CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Personal Data

Name

Dr. Maria Khayutina (Khaioutina)

Birth date and place

16. June 1972, Moscow, Russia

Nationality

Russian

Family stand

Married

Education

Historian, PhD in History.

Languages

Russian (Mother language), English, Chinese (classic and modern), German, French (fluent), Spanish, Latin, Hebrew (Basics).

 

Academic career

2003 - present

Research fellow of Gerda-Henkel-Foundation, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. Project entitled „Gastfreundschaft in China vor der Zeitenwende. Ihre Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der chinesischen Zivilisation und ihre Kommunikation mit der Außenwelt“ (“Hospitality in Ancient China Before the New Era. It’s Significance for the Development of the Chinese Civilization and its Communication with the Outside World”).

2001 – 2003

Guest research fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. Project entitled “Hospitality in Ancient China. Sacred, Social and Political aspects”.

1999 – present

Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. China Department. Younger research fellow.

1999 – present

Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, project “East-West”. Research fellow.

1999, September

PhD degree in History (“Kandidat istoricheskih nauk”) obtained.

1999, June

Defended a PhD thesis “Institutions of ‘Friends’ and ‘Guests’ in Ancient China. Evolution of The Social and Politic Phenomena and of the Appropriate Terminology During the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods”.

1997 - present

Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, project “History of Private life”. Member of the project.

 

Teaching

Sinological Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Winter semester 2003/4

Western Zhou: State and Society (in German).

Department of Chinese History and Philosophy, Faculty of Asian studies, Ruhr-University-Bochum:

Summer semester 2003

Ethnic Minorities in today’s China (in German).

Winter semester 2002/3

Ethnic Minorities in today’s China (in German).

Summer semester 2002

Sociology of the Pre-Modern Chinese Society beginning with the Han-Time (in German).

Winter semester 2001/2

Introduction to the Early Chinese Society (in English).

 

Membership in Academic Organizations

Since 2002

European Association of Chinese Studies.

Since 2002

Deutsche Vereinigung für Chinastudien.

 

Higher Education and Language Trainings

2001

Intensive study of German, Goethe Institute, Bonn, Germany.

2000-2001

Intensive study of Hebrew, Beit ha-Am School, Jerusalem, Israel.

1996 - 1999

Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, China Department. Postgraduate study.

1996

Moscow State University Diploma (equivalent to MA). Defended the diploma thesis entitled “Sacral and Political Role of Jade in Ancient China”.

1994 - 1995

College of International Cultures, Dalian Normal University, People Republic of China. One-year modern Chinese language training upon the Chinese-Russian University Exchange Service program; “Advanced Level Examination Certificate”.

1992 - 1996

Chinese Culture Center, Moscow. Study of modern Chinese.

1990 - 1996

Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov, History Faculty, Ancient World History Department. Specialization: History of Ancient China.

Languages: French, English, Ancient Chinese, Spanish.

 

Other Work Experiences

1996 – 2000

Part-time assistant at Representative offices of McDermott, Will and Emery (USA) and Eversheds (UK) international legal agencies.

1997 – 1999

Free-lance writing for the Nezavisimaya Gazeta all-Russia’s newspaper.

1989 - 1990

Moscow City Pioneer Palace, Ecology Department. Laboratory assistant.

 

School

1979 – 1989

School No 41 (actually Gymnasia No 1541) with intensive study of French language, Moscow