Dr. Nicușor Sever Cosmin (Nick) FLOREA

Lecturer

 

Dr. Florea is a Lecturer of International Relations with the Department of Diplomacy, School of International Relations, University of International Business and Economics. He holds a PhD in International Law awarded by China University of Political Science and Law. His research focuses on China's engagement with International Law, China's Foreign Policy, China-CEE Cooperation Framework (the "16+1" mechanism) and the EU-China relations. 

Dr. Florea previously worked in various academic, stakeholder outreach and communication projects in Indonesia, Malaysia and Romania. Besides Romanian, his native language, he is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, while having a working knowledge of Indonesian, Malay and Italian. 

 

Email: florea@uibe.edu.cn

 

Educational Background:

 

March 2014 – June 2018

PhD Candidate in International Law, China University of Political Science and Law, School of International Law, Beijing, China 

 

September 2009 – July 2011

MA in Political Economy, Capital University of Economics and Business, School of Economics, Beijing, China

 

August 2007 – May 2008

Indonesian Language and Culture Studies at Muhammadiyah University, Jogjakarta, Indonesia, and National University, Jakarta, Indonesia

 

September 2007 – January 2008

Research Assistant at Gadjah Mada University, Peace and Security Study Center (Pusat Studi Kemanan dan Perdamaian), Jogjakarta, Indonesia

 

January 2008 – March 2008

Junior fellow researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia.

 

September 2006 – March 2007

Erasmus Scholar at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy

 

September 2005 – July 2009

BA in Political Science, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania 

 

Courses:

Undergraduate courses: Cases in Comparative Politics, Core Issues in International Relations

Postgraduate courses: Advanced Issues in Comparative Politics, Theories and Methods in Political Science, Theory of International Relations, International Relations Strategies, Academic Writing

                                                         

 

Publications and Speaking Engagements:

From Coexistence to Cooperation: China’s Multilateral Legal Approach Dynamics to the UN and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Global Policy and Governance Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, December 2018, unique author;

- Sovereignty, Coexistence and Cooperation: China’s Engagement with International Law, monograph, unique author, UIBE University Press [currently under secondary review by the publishing house];

- Openness and Compliance: Mitigating the Political Risk in the CEE Countries, China-EU Relations and Belt and Road Cooperation in the New Era, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), held on July 17, 2018, speaker;

- From Absolute Sovereignty to Multilateralism: Can China’s New Model be Applied to International Law?, University of International Business and Economics International Affairs Summer Forum 2018: The Global Significance and Practical Implications of the New Model of International Relations, held on July 15, 2018, speaker, conveyor and co-organizer of the conference;

- Africa and Asia in the 21 st Century, edited volume, UIBE University Press, Beijing, [in press], assistant editor along with Prof. Dai Changzheng;

- The Belt and Road Initiative: Achieved Effects and Future Perspectives, edited volume, UIBE University Press, Beijing, [in press], assistant editor along with Prof. Dai Changzheng;

- China Looking West to Europe: The Implications of the Belt & Road Initiative for the “16+1” Mechanism, University of International Business and Economics International Affairs Summer Forum 2017: The Belt & Road Initiative: Achieved Effects and Future Perspectives, Beijing, July 16, 2017, speaker, conveyor and co-organiser;

- The Belt & Road Initiative: From the Dynamics of the Sino-EU Relations to the Compliance Framework for Agricultural Machinery Importation, key-note speech at the National Conference on Agricultural Systems Engineering, Heilongjiang Ba Yi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang province, July 8-9, 2017, key-note speaker;

- Legal Implications and Expectations of the Belt & Road Initiative, key-note speech at the “Silk Road Economic Belt Youth Summit”, hosted by the BFSU Advanced Research Institute of Global and Regional Governance and organized by the School of International Relations and Diplomacy of BeiWai/ Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, May 20, 2017, key-note speaker;

- Sovereignty and International Engagement in Contemporary China: Could China Intervene?, Global Policy and Governance Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, November 2016, unique author;

- Nominating the 24-Zig Road ( 二十四道拐 ) as UNESCO World Heritage Site, Symposium held in Qianxinan and Guiyang, Guizhou, December 9-10, 2016, speaker;

- China, Quo Vadis? Sovereignty and International Engagement in Contemporary China, University of International Business and Economics International Affairs Summer Forum: The Governance of China in the International Community, Beijing, July 9, 2016. Speaker, conveyor and co-organiser.