Application deadline: Sunday, 30 June
The Taiwan Fellowship was established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to encourage research in Taiwan-related issues. Experts, scholars, and doctoral students worldwide are encouraged to apply for this fellowship, lasting a minimum of three months to a maximum of one year.
In addition to providing roundtrip airfare to Taiwan and accident insurance , the fellowship also provides a monthly stipend from NT$50,000 to NT$60,000 (up to about US$2,000/month). Read More…
“Religious Freedom and Religious Violence in Pre-Modern Korea: The 1801 Silk Letter to the Pope of Hwang Sayŏng,” will be the topic of discussion by Donald L. Baker, director of the Centre for Korean Research at the University of British Columbia, on Tuesday, 16 April at noon in 238 HRCB.
Baker has been an associate professor of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia since 1987, with a specific interest in the cultural and religious history of Korea, which he first became interested in as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the city of Kwangju (1971–74). Read More…
Mikhail E. Dmitriev, president of the Center for Strategic Research in Moscow, will present “The New Russia? Social and Political Dynamics” on Wednesday, 10 April at noon in 238 HRCB.
Dmitriev is also the former research director of the Center for Strategic Research.
His current research and policy consulting interests include public administration reforms, pension reform, financial sector development, spatial policy, and the long-term vision of global Read More…
Robert D. Griffiths, consul general of the Consulate General of the U.S. in Shanghai, China, will discuss “U.S.–China Relations: Headlines and Reality” on Thursday, 4 April at 3:00 p.m. in 238 HRCB.
Griffiths is a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service with overseas postings overseas in Bogota, Colombia; Thailand; Kaohsiung and Taipei with the American Institute in Taiwan; and Shanghai and Beijing on the Chinese mainland. Most recently Griffiths served as senior course adviser at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia.
In Washington, Read More…
“Thailand–U.S. Relations” will be the topic for His Excellency Chaiyong Satjipanon on Thursday, 4 April at 11:00 a.m. in 238 HRCB.
Satjipanon was appointed Thai ambassador to the U.S. in 2012, having previously served as Thailand’s ambassador to South Korea (2010‒12), ambassador to Switzerland with concurrent accreditation to Liechtenstein and the Holy See (2007‒10), permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva (2003‒07), and ambassador to Indonesia with concurrent accreditation to Papua New Guinea (2001‒03).
In addition, he has held various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Read More…
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