Nordic Centre
30th Anniversary
In 2025, the Nordic Centre is celebrating its 30th Anniversary.
The main celebration will take place from October 23 to 24 in Shanghai, in conjunction with the Nordic Centre Council meeting on October 22, with other activities planned throughout the anniversary year.
We are currently looking for China-based Nordic businesses to join us as partners and make the celebration of this important milestone even better. We would like to introduce three levels of partnership packages for the Nordic Centre 30th Anniversary – Platinum Partner, Gold Partner and Silver Partner. We are also open to discussing a tailored arrangement that best aligns with your organization’s goals in terms of visibility, core business and other potential benefits.
The logo for the 30th Anniversary of the Nordic Centre has been chosen! A competition to design the logo closed recently with 10 submissions by students from BI Norwegian Business School, University of Helsinki, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Fudan University. The design that was chosen by the Anniversary Committee as the winner is by Jin Xi (金皙), an undergraduate student at Fudan University majoring in Journalism, Television and Broadcasting.
As elaborated by the designer: The logo is oval-shaped, symbolizing the Earth and reflecting the concept of internationalization. It uses four colours from the flags of the five collaborating countries: red, yellow, blue, and white, blending seamlessly to represent the fusion of various national cultures. At the top left corner of the "Earth" is the "W," and at the bottom right corner is the "e," symbolizing the relative positions of the Nordics and China. The "W" is shaped like a snow-capped mountain, representing Nordic characteristics and also suggesting "West." The "e" stands for "East" and is set against Fudan University’s signature blue. Together, the "W" and "e" form "We," symbolizing the friendly cooperation between the Nordics and China. Additionally, when viewed horizontally, the logo represents "30," marking the 30th anniversary of the Fudan Nordic Centre. The overall colour scheme is rich and vibrant, reflecting the colourful fusion of different cultures and the bright future of cooperation.
We congratulate Jin Xi for the winning submission! We also want to thank all of the participating students for their hard work and great design proposals.
Anniversary Committee:
Kirsi Korpela (Chair of the Committee, University of Turku, Finland)
Yvonne Xu (Fudan University, China)
Marina Svenson (Lund University, Sweden)
Marius Korsnes (NTNU, Norway)
Jan Ifversen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Haflidi Saevarsson (University of Iceland, Head of Nordic Centre Secretariat)
Veli-Matti Palomäki (Nordic Centre at Fudan University, Programme Manager)
If you have ideas or input for the anniversary, please share them with us by writing an email to the Nordic Centre Programme Manager: veli-matti.palomaki(at)nordiccentre.net
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