Statement

Martin Woesler strives to help to build up the field of Chinese Studies at Utah Valley University, within the framework of the Presidential Chinese Initiative with its Chinese Inititiative Executive Committee chaired by Dr. Fred White. Chinese Studies answers the demand of local business for graduates with Chinese language proficiency and Chinese cultural literacy. It prepares students for a globalized world with its dedicated faculty, in established institutions and study programs, as well as with further curriculum development. Being the 4th largest open-enrollment university in the United States and the largest university in Utah, UVU is a unique learning institution. In the field of Chinese Studies, it prepares its students for US-Chinese cross-cultural interaction.

(Past) positions

■ Since 07/2011 Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, United States
■ Since 01/2011 Advisor for Study Abroad Program and University Partnership with China, Ruhr University Bochum, Institute for Applied Work Management, Bochum, Germany
■ 09/2010-08/2011 Visiting Scholar at Harvard University in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
■ Since 10/2007 Professor of Intercultural Communication, Chair of Chinese Studies Program, University of Applied Languages, Munich, Bavaria, Germany; awarded tenure
■ 2006-09/2007 Assistant Professor, Chair of China College, University Witten, Faculty of Business and Economics, Sino German School of Governance, Witten, Germany, including teaching at Nanking University, University of International Business and Economics, Peking, China
■ 05/2004-2006 Research Associate, Chair of China College, University Witten, Faculty of Business and Economics, Witten, Germany
■ 1/2000-12/2000 Assistant Professor, Sino European Academy of Economy and Culture, Achern, Germany
■ 08/1998-07/1999 Visiting Scholar at Harvard University in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
■ 1994-2003 Temporary teaching and research appointments with Ruhr University Bochum, University Mainz, Germany, Goethe Institute Peking, China, Employee at German Embassy Peking, China

Research, Teaching, Publications