Katerina Teaiwa contributed to the UNESCO experts meeting: “Towards a New Cultural Policy Framework: Conceptual and Operational Guidelines to Integrate Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue Principles” in Paris July 6-8.
Among the participants were Professor David Throsby of Macquarie University pictured here on the right with UNESCO Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue Director Katerina Stenou, and [...]
‘Keep your Sanskrit warm this winter’ was a catch-cry that attracted students from all over Australia for the ANU’s first mid-year Sanskrit refresher, which ran from 20-24 July 2009.
Our Sanskrit program caters to both on-campus and off-campus students in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as Canberra students who work full-time. The refresher was [...]
[Professor Kent Anderson, Director of the Faculty of Asian Studies writes]
With much pride I pass along the following recent appointments of ANU colleagues to roles on the various Asian studies organisations.
Ruth Barraclough has been elected to the executive of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia as general member, Treasurer designate.
Carol Hayes has been elected [...]
The Faculty of Asian Studies is pleased to announce that eleven students have been awarded Chinese government scholarships to study in China on ANU’s 2009-2010 Year-in-China program.
The successful students were:
Niki Allworth 北京外国语大学 Sept 2009- July 2010
Liam KcAuliffe 中国人民大学 Feb 2010-July 2010
Yvonne Yung 北京语言大学 March 2010-Jan 2011
Alexander Storrie 北京科技大学 March 2010-Jan 2011
Andrea Goldberg 北京交通大学 March [...]
Henry Makeham, a combined Asian Studies / Law student, has recently had an opinion piece on the reality of international competition published in the Canberra Times.
In a sobering testimony inspired by 18 months of study at Peking University in China, Henry outlines the critical need for Australian students and graduates to become increasingly ‘Asia literate’ [...]
Elizabeth Mullan, one of the Faculty’s 2008 Honours students, has been awarded both the University Medal and the Tillyard Prize.
The Tillyard Prize is awarded to a student whose personal qualities and contributions to University life have been outstanding and who has completed a degree of bachelor with honours. The prize serves as a memorial to [...]
Professor Kent Anderson, Director of the Faculty of Asian Studies at The Australian National University, told The Myanmar Times on June 11 that he supported the findings of the Building an Asia-Literate Australia report [the report, issued on June 10 by Griffith University’s Asia Institute, has called for the Australian government to spend more than [...]
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