Nina Rotermund

Nina Rotermund is a Lecturer and doctoral candidate at the University of Cologne's East Asian Studies Seminar, specifically within the Department of Chinese Legal Culture. She has been affiliated with the university since the winter semester of 2016/17, focusing her doctoral research on the revised Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (2015). She holds a fellowship from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Education:

• BA in Modern Sinology, Political Science (minor), and Law (intermediate) at Georg-August-University Göttingen (2009–2012)
• Study abroad at Beijing Foreign Studies University (2011)
• MA in Modern Sinology and Chinese Law/Comparative Law (LL.M.) at University of Göttingen/University of Nanjing (2012–2015)
• Legal studies at Nanjing University (2013–2014)

Teaching:

• Summer Semester 2017: 'The People's Republic of China – A Political System with Model Characteristics?'
• Winter Semester 2017/18: 'China between Government and Governance'
• Summer Semester 2018: 'The Political System of the PRC in Relation – Stability and Legitimacy Under Scrutiny'

Research Focus: Her work examines legal frameworks in contemporary China, particularly administrative law reforms and their socio-political implications. Combining Sinology and legal analysis, her research bridges comparative law perspectives with China's evolving governance structures.

Awards:

• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Fellowship supporting her doctoral research