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September 2020
Call for Partnerships: From Southeast Asia to Europe: Strengthening migrant and trafficked women’s rights to inclusive re/integration
Call for Research and Advocacy Partnerships – Southeast Asia and Europe The International Secretariat of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW-IS) is pleased to launch a call for a three-year collaboration on feminist research and advocacy with civil society organisations working with women migrant workers in Southeast Asia and Europe, on issues related to women’s rights to work and mobility. 1. About the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is…
Find out more »Open Call: Virtual360 Konnect – Emerging Arts Leaders Residency Series
The concept of cultural exchange in the time of physical distancing and restricted mobility has emerged as the key question and challenge in 2020. In response, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the ASEAN Foundation are launching a new and innovative format to adapt to the current environment and rallying their communities to co-create online. ASEF through its arts website culture360.ASEF.org with the support of KONNECT ASEAN, an ASEAN Foundation arts and cultural programme funded by the Republic of Korea, are…
Find out more »Future Ready ASEAN Competition 2020
The ASEAN Foundation in collaboration with Microsoft and Empire Code proudly presents the Future Ready ASEAN Competition 2020. The Future Ready ASEAN Competition is a competition which targets ASEAN youth aged 15 to 35 who have been trained on the Future Ready ASEAN platform to apply what they have learnt on data science. The competition will require you to find a solution in data science related to ASEAN culture and heritage. The use of the coding language Python or Microsoft's…
Find out more »SEARCA Launches Youth Program and Video Contest on International Youth Day
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has formally launched its special program on youth called "Young Forces for Agricultural Innovation (#Y4AGRI)" on 12 August 2020, the United Nations International Youth Day. #Y4AGRI was introduced during the SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagement (SOLVE) webinar with the theme "Youth Disengagement in Agriculture: Empowering Future Leaders in Southeast Asia." Mr. Sonny P. Pasiona, SEARCA Communications Associate on Partnerships and Youth Program Focal Person, presented #Y4AGRI…
Find out more »Zooming in on Biodiversity: ASEAN-wide Photo Contest
Zooming in on Biodiversity, a photo contest conceptualized by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), is open to all amateur and professional photographers from the 10 ASEAN Member States. While 2020 has been designated as the “super year for biodiversity,” it is also the year when the world was hit hard by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This pandemic resulted to lockdowns in many countries, travel bans, and movement restrictions. Hence, the theme for this year’s staging is Healing with Biodiversity:…
Find out more »ASEAN Youth Speech Contest, Theme: Sufficiency for Sustainability
Thailand Sustainability Expo 2020 invites you to join ASEAN Youth Speech Contest under the theme “Sufficiency for Sustainability”. In the speech, contestants are required to: Share your perspective on global challenges that need urgent solutions Propose solutions to achieve one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals Convince the audience to act Eligibility Students from ASEAN Member States aged between 15-25 Languages of Presentation Contestants can present your speech in English or Thai. One contestant can apply for one language…
Find out more »Southeast Asia Technical Assistance Initiative
Business skills building is often overlooked in media development yet is vital if independent media are to maximise their impact by providing their audiences with access to reliable news and information. MDIF launched the Southeast Asia Technical Assistance Initiative (SEATAI) in early 2019 to respond to the need for important public interest media to build business capacity. Then, and now, Southeast Asian media are facing an increasingly challenging political and economic environment. Threats to journalists, media outlets and press freedom…
Find out more »Writing & Photo Contest 2020 – Theme: Climate Action
If you are a Malaysian between 13 and 23 years old, Perdana Leadership Foundation is interested in your views on climate action! This is the theme of the Maybank Foundation – Perdana Leadership Foundation Writing & Photo Contest 2020 with Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Photo categories, in Bahasa Malaysia and English. This contest offers you the opportunity to have your voice heard, with top winning entries to be published on our website and in a publication in 2021. There are also…
Find out more »October 2020
Call for Proposals: Integration and Disintegration in InterAsian Perspective
InterAsia Academy is pleased to announce an open call for applications from researchers from any world region who wish to participate in the inaugural InterAsia Academy, entitled “Integration and Disintegration in InterAsian Perspective.” This event will take place largely online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and various travel restrictions; however, some in-person events may be possible (this will be determined in late 2020 after participants have been selected). In-person events, if any, will be hosted by the Comparative Asian…
Find out more »Post-Doctoral Researcher in Islamic Manuscripts of Sumatra
Contract Type: 3 years Fixed-term Location: Bloomsbury, London Hours: 35 per week We are seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher (PDR) in Islamic Manuscripts of Sumatra to contribute full time for three years on the Leverhulme Research Leadership Award project, “Mapping Sumatra’s Manuscript Cultures.” About the Role In this role, you will be responsible for co-leading Case Study 1 (Acehnese private collections digitised in EAP329), including the following deliverables: Research and writing of an article on the manuscripts from this case study; Project…
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