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DTSTART;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160101T080000
DTEND;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20181220T170000
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SUMMARY:Call for Academic Exchange and/or Lecture tours
DESCRIPTION: \n  \nSource : http://shapesea.com/about-us/news/call-academic-exchange-lecture-tours/ \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/call-for-academic-exchange-andor-lecture-tours/
LOCATION:Southeast Asia
CATEGORIES:Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160601T080000
DTEND;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160915T170000
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SUMMARY:Call for Documentary Visual Documentary Project 2016 “Politics in Everyday Life in Southeast Asia”
DESCRIPTION:Southeast Asia is rich in its diversity of ethnic\, religious and cultural composition. The region has maintained the coexistence of such diversity while at the same time achieving economic progress and becoming a hub for the flow of people\, goods\, money and information. Yet at present\, the region is also confronted with serious issues such as the decrease of biodiversity and tropical forests\, disasters\, pandemics\, aging population\, ethnic and religious conflicts\, economic differentiation and poverty. In the face of this\, how is coexistence and sustainability possible despite the diversity that exists? How can we make public resources out of the region’ s social foundations which are the basis of people’ s everyday lives? And\, how can we connect these in a complementary way to existing systems of governance towards solving the problems and issues mentioned above? \nIn order to address these questions in the context of Southeast Asia\, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies\, Kyoto University has initiated “Visual Documentary project” which explicitly examines everyday life through a visual approach since 2012. This project aims to use visual forms of expression to complement the growing literature that exists on Southeast Asian societies. From 2014\, the Japan Foundation Asia Center joins this project as co-organizer to help widely promote the richness of Southeast Asian cultures to people in Japan. As of 2016\, the project has linked up with numerous film schools in the region to help strengthen the documentary filmmaking network. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/call-documentary-visual-documentary-project-2016-politics-everyday-life-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:Southeast Asia & Japan
CATEGORIES:Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160715T080000
DTEND;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160831T170000
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SUMMARY:The Head Foundation "Imagine the future of Asia" Essay Competition 2016
DESCRIPTION:The HEAD Foundation is proud to present its inaugural essay competition – “Imagine the Future of Asia”. This crowdsourcing ideation exercise aims to draw from ASEAN youths\, original ideas for potential research topics and other projects at the Foundation. It aims to look for fresh\, innovative ideas centred around the theme of Human Capital and Education for Asian Development. \nFor developing countries in Asia\, one of the strongest and clearest strategies to move up the next rung of the social and economic ladder is focused investment in its people. Be it from ASEAN countries caught in the middle-income trap or to emerging countries\, such as India and China\, establishing effective processes for quality human capital development is key. However\, as ASEAN is broad and diverse\, there is no singular\, straightforward strategy. Coupled with the presence of intricate social\, economic\, political\, cultural and psychological nuances\, there are both challenges and opportunities for governments and stakeholders alike to shape a path that will meet the needs of a sustainable future. \nCrucial to this conversation are the voices of youth. In addition to the presentation of fresh perspectives and ideas\, a country’s youth are the bastion of future change-makers and are stakeholders in the nation. Although they are not experts in research or policymaking\, the youth are an important constituent that will be able to contribute because they are the receivers of human capital and education policymaking.  While the mission of Human Capital and Education for Asian Development is the thematic background of this competition and the Foundation\, we are also keenly aware that it is the youth who will eventually feel the impact of our work. Therefore\, we believe that listening to the youth is necessary and should be a key influencer in our research and advocacy plans for the region. \nPrizes\nParticipants stand a chance to win the following prizes: \n\n1st Prize US $1200\n2nd Prize US $1000\n3rd Prize US $800\n6 Commendation Prizes of US $400 each\n\nDetails of the Competition\nEssays should be original\, well-researched\, informed and they should provide new perspectives as far as possible. Further\, they should be written in a style that is accessible to a general audience. Guiding sub themes for the essay include human capital\, education (especially education quality and relevance)\, leadership\, sustainable development or a broad mix of the various sub themes. \nEssays can address any 1 out of 4 questions listed below: \n1  How do you envision changes needed in education in your country over the next 2 decades?\n2  How can education be reshaped to improve human capital development for your country’s socio-economic future?\n3  What is a key concern that your generation faces? How would you like your idea to be implemented?\n4  How can your country balance the needs of both economic competition and sustainable development? \nEssays are to be submitted in English and are limited to 1000-1500 words each. Each essay must be accompanied by a 150-word abstract or summary distilling the main idea. The competition will be open from 15 July to 31 August 2016 with winning entries announced at the end of the year. \nEssays will be judged according to 1) Quality of Response\, 2) Relevance of Response and the 3) Essay Content and Structure. \nSource: : http://www.headfoundation.org/media/media_details/1065. \n  \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/head-foundation-imagine-asia-essay-competition-2016/
LOCATION:Southeast Asia & Japan
CATEGORIES:Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160720T080000
DTEND;TZID="Asia/Krasnoyarsk":20160920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260731T053647
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SUMMARY:Research Grant Programme 2017 by SHAPE-SEA
DESCRIPTION:SHAPE-SEA (Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research/Education in ASEAN/Southeast Asia) was borne out of a desire by Southeast Asian human rights and peace scholars to establish ways to develop or strengthen capacities and knowledge of fellow academics working in the region. It is a joint programme of the ASEAN University Network- Human Rights Education Theme (AUN-HRE) and the Southeast Asian Human Rights Studies Network (SEAHRN). The programme is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). \nSHAPE-SEA’s vision is to strengthen the protection and promotion of human rights and peace in Southeast Asia/ASEAN through education and research. It also aims to support research efforts that aim at contributing to the study of human rights and peace in Southeast Asia. \nSHAPE-SEA’s Research Grants Programme 2017’s main objective is to support scholars\, academics and researchers in carrying out original\, groundbreaking and innovative research projects leading to the promotion and protection of human rights & peace in Southeast Asia/ASEAN. \nSource: http://shapesea.com/rgp2017/research-grant-programme-2017/. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/research-grant-programme-2017-shape-sea/
