Perspectives is a series of brief academic lectures sponsored by the Institute for Global Public Policy (IGPP) of Fudan University. The series invites scholars and practitioners to share their research, academic thoughts, frontier practices, and theoretical innovations on important global issues and policies, providing a fast track for the general public to understand today’s complex public governance. The videos are mainly from the recorded lectures by invited speakers. Some are edited from lectures hosted by the IGPP or from lectures delivered by IGPP professors in academic conferences.

By sharing the Perspectives videos, IGPP exhibits its rich academic and research activities, and provides a high-quality platform for the publication and dissemination of frontier theoretical and practical innovations. 

Copyright and disclaimer

The video series is copyrighted by IGPP and provided free to academia and the public. The video shall not be used for commercial or political purposes by any organizations and individuals without the written consent of IGPP and the speakers. Copies and quotations of the content or ideas in the video shall be appropriately attributed to the source. The opinions, data, and other information contained in the video posted represent the views of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of IGPP.

The Penn-Fudan Virtual Series on Global Issues and Governance is jointly sponsored by the Institute for Global Public Policy (IGPP) at Fudan University and the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC) at University of Pennsylvania. Bringing together solid academic foundations and cutting-edge studies of the two top universities in social science, public policy, and global governance, the series invites outstanding scholars and practitioners from China, the US, and other countries to have candid and in-depth dialogues on important issues such as global health, climate change and sustainable development, urbanization, population and migration, poverty alleviation, technology innovation and management, and economic and trade cooperation. The series aims to build a platform for knowledge creation, exchange, and sharing, and to strengthen friendship and intellectual collaboration between China and the US and around the world.  

The Penn-Fudan Virtual Series on Global Issues and Governance offers viewing on both Zoom Webinar and WeChat Livestream. Each event invites 2-4 speakers to have a comparative dialogue on a specific global policy issue and have a Q&A session with the online audience. Video of the event will be released on IGPP and PWCC’s official media and free to the global audience.

Copyright and disclaimer

The video series is copyrighted by IGPP and PWCC and provided free to academia and the public. The video shall not be used for commercial or political purposes by any organizations and individuals without the written consent of IGPP, PWCC, and the speakers. Copies and quotations of the content or ideas in the video shall be appropriately attributed to the source. The opinions, data, and other information contained in the video posted represent the views of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of IGPP or PWCC.