America
Canada
- University of British Columbia, Department of Asian Studies
(http://www.asia.ubc.ca/).
Added 9 Aug 1998 (HL), last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- University of British Columbia, Institute of Asian Research (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
(http://www.iar.ubc.ca/).
Language: English.
Description: Founded in 1978, this research institute is devided into various regional centers (includung the Center for Chinese Research) and focusses on eight main areas: (1) The Asian "diaspora"; (2) The role of networks in Asian migration and mobility; (3) "Development transitions" in Asia; (4) The impact of globalization in Asia; (5) Canada-Asia relations; (6) New regional formations in the Asia Pacific region; (7) Urbanization in the Pacific rim; (8) Cultural studies.
Added/revised on 10 Jun 1999 (HL)
- University of Manitoba, Asian Studies Centre
(http://www.umanitoba.ca/asia/).
USA
- U.S. and Canadian East Asian Studies Departments on the Web
(http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/eadepts.html).
Language: English.
Description: Provided by Ned Walsh, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. The list is very extensive, so no all-inclusiveness is claimed.
- University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) (University of Nevada, Reno, USA)
(http://usac.unr.edu/).
Language: English.
Self description: "USAC is a consortium of 21 U.S. and foreign universities that provide quality study abroad programs overseas. USAC staff work closely with on-site program directors to ensure that students receive the personalized care and attention they deserve. [...] USAC China Program students can choose between two academic tracks. You can enroll in the 9-12 credit intensive Chinese language tracks and take one or two elective area studies courses, or you can choose to take a single four credit course in elementary Chinese and up to four area studies courses, selecting from Chinese history, literature in translation, government and politics, economics, culture and society, and anthropology, all taught in English."
Description: USAC offers semester and academic year programs as well as summer programs at Sichuan Union University 四川聯合大學, Chengdu, China.
Added/revised on 28 Jun 2000 (HL)
Asia Society (New York City, USA)
(http://www.asiasociety.org/).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational institution, the Asia Society presents a wide range of programs including major art exhibitions, performances, international corporate conferences and contemporary affairs programs. The Asia Society is headquartered in New York City, with regional centers in Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, and Washington, D.C., and representative offices in Seattle and Shanghai." This site contains a lot of valuable and up-to-date information and analysis, partly by distinguished scholars of Asian studies, and pertaining to Arts and Culture, Business and Economics, Education, and Politics and Society.
Note: Frames capable browser needed!
Added/revised on 11.12.1998 (HL)
- Asian/American Center (Queens College, CUNY, USA)
(http://www.qc.edu/Asian_American_Center/).
Language: English.
Description: 'The Center was founded in Sep 1987, and is dedicated to the development of community-oriented research to analyze the multicultural diaspora experience of Asians in the North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean." (Cited from the Asian Studies WWW Monitor Feb. 1997).
Contents: Asian American Center Newsletter; Research Resources (Library; Films & Videos; Papers & Other Articles); Special Courses; Books/Exhibitions; Translation Program; Programs & Conferences; Publications & RE-Series."
- Abilene Christian University - Asia Mission Page
(http://www.acu.edu/academics/missions/asia/home.htm).
Added/revised on 07.08.98
- University of California (Berkeley), Institute of East Asian Studies (Berkeley, CA, USA)
(http://ieas.berkeley.edu/).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "Berkeley has been home to one of the most important East Asian programs in the United States. Frequently ranked first in depth and breadth among all such programs in the nation, East Asian Studies at Berkeley is a unique national resource. Each year the campus offers an average of 150 courses on East Asia in twenty-one disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. All major fields are represented. There is particular depth in the core disciplines of history, political science, and language and literature. There is also growing strength in the professional programs of business administration, journalism, and law."
Added/revised on 21.02.1999 (HL)
- University of California (Berkeley), Department of East Asian Languages
(http://ealc.berkeley.edu/).
Last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- University of California (Davis), Chinese Program
(http://chinese.ucdavis.edu/).
Language: English.
Description: Includes several interesting links (Learning Chinese Online Page, Chinese Computing, ...).
Last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- University of California (Los Angeles), Asian American Studies
(http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/).
"A major goal of the program is to communicate the experiences of Asians as an American ethnic group. Courses examine the important issues and concerns of Asian Americans, including their history, social organization, and culture".
Added/revised on 07.08.98
- University of California (Los Angeles), Center for Chinese Studies (UCLA, Los Angeles, USA)
(http://www.isop.ucla.edu/ccs/).
Language: English.