LOCATION:Southeast Asia & Japan
CATEGORIES:Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161201
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SUMMARY:Demographic\, Economic and Social Implications of Changing Age Structure in Asian Countries
DESCRIPTION:Call for abstract submission:  until 30 November 2016 \nSubmitting abstract in the Asian Population Association’s Scientific Group on Demographic\, Economic and Social Implications of Changing Age Structure in Asian Countries. It is our fervent hope that the papers and discussion on this very important demographic issue affecting Asia would be of very good quality and will result in a published peer-reviewed volume. \nSource: http://www.asianpa.org/images/Callforpaper/APA_call_for_abstracts_-_Scientific_groups_2016_AgeStructure.pdf \nhttp://www.asianpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=420:demographic-economic-and-social-implications-of-changing-age-structure-in-asian-countries&catid=108:specific-groups \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/demographic-economic-social-implications-changing-age-structure-asian-countries/
CATEGORIES:Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160825
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SUMMARY:International Conference on “Multiculturalism in Asia - Peace and Harmony”
DESCRIPTION:Organizer:\n\nCRS Intl Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding\, College of Religious Studies\, Mahidol University\, Salaya\, Thailand\nInstitute Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM)\nKonrad Adenauer Stiftung\, Thailand\n\nThe globalizing age is an age of crisis of identity\, while posing the challenge of accepting global diversity\, it also raising critical questions concerning what is primary identity and what is the link between religious\, national and regional identity. Globalization is marked by increasing xenophobias\, ethnoreligious exclusivism\, conflicts and wars as an everyday feature challenging the building of multicultural world. This development is placing constraints of basic freedoms which can be subjected to abuse for non-peaceful purposes. Today’s challenge accepting both diversity of peoples and diversity of values as a natural fact and not a threat. \nThe modern age challenge of multiculturalism is also tied with events such colonial age migrations and wars as cause for creating refugees and the fears of the natives that the migrating refugees will alter and disrupt demographic profiles of different countries and continents. And the search for “moderate” or “real and authentic” profile of a religious group as defined by the powerful majorities. Thereby blurring the line of separation between politics of religion and religion as a natural dimension diverse worldviews which can be accommodated in modern life style. \nFormation of the ASEAN community faces endemic problems concerning the priority of religious\, national or regional identity and the role of the political actors and religious institutions in the formation of multiculturalism as an antidote to rising religious fundamentalism threatening the culture of tolerance in the region. The recent rise of religious fundamentalisms coupled with nationalisms in the form of religious exclusivism in Southeast Asia is one among many paramount challenges facing the construction of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural community which is ethnically diverse\, multilingual and multi-religious. \nContemporary age is an age of clash between fault lines of cultures\, languages and religions which are seen being as being incompatible or irreconcilable beliefs by both the secularly- modern and religious nationalists. The worldwide occurrences of intra and interreligious and ethnic conflicts is seen as the failure of the multiculturalism project in Germany and other Western countries. The emergence of religious exclusivism\, terrorism and wars resulting in the migration of the vulnerable who have lost hope for future in their own countries has made multiculturalism a global challenge. The world today is facing the challenge of responding and building multiculturalism amidst the rise of politically radical interpretations of religions\, ethnic identities\, religious fundamentalisms and religious nationalisms. \nThe 2015 Paris and 2016 Brussels and Nice attacks; the ongoing power conflicts in the Middle East; the challenge of building ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) along with its vision of an integrated socio-cultural community; the fast spread of unchecked information through the social media; the plight of the refugees and migrants from wars along with consumerist oriented globalization is causing communities around the world and groups to recoil into their micro cultural\, ethnic and religious identities for self-protection. The pronouncement of the failure of multiculturalism project in removing cultural and racial prejudices and rising xenophobia has important implication for the ASEAN group of nations as they seek to emulate and adopt multicultural identity along with citizenship equality. \nThe heather to cultural coexistence in Asia often cited as its hallmark is under tremendous pressures of survival amidst the growth and spread unfounded intercultural biases\, prejudices rooted in mutual cultural ignorance and misinformation. This development also raises critical concerns about national security and for sustaining peaceful coexistence. This task requires of the ASEAN\, Asian and global communities to revisit their cultural resources and come up with a new and creative ideational strategy for building multiculturalism that will enable non-violent coexistence and check the rising cultural\, ethnic and religious xenophobia and violent conflicts. \nThe contemporary demands for social justice and mutual respect demands acceptance of political equality amidst religious and cultural diversity in shared political space without conflict by all sections be they secular or religious groups inspired by a universal set of values as an antidote to those who seek to legitimize a culture of conflicts\, clashes and violence as being natural human disposition \nThe conference will offer an opportunity to the academics\, community workers and the youth to delve upon the subject of need to initiate strategic planning and activists to build and foster multiculturalism in ASEAN countries. Especially for the future youth. \nSources: http://www.crs.mahidol.ac.th/english/icbmu2.htm \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/international-conference-multiculturalism-asia-peace-harmony/
LOCATION:College of Religious Studies\, Mahidol University\, Malaysia
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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