By Chenxi Ouyang, Boston University College of Communication Peggy Chiao (Chiao Hsiung-p’ing焦雄屏) a prominent Taiwanese film producer, film critic, and faculty at Taiwan National University of the Arts, gave a lecture on “The Golden Age of Chinese Cinema” at Boston University on November 7th 2012, as part of the BUCSA Taiwan Forum sponsored by the […]
With one-year programs in six countries throughout Asia and the Indonesia summer program, VIA has a great number of opportunities for those dedicated to effecting real change in Asia and building cross-cultural understanding. One-year volunteer program for post-graduates Indonesia Summer Immersion Program for graduate and undergraduate students With 50 years of experience sending American volunteers […]
Purpose To encourage international students (not incl. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao SAR students) to undertake Mandarin courses in the Republic of China (Taiwan); in order to provide them with opportunities to increase their understanding of Taiwanese culture and society, and to promote mutual understanding and interactions between Taiwan and the international community. Award Value […]
The Division of the Social Sciences at the College of General Studies is offering a course on the Modernization of China in Shanghai this summer from June 22 to August 18, 2013. It is expected that our students will find this attractive, as it will give them an opportunity to study in China and receive […]
Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 competition for the An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Studies. Well-designed projects at any stage, from initial research to revision for publication, are welcome. Research topics can cover any period of Chinese history or contemporary China and involve any academic discipline. Applicants […]
We’re pleased to announce a new course on Indian film and literature by Dr. Abhisheka. What are the central concerns of traditional Indian thought, and how are they negotiated in the modern world? This course will pursue this question by surveying trends in cinema and twentieth century fiction, paying special attention to the way they […]
Eugenio Menegon, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia, and Robert P. Weller, Professor and Chair of Anthropology and Research Associate at the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University, are taking part in Harvard Fairbank Center’s New England China Seminar. The New […]
The Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan is seeking unpaid, part to full-time interns (12-35hrs/week) for Spring 2013. Internship start/end dates and hours are customized with the academic schedule of the chosen candidate. The JICC is a part of the Public Affairs section of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC. Our […]
Meet BU students who are studying Japanese and Japanese students English! This is an informal way to meet BU students interested in Japanese and American culture and language. Eat your lunch and talk with a BU/CELOP student. A great way to make friends! Every Friday from October 5 through December 7. GSU Food Court, Back […]
Funding Opportunities The Department of History at the University of Macau is pleased to announce studentship and assistantship opportunities for promising candidates for its MA program in Chinese History and the History of East-West Interactions. Each year the Department of History offers studentships, assistantships, and research assistantships. Most of these awards range from 9 – […]