Recently, the international academic conference on “Issues of Creativity and Performance in Cross-Cultural Integration,” held within the framework of the international forum “Music Education: Towards a Unified World Space,” took place in Tashkent. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and hosted by the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture. Wang Jianhui, Dean of the School of International Arts, was invited to attend the conference and delivered an online keynote speech titled “Only What Is National Is International.” Guo Tingjun, Vice President of the School, also participated in the conference.

Scene from the academic conference on “Issues of Creativity and Performance in Cross-Cultural Integration,” held within the framework of the international forum “Music Education: Towards a Unified World Space.”

Wang Jianhui, Dean of the School of International Arts, delivering the keynote speech.

In his keynote speech, Wang Jianhui pointed out that Chinese and Uzbek musical cultures share a high degree of commonality in upholding their national identities. Chinese ethnic music has always regarded the national spirit as the soul of music. By adhering to the cultural philosophy of “making the past serve the present and making foreign things serve China,” it has continuously integrated modern Western musical techniques, taken on new forms, and stepped onto the international stage. Today, it has become a representative of world ethnic music cultures.

This participation fully demonstrates the School of International Arts’ s academic vitality in the field of international art education and has also established a platform for cooperation in art education exchanges between China and Uzbekistan. The School of International Arts will continue to promote international exchanges and cooperation, using art as a medium to tell China’ s story well and convey China’s voice.

Source: School of International Arts