On March 28th, 2023, the International Communication Association (ICA) China Chapter was established at Tsinghua University.
ICA President Noshir S. Contractor stated that the association has been committed to internationalization since the 1970s. Today, the association has over 6,800 members in 87 countries. Contractor emphasized that the establishment of the ICA China Chapter will contribute to advancing academic research and global collaborations in communication.
Zhou Qing’an, the Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, highlighted that the establishment of the ICA China Chapter can help promote Chinese universities’ collaboration and interaction with the international academic community and contribute to the development of communication research worldwide.
Chen Changfeng, Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University and the President of the Asian-Pacific Communication Alliance (APCA), emphasized that the founding members of the ICA China Chapter from the top universities in China will successfully lead future development of journalism and communication research in China. She hopes that ICA’s new local chapter mechanism can contribute to collaborations with regional associations such as the APCA and enhance regional academic exchanges.
Noshir S. Contractor, the President of the ICA, and Zhu Mengxiao, the 2023 Chair of the ICA China Chapter, jointly signed the certificate of the establishment of the ICA China Chapter, announcing its official establishment.
The ICA China Chapter is the third local chapter of the International Communication Association (ICA) in the world. The founding universities of the ICA China Chapter include: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the University of Science and Technology of China. The Chapter aims to contribute to the internationalization of the academic community of communication studies and provide a platform for Chinese communication scholars to participate in international academic exchanges.
Editor: Li Han
