Orla Flynn of Cork Institute of Technology gave the speech at the Cork China Business Summit in Cork, 13 July as part of Asia Business Week Ireland 2015

1. 13 July 2015
City Hall, Cork
Making the Leap: From Twinning to
Partnership to Success With China
Orla Flynn
Vice President of External Affairs,
Cork Institute of Technology

2. http://www.cit.ie
Making the Leap: From Twinning to
Partnership to Success With China
Orla Flynn
13 July 2015

3. From TWINNING …
CIT Crawford College of Art & Design (CCAD)
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4. Culture and Visual Arts
CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery
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5. Twinning initiatives …
 Cork and Shanghai are twinned cities since 2005.
 Initial connections made by CCAD with Shanghai in
2009 through participation in a Cork City delegation
visit to Shanghai, supported by Cork City Council
twinning grant.
 Follow-up visit a year later
 Beginnings of collaboration in the glass
discipline
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6. To PARTNERSHIP
 Student Exchange since 2012
 Two-way
 Two students go to China (with support from twinning grant)
 Two students come to Cork
 Two month duration
 MOU signed between CIT and Shanghai University in March
2012
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7. Year of Craft 2011
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8. Chase Wind II (Prof. Xiao Wei Zhuang)
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9. WARRIOR (Prof. Xiao Wei Zhuang)
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10. Ancient Well (Prof. Xiao Wei Zhuang)
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11. PARTNERSHIP
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12. Student Exchange
Luke Sisk
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13. Student Exchange
Luke Sisk
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14. Student Exchange
Luke Sisk
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15. Student Exchange
Luke Sisk
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16. Student Exchange
Andrew Whitelaw
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17. Student Exchange
Andrew Whitelaw
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18. Student Exchange
Peter Martin
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19. Student Exchange
Peter Martin
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20. Leading towards SUCCESS
 Subsequent exhibitions in Shanghai and Beijing involving staff,
student and graduate work:
 Shanghai University College of Fine Art
 CIT CCAD
 Tsinghua University Academy of Arts and Design
 Staff confidence to develop more international partnerships and
deeper relationships
 Participation in Irish Wave (Beijing, Shanghai, 2012 - 2014)
 Shanghai Art Fair (2013)
 Solo Staff Exhibitions (2014)
 Participation in EUNIC China Europe conference (2013)
 Participation in IMPACT conference in Hangzhou (2015)
Confidence to Build more …
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21. Impact on Students and Graduates …
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22. In China …
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23. And in Cork …
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24. For Visiting Students too!
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25. SUCCESS
 Opportunity for students from Ireland to spend time in China
 Deeper understanding and awareness of cultural differences
 Opportunity to share and exchange cultural practices
 Legacy of confidence instilled in all participating staff and
students
 Creativity and determination to find funding avenues
….. AND, as a small country we have gained:
 Opportunities for building markets for Irish art
 Opportunities for Irish artists to build profile in China
 Opportunities to engage in collaborative research
Outcomes, Values and Legacies
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26. http://www.cit.ie
Thank You!
Orla Flynn
13 July 2015
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27. Cork China Business Summit
13 July 2015
City Hall, Cork
Embracing New Opportunities
Entering a Second Decade of Economic Cooperation