Professor Adam Hanieh Delivers Lecture to Students at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

On 26 October 2023, Professor Adam Hanieh delivered an inaugural lecture to a newly formed student association at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China – the Tsinghua University Student Association of China-MENA Friendship (THU-MENA). 

THU-MENA was established in 2023 to provide a space for Tsinghua University students from a diverse range of disciplines and degree programmes to expand their knowledge and interests in the Middle East. Professor Hanieh’s lecture was the first of a  three-part series aimed at introducing Tsinghua University students to the Gulf region of the Middle East. Some of the topics discussed included the legacies of British colonialism in the Gulf, the changing nature of world oil trade, and the connections between China and the Gulf. 

The lecture was co-organised with the Centre for West Asian and North Africa at the Institute for International and Area Studies, Tsinghua University.