The Nordic Centre has eight office spaces for visiting scholars, i.e. academics from our member universities who come to Shanghai to conduct research, collaborate with partners in their field, or other purposes. Durations can vary from a few days to several months.

We offer the visiting scholars help with such things as getting in contact with relevant Chinese researchers, practicalities of locating to China temporarily, library and IT facilities, business cards, and more. Please read our HANDBOOK FOR VISITING SCHOLARS to learn more about this opportunity (last updated in 2023). 

Please write to veli-matti.palomaki(at)nordiccentre.net to book a space or hear more -- but please do read the handbook first as it probably answers many of your questions. 

Click here for an interview with one of our visiting scholars, Ole Johannes Kaland from the University of Bergen, from February, 2024.

You can also read a blog article by another visiting scholar, Eero Suoranta from the University of Helsinki, from October, 2024.