On November 8, 2025, the International Seminar Law and Confict Resolution was held via video conference, jointly hosted by the Law School of Liaoning University and the Center for Legal Sciences of the Federal University of Paraíba in Brazil, and co-organized by the Virtual Teaching and Research Office for Cultivating Foreign-related Rule of Law Talents of the Ministry of Education of China and the Collaborative Innovation Base for Cultivating Foreign-related Rule of Law Talents at Liaoning University (LNU). Yan Hai, Vice President of Liaoning University attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Yan Hai reviewed the history of cooperation between the two universities in China and Brazil. The two institutions have successfully held three international seminars on topics of mutual interest, which have continuously deepened academic exchanges between China and Brazil and gradually expanded the scope of discussions, making these seminars an important flagship in China-Brazil academic collaboration. He pointed out that this international seminar, centered on the theme of “Law and Confict Resolution”, aims to further enhance exchanges and cooperation in the field of jurisprudence between the two sides by jointly exploring practical approaches to resolving legal conflicts. This initiative not only continues the legacy of past collaborations but also looks forward to future development.
Anne Augusta Alencar Leite, Director of the Center for Legal Sciences at the Federal University of Paraíba in Brazil, expressed sincere gratitude to the scholars from various countries attending the event in her address. She highly commended the preparation and organization of the seminar and expressed the hope of strengthening partnerships between higher education institutions, providing solid academic support for advancing the construction of a China-Brazil community with a shared future.
Pablo Lecan, Graduate Program Coordinator and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Legal Sciences of the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil, stated in his address that he hopeed both sides would continue to build platforms and put into practice academic exchanges between China and Brazil, joining hands to stay at the forefront of legal knowledge and scientific research, and promoting deeper development of cooperation.
During the seminar exchange session, scholars from various countries discussed research progress and key achievements in their respective fields.
The seminar was attended by nearly 40 participants, including scholars, doctoral candidates, and master’s students from China, Brazil, Russia, Colombia, and other countries. The event was co-chaired by Ma Haitian, Deputy Dean of the Intellectual Property School, LNU and Professor Fernando Joaquim Ferreira Maia of the Center for Legal Sciences at the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.
In 2021, with the active support of the Chinese Consulate General in Recife, Brazil, the Law School of Liaoning University and the Center for Legal Sciences at the Federal University of Paraíba officially established their cooperative relationship. Since then, the two institutions have continued to deepen their exchanges through this platform. They have jointly organized three consecutive international seminars on the themes of “Law and Renewable Energy,” “Law and Water Resources,” and “Law and Confict Resolution,” publishing three conference proceedings. They have also promoted faculty exchanges and course sharing, achieving a two-way flow of academic resources.
This time, the law schools of China and Brazil jointly organized the International Seminar Law and Economic Development via video conference, inviting scholars from Russia and Colombia to participate in the discussion. This further expanded the scope of cooperation, extending China-Brazil collaboration from “bilateral” to “multilateral”, and laying a solid foundation for building cooperative frameworks in legal research between China and other countries.
