Tour the World
2009 Lecture Series
The award-winning lecture series showcases selected PSU international visiting professors for an international lecture series on the campus of Portland State University. The lecture series is free and open to the public.
The “Tour the World” lecture series is sponsored by the Office of International Affairs and Summer Session.
Upcoming Lectures
The 2009 Lecture Series has concluded. Please check back here in 2010 for a list of the 2010 scheduled lectures.
2009 Lecture Series
The award-winning lecture series showcases selected Portland State University visiting professors participating in the International Visiting Professor (IVP) program. The international lecture series is held on the campus of PSU. The lecture series is free and open to the public.
IVP Lecture: Billions of Entrepreneurs – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Zhejiang Province, China
Dr. Jun Jin, China, Innovation Management
Jul 8 (Weds)| Noon to 1:00pm
Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 238
IVP Lecture: The German Car Industry Revs Up in the Current Global Economic Condition
Dr. Ingo Klein, Germany, Economics
Jul 15 (Weds) | Noon to 1:00pm
Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 236
IVP Lecture: Love letters of Russian Poets and Writers of the 19th century
Dr. Natalia Zhivolupova and Dr. Alexander Kochetkov, Russia, Literature
Jul 28 (Tues)| Noon to 1:00pm
Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 238
IVP Lecture: The Environment in Contemporary Italian Literature
Dr. Anna Baldini, Italy, Environmental Sciences and Literature
Aug 4 (Tues)| Noon to 1:00pm
Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 238