Description: Founded in 1986, the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA offers the following programs: Contemporary Studies; Literary and Cultural Studies; Religious Studies & Ancient China; Historical Studies. Since 1997 the center is headed by Benjamin Elman.
Information suggested by Richard Gunde, Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.
Added/revised on 06.11.1998 (HL)
- University of California (Los Angeles), Center for East Asian Studies (UCLA, Los Angeles, USA)
(http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/).
Language: English.
Site contents: (1) Contact and Staff Information; (2) Introduction to the work of the Center; (3) Directions to UCLA; (4) UCLA Faculty in East Asian Studies; (5) UCLA Courses in East Asian Studies; (6) UCLA East Asian Studies Programs; (7) East Asian Studies Resources (very rich: fellowships, calendar of events, various educational resources, summer institute for teachers, and internet links); (8) East Asia Speakers Series; (9) USC East Asian Studies Center.
Added/revised on 09 Sep 1999 (HL)
- University of California (Santa Barbara), East Asian Studies BI Clearinghouse
(http://www.library.ucsb.edu/chiu/house.html).
- University of Chicago, Center for East Asian Studies (Chicago, IL, USA)
(http://humanities.uchicago.edu/ceas/).
Language: English.
Added/revised on 24. Apr. 1999 (HL)
- University of Chicago, East Asian Languages and Civilizations (Chicago, IL, USA)
(http://humanities.uchicago.edu/easian/).
Language: English.
Added/revised on 24. Apr. 1999 (HL)
- University of Colorado (Boulder), Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
(http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/).
- Columbia University, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
(http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/).
- Cornell University, Department of Asian Studies
(http://www.arts.cornell.edu/asian/index.html).
- Cornell University, Dept. of Modern Languages, FALCON Program
(http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/courses/falcon/).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "The Full-year Asian Language CONcentration program (FALCON) is an intensive Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), and Indonesian language program. Full-time, full or partial year options earn Cornell credit. Scholarships are available."
Added 24 Nov 1997, last revised 12 Aug 2002 (HL)
- Sigur Center for East Asian Studies
(http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/researchcenters/sigur.html).
"The mission of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies is to increase the quality and broaden the scope of scholarly research and publications on East Asian affairs, promote U.S. - Asian Scholarly interaction and serve as the nexus for educating a new generation of students, scholars, analysts, and policymakers prepared to deal with the rapidly expanding role of East Asia and the Pacific Rim in world affairs. [...]"
Added 1998 (HL), last revised 12 Jan 2004 (HL)
- George Washington University, East Asian Studies Program
(http://www.gwu.edu/~eastasia/).
"The East Asian Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Elliott School of International Affairs offering a B.A. and an M.A. in East Asian Studies."
- Harvard University, Chinese Language Program (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA)
(http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~clp/).
Language: English.
Added 05 Jun 1999 (HL), last revised 12 Jan 2005 (HL)
- Harvard University, East Asian Languages and Civilizations
(http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ealc/).
Language: English.
Description: Contains links to their Chinese Language Program as well as to their Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese Language Programs. The Chinese Language Program page contains some interesting information pages such as a Chinese Pronunciation Guide (with audio files) and an Archive of Chinese Teaching Materials with some basic text materials in GB, to be saved as MS Word document on your harddisc.
Added/revised on 02.12.1997
- Harvard-Yenching Institute
(http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~yenching/).
Language: English.
Description: "The Harvard-Yenching Institute was founded in 1928 [... and] is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the advancement of higher education in the humanities and social sciences in East and Southeast Asia." This goal is mainly persued by offering fellowships for overseas study and research to younger scholars on the faculties of leading East and Southeast Asian universities in all fields of the humanities and social sciences.
- University of Hawaii: School of Asian & Pacific Studies, Center for Chinese Studies
(http://www.shaps.hawaii.edu/shaps/enter/chinese.html).
Last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
(http://www.ewc.hawaii.edu/).
"The East-West Center is a national and regional source of information and analysis about the Asia-Pacific Region, including the United States. Some 2,000 scholars, government and business leaders, educators, journalists and other professionals from throughout the region annually work with Center staff to address issues of contemporary significance."
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies (Champaign, IL, USA)
(http://www.eaps.uiuc.edu).
Language: English.
Added 12 Mar 1999 (HL), last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- Indiana University, East Asian Studies Center
(http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/).
Last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- University of Iowa, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
(http://www.uiowa.edu/~caps/).
- Univ. of Michigan: Center for Chinese Studies (Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
(http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/ccs/).
Language: English.
Self description: "Founded in 1961, the Center is [...] devoted to the study and understanding of traditional and contemporary China. [...] The Center grants an M.A. degree in Chinese Studies and has a joint M.A./M.B.A. degree with the School of Business Administration. [... The] University of Michigan's Asia Library houses the largest library collection on China between the coasts in the United States."
