Julie Yu-Wen Chen

Julie Yu-Wen Chen (Chinese: 陳玉文) is a professor of Chinese studies in the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She additionally holds the position of Asian studies coordinator within the same faculty. Trained as a political scientist, she specializes in International Relations and China. Her research focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to exploring China’s relations with the rest of the world, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region and the post-Soviet countries.

Originally from Taiwan, Chen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from National Taiwan University, which included a year of exchange at Concordia University in Canada. Subsequently, she obtained a Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University, in collaboration with The Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael. Finally, she completed her PhD in Social Sciences under the guidance of Gerald Schneider, an eminent political scientist at the University of Konstanz in Germany.

Following her postdoctoral research at the University of Konstanz in Germany and La Trobe University in Australia, she commenced her academic career at Academia Sinica in Taiwan, University College Cork in Ireland, and Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. In 2016, Chen was hired by the University of Helsinki as a professor of Chinese studies. She performed the dual role of developing Chinese studies as a new discipline at the university and leading the only Confucius Institute in Finland. Within the framework of the Confucius Institute system, it is common to have two directors. Chen served as the Finnish director, advocating for the interests of Finland in educational cooperation with China. Chen directed the institute from January 2016 to January 2023.

Chen has given interviews to various international media, such as The Guardian (UK), Vlast (Kazakhstan), The Diplomat (USA), Asahi Shimbun (Japan), Awarelogue (Sri Lanka), Voice of America (USA), Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly (Hong Kong), Aktualne (Czech Republic), The Wall Street Journal (USA), Helsingin Sanomat (Finland), L'Express (France), Le Soir (Belgium), Weekendavisen (Denmark), People’s Daily (China), and China Radio International (China).

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