Strengthening our partnership with Minzu University of China

The University of Sydney hosted a celebration of diverse traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture from different sides of the world, in collaboration with Minzu University of China and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. As part of the University of Sydney's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan and the Wingara Mura-Bunga Barrabugu objectives to foster local and global partnerships , the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) established a strategic relationship with Minzu University of China (MUC) and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC). Over the last five years there have been reciprocal visits by delegations from Sydney and Beijing, to promote research and advance the academy of the cultural heritage, knowledge and cultural expressions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and ethnic minorities in China. In September this year, the University of Sydney hosted a Chinese delegation on a visit to Aboriginal communities and agencies in central Australia, a symposium on campus and two concerts to celebrate the life, arts and knowledge of Indigenous culture. The Sharing Spaces: a Night of Chinese and Aboriginal dance performances brought together ethnic minority Chinese dancers from Beijing and performers from the University's Sydney Conservatorium of Music , as well as the Koomurri Aboriginal Dance Troupe who performed the Welcome to Country as part of their Corroboree. The performances celebrated diverse traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture from different sides of the world.