In 2017, NIAS in collaboration with the Fudan-European Centre for China Studies and Nansen Academy held the first NEWDAY–Nansen East-West Dialogue Academy at Nansen Academy in Lillehammer, Norway. The summer school featured lectures by prominent scholars, journalists, and thinkers as
Inauguration of the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies 16 May at Copenhagen University
We are very happy to announce the official opening of the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS) at the TORS Centre of Knowledge, Department of Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday on 16 May. The
ASIA IN FOCUS ISSUE 5 IS OUT
Now the 5th issue of Asia in Focus – a Nordic journal on Asia by early career researchers is out! In the first paper Therese Boje Mortensen necessarily puts international human rights conventions into a local context, and questions the normative acceptance
Asia brown bag talk by Lai Sze Tso
Lai Sze Tso is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Global Health and Medical Humanities Initiative (GHMHI) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Using innovative technologies to improve personal and community health–China as a case-study for sharing medical knowledge and access between
Taiwan Scholarship, Huayu Scholarship, and Taiwan Fellowship now open for Applications
Huayu Language Enrichment Scholarship (HES) The purpose of HES is to encourage international students to undertake Huayu courses in the Republic of China (Taiwan); in order to provide them with opportunities to increase their understanding of Taiwanese culture and society,
Call for Applications: The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation
The objective of the foundation is to enhance exchange of knowledge and understanding between Japan and the five Nordic countries. Financial support is granted to research, development, education and training within medicine, the humanities, social and natural sciences, technology and
Call for Submissions: EACS Young Scholar Award (YSA)
The Board of the European Association for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce again the EACS Young Scholar Award (YSA). The purpose of this award is to encourage research in Chinese studies among young scholars, especially, but not exclusively, scholars
Job: Det Norske Forsvarsdepartementet lyser ut en to års stilling som kinesisk språklig assistent
Det Norske Forsvarsdepartementet lyser ut en to års stilling som kinesisk språklig assistent ved Forsvarsattachékontoret i Beijing fra august 2018. Søknadsfrist: 1. januar Mer informasjon.
Save the Dates: Afghanistan Week 2018
Save the dates for this year’s Afghanistan Week organized by Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), which will take place 13.-15 March 2018. The programme of the week is yet to be announced, but follow this link for newest updates.
Call for Applications: MERICS European China Talent Program
The Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2018 European China Talent Program (ECTP). Every year, the ECTP gathers a select group of 15 China-savvy young professionals and post-graduate students in Berlin to provide them with an opportunity to discuss topical issues in European China policy with senior decision makers from politics, business and civil society. The three-day workshop will