Creating
Synergies, Strengthening Interactions and Supporting Networks
The
European Studies in Asia (ESiA) network
was launched by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) in 2005
to stimulate European studies in Asia by strengthening interaction
between existing networks in Asia as well as by creating synergies
between European study centres in both Asia and Europe.
It
is an inter-disciplinary and open platform that embraces any
institution in Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries offering
European studies research and networking.
ESiA
is co-organised in partnership with the National Centre for
Research on Europe (NCRE) and is guided by an ESiA
Advisory Group of 15 prominent academics representing
various European studies centres in Asia and Europe.
Announcements of Fellowship Recipients
1st ESiA Young Academics Workshop
The Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) are very proud to announce that the recipients of the 1st ESiA Young Academics Workshop Fellowship are Ms. Li Zhang (China) and Ms. Alessandra Brovelli (Italy). The competition for the Fellowships was very intense as we received very high quality papers on some very interesting and prevalent issues related to EU-Asia relations. Both fellows will spend up to three months working at the NCRE with a two week stopover in Singapore to link up with ASEF and the new EU Centre.
We are also delighted to announce that a select few of the papers have been chosen to feature in an upcoming publication, please see below for those papers chosen and the titles of the papers.
Political Visions and Stakeholders’ Perception:
Ideals, Truths and Challenges of the ASEM process
Alessandra Brovelli (Italy)
Too Small To Be Seen?
Assessing “Developed-Developing Divide” in Asia’s Media Coverage on European Union in Environmental Issues
Shofwan Al-Banna Choiruzzad (Indonesia)
Asia through the Eyes of Spain: Spanish Youth Perceptions on Asia-Pacific
- 1st ESiA Young Academics’ Workshop -
María Cuiñas Insua (Spain)
It takes how many to Tango: Who dances on ASEM stage?
LAI Suet-yi (Hong Kong S.A.R)
Capability-Expectation Gap or Knowledge Deficit?: Appraising the External Image of the EU in India
Antara Mitra (India)
The European Union, Human Rights and Burma/ Myanmar:
Elite Perceptions in Thailand and Singapore
Clara Portela (Spain)
Religion and News Media in a Globalized World:
A Comparative Study of Asian Media’s Response to the Cartoon Issue in Europe
Ma Shaohua (China)
Chinese perceptions: an exploration into the non-material underpinning of Sino-EU trade relations
Pim van Loon (The Netherlands)
What shapes the perceptions of the EU in China?
Discrepancies between the media perception and the public perception
Li Zhang (China)
We thank everyone of the participants and supporters of this very important programme and we hope to make the next Young Academics Workshop as successful as the last. For more information on the workshop please click here.
ESiA Interim Advisory Group Meeting and Public Seminar University of Macao, China S.A.R
12 March 2009
The Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) in partnership with the University of Macao organised an interim meeting of the European Studies in Asia (ESiA) Advisory Group, coupled with a public seminar entitled "Asian-EU relations: A Research Agenda".
The meeting took place to take advantage of the high numbers of the ESiA Advisory Group participating in the Network of European Studies Centres in Asia (NESCA), which took place in Macao from the 13th to the 15th.
The points up for discussion included:
• ESiA Phase III wrap up, Beginning of Phase IV and a future revisit
• Book Launch series
• ESiA Young Academic Workshop series
• Brussels Briefing
• Publications strategy
• Innovative Visions for the future of ESiA
• Role of the ESiA Advisory Group
Conference Particpants from Left: Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Prof. Cornelius Luhulima, Mr. Peter Ryan, Prof. Paulo Canelas, Prof. Sunghoon Park, Dr. Natalia Chaban, Ambassador Rosario Manalo, Prof. Roziah Omar, Prof Xinning Song, Prof. Dai Bingran, Mr. Ronan Lenihan, Prof. Apirat Petchsiri, Prof. Hamidin Abd. Hamid, (absent from photo: Dr. Kenneth Chan)
The Public Seminar included some very interesting presentations from ESiA Advisory Board members Prof. Sung-hoon Park (Korea University), Prof. Martin Holland (National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) - University of Canterbury), Prof. Dai Bingran (Fudan University) and Mr. Peter Ryan (ASEF). The seminar was chaired by Prof. Paulo Canelas de Castro of the Faculty of Law, University of Macao.
The seminar was attended by over 50 local stakeholders including students and faculty of the University of Macao, Media and AdvEsiA advisory group members.