Added/revised on 28. Feb. 1999 (HL)
- Univ. of Michigan: China Data Center (CDC) (Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
(http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/chinadata/index.html).
Language: English.
Self description: The aim of CDC is "[...] the integration of historical, social and natural science data in a geographic information system, where spatial and temporal references will be maintained through a relational database. [...] Its missions include: to support research in the human and natural components of local, regional and global change; to promote quantitative research on China studies; to promote collaborative research in spatial studies; and to promote the use and sharing of China data in teaching and research."
Note: Frames capable browser needed! Non-frames browsers please enter at http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/chinadata/cdc_intro.htm.
Resource suggested by Rita Merkle (Heidelberg Univ., Heidelberg, Germany).
Added/revised on 28. Feb. 1999 (HL)
- New York University, Asian/Pacific/American Studies
(http://www.nyu.edu/apa/index2.htm).
Language: English.
Description: "Established in Fall 1996 as the result of student efforts and demands, A/P/A studies at NYU offers a broad range of courses and programs which link NYU with the energy and activity of Asian Pacific American communities in New York City. [...] APA studies examines the experiences of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S., taking into account comparative racial formations in the U.S. in addition to global contexts and forces. Through an active and dialogue-driven approach to learning, the academic program focuses on understanding the everyday lives of Asian people in the New York metropolitan area, and compares these experiences to other places in the U.S., the Americas, and Asia/Pacific where Asians and Pacific Islanders have come and still live."
Last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH)
- Ohio State University, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
(http://deall.osu.edu/).
Language: English.
Last revised 12 Jan 2005 (HL)
- University of Oregon, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
(http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~caps/).
- Princeton University, East Asian Studies Department
(http://www.princeton.edu/~eastasia/).
- Rice University, Asian Studies (Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA)
(http://asia.rice.edu/).
Language: English.
Added 25 Sep 1998 (HL), last revised 12 Jan 2005 (HL)
- University of Redlands, Asian Studies Program
(http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/AsianStudies.html).
Language: English.
Description: Site contents: Advisory Committee; What Courses Do We Offer? What are the Requirements for an Asian Studies Major/Minor?; Internet Resources for Asian Studies, A Letter to Asian Studies Majors from Bill Huntley; Let's Hear from You.
- University of Southern California, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
(http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/).
Language: English.
Added/revised on 04.11.1997
- University of Southern California, East Asian Studies Center
(http://www.usc.edu:80/dept/LAS/EASC/index.html).
Language: English.
Added/revised on 04.11.1997
- Stanford University, Center for East Asian Studies
(http://www-leland.stanford.edu/dept/CEAS/).
Language: English.
Description: Site contents: Introduction; Programs; Faculty; Resources; Calendar; Newsletter; Contacts.
Added/revised on 19.11.1997
- Stanford University, Department of Asian Languages
(http://www-leland.stanford.edu/dept/asianlang/).
Language: English.
Description: Site contents: General Information; Faculty; Graduate Program; Undergraduate Program; Summer Program.
Added/revised on 19.11.1997
- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Asian Studies
(http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic.html).
- Tufts University, The Asian Studies Program
(http://ase.tufts.edu/asian/index.html).
Language: English.
Information suggested by Hosea Hirata, Tufts University, USA.
Added/revised on 18.08.1998 (HL)
- University Wayne: The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) (University Wayne, Seattle, Washington, USA)
(http://www.nbr.org/).
Language: English.
Self description: "The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution that conducts advanced research on policy-relevant issues in Asia. It also serves as the global clearinghouse for Asia research conducted by specialists and institutions worldwide. Through these activities NBR is uniquely positioned to promote informed and effective U.S. policy toward the region."
Added/revised on 24. Apr. 1999 (HL)
- Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~anell/).
Added/revised on 09.08.1998 (HL)
- Washington University in St. Louis, The East Asian Studies Program
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~eas/).
Added/revised on 09.08.1998 (HL)
- Wesleyan University, East Asian Studies Program
(http://www.wesleyan.edu/east/).
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, East Asian Studies Program
(http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/east/eas.html).
Language: English.
Description: "The East Asian Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin brings together an inter-disciplinary group of faculty, staff, and students devoted to the study of China, Japan, and Korea. We offer an undergraduate major that allows students to take advantage of the wide range of courses given in all of the schools and colleges at the University." Site contents: Courses; Degrees; Events; Faculty; Fellowships; Links; Newsletter; Resources;This Week @ EAS; Summer 1997 Office Hours; What's New; Contacting EAS.
