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June 2023
The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP)
Application Period: June 1- August 1 , 2023 Program Length -5-6 Weeks The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) is a two-way U.S. Department of State exchange program designed to strengthen people-to-people ties between young leaders from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, and the United States. Through intensive fellowships designed to broaden their professional expertise and enhance their leadership capabilities, YSEALI PFP provides emerging Southeast Asian leaders with the opportunity…
Find out more »Call for Application: A Workshop for the Practical Conservation of Underwater Archaeological Finds, including wood, ceramics and other organic materials
Background In South-East Asia, the protection of underwater heritage is of considerable importance, due largely to its cultural richness and the complex history of the region. Underwater cultural heritage holds a vast potential for sustainable development if appropriately managed. It is an interesting and attractive form of heritage readily appreciated by the public. This is especially true for States bordering the ocean, as their appeal as a tourist destination can be greately enhanced by the popularization of submerged archaeological sites.…
Find out more »August 2023
Call for Application: “Environmental Justice Research Workshop 2023: Climate Change and Planetary Water”
Workshop Period :11-15 September 2023 Application Deadline- August 20, 2023 Description Continuing from the 2022 workshop, the “Environmental Justice Research Workshop 2023: Climate Change and Planetary Water” aims to develop research capacity among young and junior scholars and academic staff from under-represented areas and educational institutions in Southeast Asia, both mainland and archipelago. It provides a long-term platform for them to build professional networks and collaborate on future research projects. The workshop’s main theme is environmental justice, focusing on the…
Find out more »Asia Foundation Development Fellow Program, 2024
Program Description The Asia Foundation Development Fellows program is comprised of the following components: Spring 2024: Leadership Training Program & Study Tour Cambodia, February 18 to March 1, 2024 The Leadership Dialogue and Exchange program in Asia and the Pacific presents a series of highly interactive leadership training modules with executive coaches; site visits with leading development practitioners and thinkers, recognized policy leaders, and local innovators; short assignments; and sessions focused on self-care and wellness for leaders. With the larger…
Find out more »October 2023
Online Course: Natural Resources for Sustainable Development
About the course Natural resources represent a potentially transformational opportunity to support development but are ultimately finite How do we make the most of them without destroying the planet? In this 12-week course, produced by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and the World Bank, learn about efforts to sustainably manage extractive industry investments. You will come to understand the complex and interwoven aspects of natural resource governance and become part of a global movement…
Find out more »January 2024
Indonesia | 2024 PRAKSIS residency Bricking It
PRAKSIS, Norway, is calling for applications from architects, artisans, craftspeople, artists, designers and specialists to apply for Residency 26, Bricking It, in Samong Haven (a culture and learning centre under development in Sumberkima, north-west Bali, Indonsia) from 1 to 30 April 2024. Residency participants will spend a month developing hands-on skills, building background knowledge and testing new concepts using traditional Indonesian brick. Specialist input into the residency comes from Indonesian architect Andy Rahman and senior researchers Professor Totok Noerwasito and Dr.…
Find out more »February 2024
Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia Workshop
Workshop date: 7-11 February 2024 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University RCSD The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development invites applications for a five-day capacity-building workshop on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia, taking place from 7-11 February 2024 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University. The application deadline is 10 January 2024. This workshop targets 15-20 young scholars and researchers from Southeast Asia countries interested in studying and addressing forced displacement issues. Participants…
Find out more »May 2024
Special Seminar by Jonathan Victor Baldoza on “The Rising Generation”: Filipino Scholars Before the Second World War
Speaker: Jonathan Victor Baldoza (Department of History, Princeton University) Title: “The Rising Generation”: Filipino Scholars Before the Second World War Abstract: Drawn from the dissertation-in-progress entitled Making Filipiniana, the talk explores the early generation of Filipino scholars educated and trained under U.S. colonial institutions. Focusing on selected individuals including linguist Cecilio Lopez, anthropologist Marcelo Tangco, sociologist Serafin Macaraig, and historian Nicolas Zafra, it examines the ways in which they deployed their scholarship to analyze Philippine history, culture, and society. At…
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Call for Participants: ASEAN Youth Environmental Action 2024
Environmental degradation including climate change and global warming, is a daunting issue that needs a swift response and concerted efforts by the international community. Global warming is worsening due to rising temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions. The urgent mitigation efforts are crucial. At the ASEAN regional level, the issue of environmental degradation has become a major concern. The ASEAN Secretariat publication states that ASEAN is "home" to 20 percent of the world's species and is the center of the world's…
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Courses: The 20th Angkor Photo Workshop
Date: 7 – 16 February 2025 We are pleased to announce we will soon open for applications for the next Angkor Photo Workshops. The 20th edition of our annual tuition-free workshop will be held from 7 – 16 February 2025 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We invite photographers of all Asian nationalities aged 21 and above to apply. A group of 20 participants will be selected by our tutors. The 20th Angkor Photo Workshop will be led by 6 tutors and alumni facilitators, who will guide the…
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