Prof. Rui Martins, Vice Rector, University of Macao, weclomes the distinguished speakers the audience at the Public Seminar
For a copy of Martin Holland's Presentation, please click here
For a copy of the Meeting Programme and Participants Profiles, please click here
This volume brings together eminent European Union scholars from both Europe and Asia in a timely initiative to reflect on the record of European Studies in Asia , evaluate the current state of affairs, as well as to look for best practises to guide future developments. While intentionally introspective in focus, setting out for the first time a comprehensive ana lysis is enhanced by comparative reflections from the EU experience and through the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)'s institutional experiences.
Country chapters on the EU curriculum include experiences in China , Hong Kong and Macao SARs, India , Japan , Singapore , South Korea and Thailand . Thematic contributions offer wider perspectives on Asia-Europe relations, the ASEM Education Hub, "EU perceptions" as a pedagogical contribution and the complementarity of the various EU studies organizations and initiatives that co-exist and cooperate within Asia . The experience of the College of Europe, the European University Institute and EU programmes at other European universities are also explored in other chapters in an attempt to identify any potential trends that may impact upon EU Studies in Asia in the future.
This Volume is a collection of papers presented at two workshops on EU/European Studies curriculum developments, one supported by ASEF's European Studies in Asia network and hosted by Ateneo de Manila University in December 2007, the other by the EU Institute in Japan , Kansai, hosted by Kobe University in January 2008.
The volume was co-edited by Mr. Peter Ryan, Prof. Martin Holland and Dr. Silviu Jora. The publication is a partnership between: the Asia Europe Foundation, EU Institute in Japan , Kansai , and the National Centre for Research on Europe,with the support of: the European Commission and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The
EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media, Public and Elite Perceptions
in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand
Prof.
Martin Holland speaking at the Beijing Book Launch
Beijing,
China
22 October 2008
Hong
Kong, China SAR
15
October 2008
Tokyo,
Japan
25
September 2008
The
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) together with Renmin University
of China (Beijing) , Hong Kong Baptist University, and, Keio
Univeristy (Tokyo); each co-hosted the final launches
of the "The EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media, Public
and Elite Perceptions in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and
Thailand" book launch series, on 22 October
2008 in Beijing, 15 October in Hong Kong, and, 25 September
2008 in Tokyo . These events brought many high
level European Studies experts, Academics, Media and Foreign
Dignitaries together to discuss the findings
of "The EU through the Eyes of Asia" publication.
Click
here for more information.
How
is the EU Perceived in Asia? Media, Public and Elite Perceptions
Participants
at the ESiA 1st Young Academics Workshop
Bruges,
Belgium
1-5
September 2008
The
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the National Centre for Research
on Europe (NCRE) and the College of Europe brought together
20 young academics from across Asia and Europe for the
European Studies in Asia (ESiA) 1 st Young Academics'
Workshop "How is the EU Perceived in Asia: Media, Public and
Elite Perceptions", which took place in Bruges,
Belgium, from 1-5 September 2008.
The
five-day event trained a select number of young European
studies academics (at the Masters and Doctoral levels)
on how they may be able to analyse and utilise the
unique dataset that has been generated from "EU through the
Eyes of Asia" project in their own research work.
For
more information, please click here.
The EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media, Public and Elite Perceptions in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand
Bangkok,Thailand
5 August 2008
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) together with the Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University; co-hosted the launch of the “The EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media, Public and Elite Perceptions in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand” in Bangkok, on 5 August 2008. This event was held with the support of the EC delegation to Thailand. Click here for more information.
The
EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media, Public and Elite Perceptions
in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand
Seoul,
Korea
26
May 2008
The
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) together with the EU Research
Centre, Korea University; and the SNU-KIEP EU Center, Korea
Institute for International Economic Policy; co-hosted the
launch of the "The EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media,
Public and Elite Perceptions in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore
and Thailand" in Seoul, on 26 May 2008.
This event was co-organised by the EU Research Centre
(EURC) and the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS)
of Korea University. Click
here for more information.
The
EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media, Public and Elite Perceptions
in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand
The
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is pleased to announce a new
publication "The EU through the Eyes of Asia: Media,
Public and Elite Perceptions in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore
and Thailand".
The
publication presents the findings of the first two phases
of ASEF's "EU through the Eyes of Asia" project, a major
academic collaboration
to measure media, public and elite perceptions of
the European Union (EU) in the Asian countries of the ASEM
process. The analysis provides scientifically compelling
feedback that can better assist in policy-making, suggesting
recommendations to the EU, third countries and the media.
It will hopefully help to develop a wider knowledge about
the international perceptions of the EU, specifically in China,
Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand.
The
volume was co-edited by Mr. Peter Ryan, Prof. Martin Holland,
Prof. Alojzy Nowak and Dr. Natalia Chaban. It was a partnership
between ASEF, the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE),
Ateneo de Manila University and University of Warsaw , with
the support of the European Commission and the French Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
Click
here for more information.
