Olga Lomová

Head, The Far East Studies Department, Charles University

Czech Republic

Professor of Chinese literature at Charles University in Prague and Director of the International Sinological Center, Ms. Lomová also publishes articles in the media on Chinese politics and ideology, including human rights issues. She is author and co-author of several research monographs and translations from Chinese. Ms. Lomová has done research on medieval Chinese poetry and the history of Chinese literature, and the intellectual transformation of China under Western influence in the early 20th century. She was Secretary General to the European Association for Chinese Studies.