BOURNEMOUTH University’s Global Festival of Learning heads to China and Hong Kong this month, showcasing the best of BU research, education and professional practice.

The global festival will take place in Chengdu, Hangzhou and Beijing, culminating with a day supporting the GREAT Festival in Hong Kong, organised by the UK government’s Department for International Trade (DIT).

This is the third year the festival has gone global, with events also planned in Europe and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, while a week of events has already taken place across India.

For 2018, the overarching theme of the Festival of Learning is ‘Global Education 2050: The Future of Learning in China and UK’. Participants will be giving presentations and debating the subject of the future of global education.

In Chengdu, academics from Bournemouth University (BU) will speak about education and sport, and the future of talent development, in partnership with the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE).

The Festival will then head to Dream Town, Hangzhou, for panel discussions and presentations on the future of talent in the creative industries in the UK and China.

The BU delegation will then move to Beijing, and to Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (CUPES) for a day of hands on sport training and keynote talks about sport and community.

Dr Sonal Minocha, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at Bournemouth University, said: "We are looking forward to engaging with partners, prospective students, colleagues, and alumni in China as we showcase our distinctive blend of education, research and practice through the lens of global education."

BU’s global Festival of Learning will culminate in Hong Kong, where BU will join a number of other UK universities showcasing the best of innovation from BU and the UK higher education sector.

The GREAT Festival of Innovation takes place from March 21-24 in Hong Kong. BU will be among contributors such as Bloomberg, HSBC and BMW for the event.