Oasis in Graz 2010

NEXT- Verein für bildende Kunst- represented by Luise Kloos organized together with the Nomadic University an oasis in Graz which was titled „China goes to Europe". The cultural policy of China is to create Confucius Institutes (CI) all over Europe and also in Graz. In a series of lectures, experts discussed the historical, aesthetic, cultural, economic and educational implications of such a project. During a special Think Tank designed by Raymond Saner, the participants discussed the local conditions for such CI in the European context. The goal of the lectures and of the think tank was to generate insights that could be relevant for other European cities as well. The event was a collaboration involving NEXT- Verein für bildende Kunst, the Nomadic University, the City of Graz, the Land Steiermark and the Embassy of China in Vienna.