"making the leap: from twinning to partnership to success with china" orla flynn
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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
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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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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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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