March 1, 2012
To recognize and celebrate outstanding leadership, the Dr. David Chu Leadership Awards are provided to undergraduate and graduate students in support of Asia-Pacific studies. Three to six winners will be selected and awarded with a $1,000-2,000 prize.
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Asian Institute, jointly with Asia Pacific Foundation, launches Canadian lecture tour, Bearing Witness: Documenting China’s Rise, by documentary photographer Ryan Pyle.
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The Asian Institute is proud to announce three students affiliated with the Asian Institute have been selected to intern at the Canadian missions in Beijing and Shanghai.
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On January 10, professors William Hurst, Ito Peng, and Ronald Pruessen met to discuss the implications of Kim Jong Il’s death for North Korea and other countries in the Asia-Pacific. The Centre for the Study of Korea event is available for viewing.
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We are announcing the award of the first Sylvia Ostry Doctoral Fellowship in International Policy. The winner is Alanna Krolikowski, who is completing her doctoral dissertation in Political Science. She is also affiliated with the Asian Institute.
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The Foundation announces the appointment of Dr. Joseph Wong as Senior Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He joins eight other Senior Fellows in lending their expertise to the Foundation.
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The Asian Institute will grant travel awards to three (3) students to travel to Taipei, Taiwan to be observers of the Taiwan presidential and legislative elections on January 14, 2012.
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This, Asian Institute sponsored, travelling exhibition explores issues of justice and accountability via the lens of the trials of five senior Khmer Rouge leaders currently taking place in Cambodia.
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Professor Joe Wong describes an innovative approach to research in healthcare delivery that may help hundreds of millions of people living in the world’s poorest countries to lead more humane lives.
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The two-day film event on October 21-22 showcases Taiwan through films and discussions.
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