[CALL FOR CHAPTERS] Seeking the Kokota'ay: An Ethnography of the Elusive Little Men of Taiwan The oral traditions of several of Taiwan’s indigenous groups include legends that tell of a population of short-statured humans that predate their ancestors’ arrival on the island, who taught the Austronesian-language speakers agriculture,...
2022 IKSU Postgraduate Research Seminar Award In Korean Studies Call for Submissions University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, 25 May 2022, Hybrid The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) annual postgraduate research seminar for both MA and PhD students in the UK was launched in 2021. Postgraduate students whose...
ISAP Scholarship MA Asia Pacific Studies The Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is offering a MA scholarship in Asia Pacific Studies to students of any nationality for 2022/23 academic year. Successful applicants will be highly motivated...
IKSU Scholarship MA North Korean Studies The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is offering MA scholarships in North Korean Studies for 2022/23 academic year. We seek highly motivated students who have excellent academic grades at undergraduate level and are...
2023 IKSU Annual International Conference Call for Papers Economic Development and International Development Cooperation of the Korea Peninsula: Past, Present and the Future University of Central Lancashire, UK, 27-28 March 2023 South Korea’s rapid economic success is a widely shared story. The role of South Korea as a donor...
Photography Competition: Japanese Gardens in the North West To celebrate the historical ties between Japan and the North West of England, the Institute for Japanese Studies (IJS) is hosting a photography competition. In collaboration with undergraduate students of photography, as well as local schools, we are...
Call for Applications for the IKSU Field Study Trip to South Korea and Poster Exhibition Call for Applications for the IKSU Field Study Trip to South Korea and Poster Exhibition We are recruiting 20 students for the field study trip to South Korea and the following poster...
Call for Artists: Climate Change in the Asia Pacific DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 21 December 2021 From the 5th to the 26th of February 2022 the Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAST), based within the Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP) at the University of Central...
2021 IKSU Korean Literature Review Contest [Extended Deadline] The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is hosting the “2021 Korean Literature Review Contest” in the UK. Korean Literature Review Contest is a new project that encourages readers outside Korea to...
COAST signs MoU with Centre for Aboriginal Studies We are pleased to announce on the 15th October 2021, our Centre of #Austronesian Studies (COAST) under the Institute for the study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP) at The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) signed a MoU with...