Oceania
Australia
- Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA).
Language: English.
Description: "Corporate information related to the ASAA, the professional organisation for research and teaching about Asia in Australia." (Cited from the Asian Studies WWW Monitor, April 1997).
- Brisbane: Centre for the Study of Australia-Asia Relations (CSAAR) (Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)
(http://www.gu.edu.au/gwis/csaar/cshome.htm).
CSAAR (est. 1978) is an allied centre within the Faculty of Asian and International Studies, Griffith University. The Centre's activities include: (1) Research covering Australia's political, economic and strategic relations with Asia from both an historical and contemporary perspective; (2) Conferences and workshops on contemporary issues; (3) Publications on Australia-Asia relations; (4) The Asia-Pacific business training program; and (5) Consultancies to government and business.
- Brisbane: Department of Asian Languages and Studies (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
(http://www.uq.edu.au/ALS/).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "[...] The Department, founded in 1965, currently runs the largest Japanese language program, and one of the fastest-growing Chinese and Indonesian programs in Australia. In addition to formal coursework, staff offer regular forums and seminars to give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge of aspects of modern Japan, China and Indonesia, and to debate issues of current concern. In addition to postgraduate research degrees, the Department also offers coursework Honours degrees in Japanese, Chinese and Indonesian and a two-year postgraduate course in Japanese conference interpreting and translation which leads to the degree of Master of Arts by coursework. The course is accredited at Level 4 by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. [...]"
Information suggested by Prof Kam Louie, Department of Asian Languages and Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Added 28 Feb 1999 (HL)
- Brisbane: Griffith Asia Pacific Council (Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)
(http://www.gu.edu.au/gwis/vc/gapc/).
Language: English.
Description: The council "is intended as a point of policy reference to advise the Vice-Chancellor about the most effective facilitation and coordination of the University's work related to the Asia Pacific region." (self description).
Note: Frames capable browser needed!
Added/revised on 19.09.1998 (HL)
- Canberra: ANU - Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://rspas.anu.edu.au/).
"ANU ASIA, an initiative of the University Asia Committee, is a service aimed at communicating information about Asia-related research, teaching and outreach programs, and providing information and analysis for individuals and organisations engaged with Asia. Among the material collected here are staff biographies, information about research and publications, academic programs, Asia-related academic news, and software sources. In addition there is a find facility, and information about the 'anuasia' mailing list."
Last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- Canberra: ANU - The Contemporary China Centre (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://online.anu.edu.au/RSPAS/ccc/).
"The Contemporary China Centre was set up in 1970 at the Australian National University as a research facility concerned with scholarly social-science analysis of post-1949 China. Its main emphases have expanded to include economic issues, the modern political and legal arenas and the social/anthropological ramifications of political and economic change in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong."
The site contains information on the activities and staff of the centre as well as on their publications (such as The China Journal and others).
- Canberra: ANU - Faculty of Asian Studies (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://online.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/).
- Canberra: ANU - Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management (APSEM) (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://apsem.anu.edu.au/).
Language: English.
Description: Self-description: "Within APSEM [est Aug 1998] research is undertaken on international economics, policy, management and development in the Asia Pacific region, and on its major sub-regions, including Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the South Pacific. These are the specialist centres working on sub-regions within the Asia Pacific region." Site contents: Australia Asia Management Centre; Australia-Japan Research Centre; Australia South Asia Research Centre; Economics Division; Graduate Program in Public Policy; National Centre for Development Studies; Graduate Degrees (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master, PhD); Publications: (Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Survey of Recent Developments, Pacific Economic Bulletin, Asia Pacific Press, NCDS Online Publications). (Cited from the Asian Studies WWW Monitor Sept. 1998).
Information suggested by T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au).
Added/revised on 25.09.1998 (HL)
- Canberra: ANU - Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora (CSCSD) (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://rspas.anu.edu.au/cscsd/).
Language: English.
Self description: "The CSCSD will be a permanent focus for research and teaching on people of Chinese descent in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific and their interaction with other societies and cultures in the region. It will investigate such themes as the role of transnational communities in an increasingly globalised world, the central but contested role of Sino-Southeast Asians and Sino-Australasians in their local economies, multiple identities, cultural heritage and the political management of minority status."
Added 26 Feb 1999 (HL), last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- Canberra: ANU - China Economy Program (Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, Australian National Univ, Canberra, Australia)
(http://ncdsnet.anu.edu.au/research/china/chinahome.htm).
Language: English.
