1 May to 4 May 2025

Our Forum

In order to further promote the exchange and development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) education on a global scale and promote practice innovation, Lancaster University Confucius Institute will host the International Forum on Globalization and Cross-Cultural Communication of TCM Education to provide discussion and cooperation at a broader level. The forum aims to explore a new path for the globalization of TCM education, solve communication problems, and promote the global development of TCM through academic exchanges and cooperation. The conference focuses on education promotion, cooperation strengthening and cross-cultural exchanges, bringing together the wisdom of experts from many countries, enhancing the influence of traditional Chinese medicine, promoting education reform, and establishing international cooperation mechanisms.

Themes

1. TCM Health Education and Cross-cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization

2. Formulation and practical exploration of international TCM professional accreditation standards

3. International dissemination of Chinese medicine culture in Confucius Institutes in the context of international Chinese education

4. The core concepts of TCM in a cultural context and their cross-cultural interpretation

5. Core TCM concepts are disseminated across cultures through new technologies

6. Reinterpreting the ethics and core concepts of TCM in a global context

7. The global adaptation of TCM and its integration with the Western medical system

8. Other related topics

Supporters and Academic Partners

Hosts:

• Lancaster University
• The Education Instruction Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
• The Translation Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
• The Traditional Chinese Medicine Translation Group, Tsinghua University
• The School of Culture and Health Communication, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Center for Research and Communication of TCM Culture)

Co-organisers:

• Lancaster University Confucius Institute
• UK Centre for Chinese Medicine
• The Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK (ATCM)
• The International Research Center for the Cultural Transmission of Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• The UK-Lan College of Chinese Medicine, the European Institute of Acupuncture (EIA)
• The Centre for Translation of Classical Texts and Overseas Sinology, Nanjing Agricultural University

Co-sponsors:

• Lancaster University Confucius Institute
• The Education Instruction Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
• The Committee of Translation, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
• The Foreign Translation Group of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tsinghua University
• School of Culture and Health Communication, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Supporting Organisations:

• China UK TCM Center and Shulan College of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
• The International Communication Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine
• Center for Translation of Chinese Classics, Nanjing Agricultural University
• Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK

Keynote speakers

• Professor Binhua Wang

Elected Member of European Academy of Science and Arts

Chair/Professor of Interpreting and Translation Studies, University of Leeds

• Professor Charlotte Baker

Associate Dean for Engagement for the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Lancaster University

• Dr Andy Knox

Interim Medical Director, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board 

• Lepeng Wang

Director, National Base for International Promotion of Chinese Medicine Culture (Beijing), Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

• Professor Jinghui Wang

Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, Tsinghua University

• Dr Amily Guénier

Lecturer in Chinese Studies, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University

Deputy Director, Lancaster University Confucius Institute

• Professor Qinglong Peng

Distinguished Professor, School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• Professor Veronika Koller

Professor of Discourse Studies, Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University

Program and registration

How to contact us

Please email tcm-conference@lancaster.ac.uk