Head of LPS signs historic exchange agreement with National Taiwan University
By: Laura Arnold
Last updated: Thursday, 28 February 2013
Stephen Shute and Professor Ming-Yan Shieh (Dean of the College of Law at the National Taiwan University) sign the exchange agreement.
Stephen Shute presenting to students of the NTU
Stephen Shute in a mooting court at the NTU
The Head of Law, Politics and Sociology, Professor Stephen Shute, has signed an historic exchange agreement between the University of Sussex and National Taiwan University as part of a wider trip to the Far East and New Zealand. The agreement establishes an exchange programme for students and faculty from the Sussex Law School and from the College of Law at the National Taiwan University. The agreement was signed in Taiwan on Monday (25 February).
During his visit to the National Taiwan University, Professor Shute also gave guest lectures on ‘Studying Law in England’ and on ‘The Judiciary in England and Wales'.
While in Taiwan, Professor Shute visited the NCCU (National Chengchi University ) and met with the Dean of the College of Law about possible partnership arrangements.
The trip has also taken Professor Shute to New Zealand and China. In Wellington, New Zealand he gave a keynote address at the IPPF (International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation) Conference in Wellington on ‘Special Measures Used To Manage the Risk Posed By Offenders After the Expiry of a Penal Sentence'.
In China he visited the British Council to explore opportunities for recruitment and partnership in the field of LPS. He has also paid a visit to Renmin University, Beijing – a key institutional partner for Sussex. Professor Shute met with colleagues in the Law School to progress developments for a dual Masters degree in Governance and Corruption and to promote a £7,500 Sussex Santander scholarship available to one student of the Renmin Law school towards tuition fees for a Masters course in Law or Politics. Professor Shute also delivered a guest lecture on ‘The Judiciary in England and Wales'.
The purpose of the trip has been to strengthen relationships between these overseas universities and the University of Sussex.