Description: "The ANU's China Economy Program is an international leader in the analysis of change in the Chinese economy and its global and regional implications. The Program incorporates skills in economic analysis and policy formulation to tackle the big issues and uncover the major trends in policy, economy and development." Site contents: About the China Economy Program; Research Staff; Research & Doctoral Research (Agriculture & food policy; State enterprises reform; Trade policy & accession to the World Trade Organisation; Measuring China's growth; China in the region; Greater China; Labour migration & labour market trends; PhD research); Links to institutions in China, Australia, global. In preparation: Recent international visitors; Conferences 1995 to 1997; Publications 1985 to 1997.
- Crawley: School of Social and Cultural Studies - Asian Studies (University of Western Australia, Crawley WA, Australia)
(http://www.asianstudies.arts.uwa.edu.au/).
Language: English.
Description: The University of Western Australia is home of the School of Asian Studies and the Centre for Contemporary Asia. "The School of Asian Studies offers courses in Asian Studies, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese in a range of single and double degrees. An Asian language may also be studied as a complementary Diploma in Modern Languages or as a Graduate Diploma in Modern Languages. The Centre for Contemporary Asia functions as a focus and catalyst for research and teaching on Asia across the UWA campus. It has a regular public seminar series and publishes a thrice-year newsletter UWAsia."
Added 06 Aug 1998 (HL), last revised 10 Oct 2004 (HL)
- Melbourne: Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS) (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
(http://www.mials.unimelb.edu.au/).
Language: English.
Supplied note: "This site lists [...s]tudy programs, profiles and research interests of adjunct members and staff at MIALS [est. 1998 - ed.], and theses titles on Asia kept at the University of Melbourne."
Description: "The [MIALS Research] online databases [...] are valuable tools indeed" (T.M. Ciolek).
Resource suggested via Asian Studies WWW Monitor (25 Jan 2001) by Janie Fung, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Added 28 Jan 2001 (HL)
- Perth: Asia Research Center (Murdoch University, Perth, Australia)
(http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/).
Language: English.
Self description: "The Asia Research Centre on Social, Political and Economic Change at Murdoch University, Western Australia, has been established as a Special Research Centre of the Australian Research Council to provide an analysis of contemporary East and Southeast Asia."
Supplied note: "An introduction to Asian Studies at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia: current research; publications; undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; and opportunities for in-country study in China, Indonesia and Japan." (Cited from the Asian Studies WWW Monitor Sept. 1998).
Information suggested by Catherine Pacey (cpacey@central.murdoch.edu.au).
Added 25 Sep 1998 (HL), last revised 10 Oct 2004 (HL).
- Sydney: Department of Chinese and South-East Asian Studies (University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
(http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/chinese_seas/).
Language: English.
Added 10 Oct 2004 (HL)
New Zealand
New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA)
(http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~caplab/nzasia.htm).
Language: English.
Description: "Corporate information related to the NZASIA, the professional organisation for research and teaching about Asia in New Zealand." (Cited from the Asian Studies WWW Monitor, April 1997).
- Otago University, Asian Studies Programme (Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand)
(http://www.otago.ac.nz/subjects/asia.html).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary programme for students who wish to combine training in an Asian language with courses devoted to developing an understanding of the history, culture, politics and economics of the countries in the Asian region. The programme is designed to develop not only linguistic ability, but also a wider appreciation of the nature of Asian societies and the traditions, values and beliefs of Asian peoples. As an interdisciplinary programme, Asian Studies links courses offered by different departments that focus on the Asian region into a coherent programme of study." Site contents: Degree Structure; Core Papers; Anthroplogy; Chinese; Economics; History; Japanese; Music; Politics; Religious Studies.
Added 30 Oct 1998 (HL), last revised 15 Jan 2003 (JH).
- Otago University, Chinese Section (Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand)
(http://www.otago.ac.nz/Chinese/).
Language: English, Chinese (GB, Big5).
Description: Self description: "The Chinese Section was formed in 1993 [...]. The BA major in Chinese has been available since 1996, and in 1997 additional papers for native speakers of Chinese are available. The Chinese Section caters for both native and non-native speakers. The staff consists of two lecturers and one assistant lecturer, all of whom are native speakers. As part of the section's philosophy, language papers are taught in combination with cultural themes."
Added/revised on 30.10.1998 (HL)
- Wellington: Asian Studies Institute (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand)
(http://www.vuw.ac.nz/asianstudies/).
Language: English.
Added 28 Mar 2005 (HL)
- Wellington: School of Asian & European Languages & Cultures (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand)
(http://www.vuw.ac.nz/saelc/).
Language: English.
Added 28 Mar 2005 (HL)
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