1. Introduction: What Educational exchange Represent in the 21st Century—from Theory to Practice

2. US and USSR: Educational exchange and the Cold War: How Cultural and Educational Exchanges Raised the Iron Curtain?

3. How Cultural and Educational Exchanges Have Shaped Japan?

4. China and Taiwan: The Unprecedented Relationships Since 1987 and the Framework Formation of Cross-straitization.

5. Two Koreas: How Cultural and Educational Exchanges Can/ Cannot Make a Difference?

6. Two Germanys: The Unfinished Business after Unification.

7. Educational exchange between Africa and Europe.

8. Israel and Palestine: Peace and Conflict in the Backyard.

9. Islam vs. Non-Islam World: Can Cultural and Educational Exchanges Enhance Mutual Understanding and Respect?

10. In-class Project I: How Students at University of Vienna Can Enhance Peace-Making in the Global Era?

Assignment Instruction

Class will be divided into different Study Groups. Each group needs to select ONE of the assigned papers from the reading list and give a 10-minue summary presentation which includes: Main Theme, Major Issues and Arguments, Review Comments, etc. in the beginning of each class. A 10-minute Q &A session will follow after the presentations. The instructor will provide review comments and introduce relevant themes and issues from our readings and discussions. Role plays and debates might apply during the discussion.

Assessment

1. Class attendance and participation is preferred (20%)


2. Oral presentation (20%)


3. In-class project (60%)

1. Yale Richmond (2003). Cultural exchange and the Cold War: Raising the Iron Curtain. University Park: Penn State University Press.

2. Chuing Prudence Chou and Gregory S. Ching (2012). Taiwan Education at the Crossroad: When Globalization Meets Localization. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

3. Majhanovich, S. & Fox, C. (Eds.)( 2009). Living Together: Education and Intercultural Dialogue. Singapore: Springer.

4. Additional readings will be prepared on-line or in paperback format.