To PARTNERSHIP

Student Exchange since 2012 Two-way Two students go to China (with support from twinning grant) Two students come to Cork Two month duration

MOU signed between CIT and Shanghai University in March 2012

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Year of Craft 2011

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Chase Wind II (Prof. Xiao Wei Zhuang)

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WARRIOR (Prof. Xiao Wei Zhuang)

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Ancient Well (Prof. Xiao Wei Zhuang)

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PARTNERSHIP

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Student Exchange

Luke Sisk

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Student Exchange

Luke Sisk

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Student Exchange

Luke Sisk

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Student Exchange

Luke Sisk

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Student Exchange

Andrew Whitelaw

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Student Exchange

Andrew Whitelaw

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Student Exchange

Peter Martin

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Student Exchange

Peter Martin

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Leading towards SUCCESS

Subsequent exhibitions in Shanghai and Beijing involving staff, student and graduate work: Shanghai University College of Fine Art CIT CCAD Tsinghua University Academy of Arts and Design

Staff confidence to develop more international partnerships and deeper relationships Participation in Irish Wave (Beijing, Shanghai, 2012 - 2014) Shanghai Art Fair (2013) Solo Staff Exhibitions (2014) Participation in EUNIC China Europe conference (2013) Participation in IMPACT conference in Hangzhou (2015)

Confidence to Build more …

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Impact on Students and Graduates …

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In China …

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And in Cork …

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For Visiting Students too!

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SUCCESS

Opportunity for students from Ireland to spend time in China Deeper understanding and awareness of cultural differences Opportunity to share and exchange cultural practices Legacy of confidence instilled in all participating staff and students Creativity and determination to find funding avenues

….. AND, as a small country we have gained:

Opportunities for building markets for Irish art Opportunities for Irish artists to build profile in China Opportunities to engage in collaborative research

Outcomes, Values and Legacies

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http://www.cit.ie

Thank You!

Orla Flynn

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Cork China Business Summit

13 July 2015City Hall, Cork

Embracing New Opportunities

Entering a Second Decade of Economic Cooperation