Economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend, and win-win cooperation is an inevitable choice for human development. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a huge impact to economic globalization for multinational companies which are facing many important issues that need to be discussed and solved.

BNU Business School will launch a lecture series on Globalization and Multinational Companies from May 2021 to discuss how multinational corporations as participants in the globalized economy can achieve economic growth, trade facilitation, cultural integration and staff management, and lead the world towards a more balanced, open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial era.

In May and June 2021, the series proposes to schedule seven lectures.

Lecture 1  Trade Policy Uncertainty and Foreign Market Entry by Chinese Firms

Speaker: Meredith Crawley, professor of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge

Time: 6:00 p.m. May 19 (Wednesday)

Venue: 9406, Jingshi Building

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 639 088 66044, password: 111111

Online time: 6:30 p.m. May 19 (Wednesday)

Lecture 2  The Case of Cambridge Analytica and Its Implications for Personality Prediction Technology

Speaker: David Stillwell, professor of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge

Time: 6:00 p.m. May 20 (Thursday)

Venue: 9406 Jingshi Building

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 610 054 44002, password: 111111

Online time: 6:30 p.m. May 20 (Thursday)

Lecture 3  China and WTO Reform

Speaker: Meredith Crawley, professor of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge

Time: 6:00 p.m. May 21 (Friday)

Venue: 9406 Jingshi Building

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 611 746 09044, password: 111111

Online time: 6:30 p.m. May 21 (Friday)

Lecture 4  The Practice of Personality Prediction Technology by International Businesses

Speaker: David Stillwell, professor of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge

Time: May 27 (Thursday) 6:00 p.m.

Venue: Jingshi Building 9406

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 863 668 62366, password: 111111

Online time: May 27 (Thursday) 6:30 p.m.

Lecture 5  An Overview of the Current and Future Demand for International Higher Education

Speaker: Jon Beard, director of the Admissions Office at the University of Cambridge

Time: 6:00 p.m. May 27 (Thursday)

Venue: 9406 Jingshi Building

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 860 803 52547, password: 111111

Online time: 6:30 p.m. May 27 (Thursday) 

Lecture 6  Post-pandemic Firm Strategy in a Global Context

Speaker: Lionel Paolella,  associate professor of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge

Time: 6:00 p.m. June 20 (Sunday) 

Venue: Jingshi Building 9406

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 829 689 31762, password: 111111

Online time: 6:30 p.m. June 20 (Sunday) 

Lecture 7 The Importance of Organizational Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions

Speaker: Lionel Paolella,  associate professor of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge

Time: 6:00 p.m. June 27 (Sunday) 

Venue: Jingshi Building 9406

Online platform: ZOOM, meeting ID: 852 047 71348, password: 111111

Online time: 6:30 p.m. June 27 (Sunday)