The University of Nottingham

The Chinese Ambassador and Lord Prescott have officially opened the University’s School of Contemporary Chinese Studies (SCCS). His Excellency Liu Xiaoming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the UK, joined the former Deputy Prime Minister to open the Si Yuan Centre.

The SCCS is a leading national and international institute dedicated to research and degree programmes about the study of China. It was established in 2007 to bring together the former Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies with the China Policy Institute (CPI). The school also houses the prestigious Nottingham Confucius Institute.

The low-carbon, £4m academic facility is on Jubilee Campus and provides a peaceful and creative environment for teaching and the study of Chinese language and culture. It will also be used for the display of visiting exhibits and Chinese artefacts and for hosting Sino-UK business engagement events.