Afterlives of the Korean War Symposium: Explorations of a Forgotten War
November 14, 2014
Third-year student Fatin Tawfig attended every part of the Centre for the Study of Korea’s recent symposium: read about her experience.
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“The Babu is Back:” Sameer Saran’s lecture on Modi’s Foreign Policy
November 4, 2014
Nehruvian strong handed centralization coupled with bureaucratic despotism will be the future of India under the newly elected Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Despite being, what many would say, the antithesis of a secular Jawaharlal Nehru, Modi has demonstrated several...
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Launch of the Hong Kong Basic Law Portal
November 15, 2013
The Hong Kong Basic Law Portal was successfully launched with a well-attended ceremony held at the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library on November 13, 2013. The ceremony was officiated with remarks by Dr. Vivienne Poy, Chair of the Advisory...
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Social Innovation Research Group
March 2, 2013
The Social Innovation Research Group held a groundbreaking conference in Taipei, Taiwan, in February 2013 that brought together guests from diverse fields within the local social enterprise community. The SIRG symposium was held to discuss the ways in which success in social enterprise can be achieved and measured, as well as how to coordinate the social enterprise community in order to achieve maximum impact in society.
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October 3, 2012
October 3, 2012. Full event details here: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/event/12588/ Series East Asia Seminar Series Description Pranab Bardhan, a Cambridge University PhD, has been at Berkeley since 1977, following teaching appointments at MIT and the Delhi School of Economics. He was the...
Read full articleBearing Witness: Documenting China’s Rise
March 10, 2012
March 10, 2012. Full event details: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/event/11592/ Series Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Asian Heritage Month Description China, in the last thirty years, has industrialized faster than any other nation in our history. This policy of rapid economic growth has...
Read full articleBetting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia’s Developmental State Book Launch
January 24, 2012
January 24, 2012 Event details: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/11469/ In Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia’s Developmental State, Joseph Wong examines the emerging biotechnology sector in Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore. These economies have invested billions of dollars in biotech...
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January 10, 2012
January 10, 2012 Event details: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/event/11536/
Read full articleAsian Foodprints: Exploring Korea Through Its Foods and Foodways
June 10, 2011
June 10, 2011 Event details: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/event/9562/ Exploring Korea Through Its Foods and Foodways interrogates these fascinating dynamics in the context of Korea. Over the past several years, the South Korean government has attempted to globalize Korean cuisine as a cultural...
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