HIKMA SUMMIT
OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Conferences
"The future of EU-China relations"
The conference will explore the evolving relationship between China and the European Union. The event aims to provide a historical overview of the relationship between European institutions and China. The analysis will focus on the current state of affairs, with speakers highlighting the key aspects of the contemporary geopolitical landscape that are shaping this dynamic partnership.
The conference will serve as a platform for experts to share insights and chart a path forward for this critical bilateral relationship and will offer potential perspectives and solutions to address the emerging challenges and opportunities in the EU-China relationship.
Philippe Le Corre
Philippe Le Corre, Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School (Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government and Ash Center for Innovation & Democratic Governance); Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Asia and Europe Programs); Associate Researcher, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique. Mr Le Corre currently is a Fellow-in-residence at CY Cergy-Paris University and ESSEC-IRENE. He previously served as a Fellow in The Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy Program and as a Senior Adviser to the French Defense Minister. He is also an Associate in Research with the John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University and the author of several books and reports on China-Europe relations.
Paola Morselli
Paola Morselli is a Junior Research Fellow at ISPI's Asia Center. Her research focuses on Asia, with a particular interest in China's and Southeast Asia political affairs, especially Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa from Ca’Foscari University of Venice, with a specific focus on Korea, Japan and China, and a Master’s degree in European and International Studies at the University of Trento.
Andreea Brinza
Andreea Brinza is the vice president of the Romanian Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific, is a leading figure in international relations and Asian studies. With a background in political science and a deep interest in global affairs, Brinza has dedicated her career to understanding and engaging with the complexities of the Asia-Pacific region.
Brinza is known for her efforts to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between Romania and Asia-Pacific countries through academic exchanges, cultural diplomacy, and public outreach initiatives. Her contributions have earned her recognition both domestically and internationally, making her a driving force in advancing scholarly research and strategic partnerships in this crucial part of the world.
Alessandro Albana
Alessandro Albana is an academic researcher with a PhD in Global Studies at the University of Bologna. He has carried out several studies and research experiences in China and other East Asian countries. He collaborates with the Asia Institute (Bologna) as a reserach fellow. Albana's research interests span the domestic politics and foreign policy, the political development and the social movements of China and East Asia.
Workshop
Court of Justice of the European Union Simulation
The aim of the workshop is to provide students with an overview of the functioning behind a trial in front of the European Court of Justice. After a theoretical introduction on the EUCJ, the students will be divided into three groups, representing respectively the Member State, the Commission, and the Court of Justice. The simulation will reproduce the phases of an action for non-compliance and the participants will have to study the case together and come to the conclusions to be presented later at trial. The final phase of the workshop will focus on an expert’s evaluation of the outcome of the case and its outcomes.
Susanna Villani
Dr. Susanna Villani is a Fixed-term Researcher (RTD-A) in EU Law at the Department of Legal Sciences, University of Bologna In 2018, she received her PhD in European Law from the University of Bologna in co-tutorship with the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Madrid.
Currently her research topics include: artificial intelligence and EU law; EU legal instruments and judicial protection in the field of climate change; the relationship between environmental degradation and migration; sustainable development and trade; international and EU disaster response law; EU external action; and the interaction between international and EU law.
The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA)
Bologna branch of the ELSA network - The European Law Students' Association: the largest association of law students and recent graduates in Europe, and among the largest in the world. Non-profit, apolitical, secular and independent, with more than 35 years of history, it boasts the honor of being an accredited member at the UN and an observer member at the Council of Europe.
The network operates on three levels: international, based in Brussels; national, with offices scattered in more than 40 European countries, including, since 1985 Italy; and finally at the local level.