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Call for Applications for the 2nd Asia-Europe Young Urban Leaders Dialogue (AEYULD)

“Urban Design in Cities of the Future,” 26-29 July 2010, Shanghai, China.

ASEF are pleased to announce that the Call for Applications for the 2nd Asia-Europe Young Urban Leaders Dialogue (AEYULD) is now open. This year’s theme is on “Urban Design in Cities of the Future,” and will be held on 26-29 July 2010, in Shanghai, China.

In close partnership with Madrid Global (International Strategy and Action Office of Madrid’s City Council), Casa Asia, Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SPAFFC) and the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) – the 2nd AEYULD is envisaged to make a strong impact, as it happens under the framework of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

The programme aims to gather up to forty (40) forward-looking, young professionals, who are based in capitals or major cities from all ASEM member countries. In pursuit of as much diversity as possible, this invitation is open to all institutional representatives from any field of expertise (e.g. public administration, business, academia, arts, politics, media, etc.) between 25 to 35 years old. Together with guest-speakers and experts in the fields of Urban Development and Technology, the participants will actively engage in the creation of networks and contacts among emerging young leaders and professionals from the main urban settlements in both regions.

Accommodation and meals will be covered by the organisers. A 50% travel subsidy capped at 500 Euros will be provided for participants coming from Europe and 250 Euros for participants coming from Asia. Participants residing in China are not eligible for any travel subsidy.

Further information about the programme, and the online application form, please visit the ASEF website.

For enquiries please contact Mr. Joel Bassig.

 

Course Announcement

University College Dublin - School of Politics & International Relations

 

The UCD - School for Politics and International Relations is a dynamic, multi-faceted and highly-international school offering exciting and professionally-valuable programmes of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our academic staff are engaged in cutting-edge research on a wide variety of political issues, including ethno-political conflict, human rights, and Ireland's role in the European Union, to name just a few. They come from eleven countries across three continents; most are political scientists but economics, philosophy, and sociology are also represented in our ranks. The School is also home to three research centres: the Centre for Development Studies, the Dublin European Institute, and the Institute for British-Irish Studies.

The school are currently taking applications for two Masters programmes in European Politics and European Public Affairs and Law

The fates of Europe’s states, as well as the lives of their citizens, are increasingly intertwined across national borders. Against this background, the MA in European Politics programme is designed to deepen students’ knowledge of European politics at the comparative-national level and the level of the European Union. All students take a combination of core and elective modules and then write a research thesis under the supervision of one of the European politics specialists in the School of Politics and International Relations. The European Politics stream of the MA programme in Politics is ideally suited to students seeking a deeper knowledge of the theory and practice of European governance. In addition, its researchoriented components provide very good foundations for further studies related to European politics.

The MEconSc in European Public Affairs and Law is designed to equip graduates with strong expertise in contemporary European affairs. Building on the longstanding success of its predecessor, the MEconSc in European Economic and Public Affairs, the degree is re-launched this year with an enhanced emphasis on public affairs and law.

For more information click on the below links;

MA in European Politics

MEconSC in European Public Affairs and Law

 

ASEF Conference: Call for Workshop Proposals

“Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe: Changing Challenges, New Ideas”

An official side-event of the ASEM 8 Summit, Brussels 2010

2-3 October 2010, The Square

The global and regional environment in which the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) operates has changed significantly since its inception in 1996. The initial optimism about the benefits of globalisation and international cooperation has given way to a more sober recognition of the challenges of a globalised world and the limitations of multilateral processes and institutions. Financial, economic and food crises, terrorism, climate change, and pandemics have emerged as global threats that compound the insecurity and challenges facing an increasingly inter-dependent but fractious international community. In view of these common concerns, Asia and Europe bear the responsibility of deepening the essential work of dialogue and cooperation through the ASEM process.

Thirteen years in development, the ASEM forum today is a broad range of dialogue channels and activities that continue to respond to the changing challenges facing Asia and Europe. Going forward, the ASEM process could benefit from clearer, more focused objectives and a more defined agenda. What should be ASEM’s priorities for the next few years? What are the most pressing concerns shared by governments and civil societies in both Asia and Europe, especially those concerns that could benefit from concerted policy attention and sustained ground action from citizens?

The only permanent ASEM institution, ASEF plays a vital role in connecting reflections on the ASEM level with the concerns of civil societies in the two regions. Taking place on the eve of the 8th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 8 Summit), Connecting Civil Societies 4 aims to take stock and analyse some of the current trends and issues that define the Asia-Europe dialogue to date, identify the most constructive areas for civil society cooperation, and forecast emerging issues that could have impact on future ASEM dialogue and directions. These deliberations will contribute to the ASEM 8 Summit, which will focus on improving world governance structures and sustainable development efforts as part of the long term response to the economic and financial crisis.

How to apply

Interested organisations are requested to send workshop proposals using the attached application form by email to Ms. Qiuyi Tan at qiuyi.tan@asef.org, with the subject heading CCS Submissions. Authors of selected proposals will be notified via email by 21 April 2010.

Deadline for proposals: 5 April 2010

 

For the detailed call for proposals, click on teh below links

Call for Workshop Proposals

Application Form

 

ERASMUS MUNDUS CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2010


Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries. In addition, it contributes to the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of Higher education institutions in third countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and these countries.

This Call for Proposals aims to support projects under all three Actions of the programme:

Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes

Action 1A: Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (EMMC)
Action 1B: Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD)
Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships

Action 2 – STRAND 1: Partnerships with countries covered by the ENPI, DCI, EDF and IPA instruments (former External Cooperation Window)
Action 2 – STRAND 2: Partnerships with countries and territories covered by the Industrialised Countries Instrument (ICI)
Action 3: Promotion of European higher education

Projects to enhance the Attractiveness of European higher education

The deadline for submission of applications under all three Actions is 30 April 2010.

For more details, click here

 

ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration, 5 – 16 July 2010

The European Union as a Model of Integration for Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean?


The global proliferation of regional integration is one of the most fascinating aspects of the age of globalization. Europe has begun to reinvent itself after a terrible century of warfare and self-destruction. Today, the European Union has become a trade mark for the peaceful resolution of conflicts and for pooled sovereignty in order to build a union of states and a union of citizens. Parallel to our European efforts, other regions around the globe are engaged in their genuinely own efforts to build their region.

The leading idea behind the “ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration” is the creation of a sustainable platform for discussion and mutual learning on issues of regional integration worldwide. The objective of this distinctive initiative is to strengthen young academics’ knowledge in regional integration with a comparative focus on the European Union, to estimate the European Union’s capacity to serve as a model for other regions, to discuss the impact of bi-regional trade agreements and to enable participants to develop problem oriented approaches for deeper integration in their own region. The Academy attempts to critically assess regional integration from a broader perspective by encouraging participants and experts to exchange experiences. This not only allows for participants to acquire special expertise and research skills but also to enhance intercultural competences. After the great success of the first three ZEI Academies in 2007, 2008 and 2009, ZEI is proud to announce that it will offer this unique program again in July 2010, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds of the German Federal Foreign Office.

ZEI offers young academics working on matters of regional integration from regional groupings across the world the opportunity to investigate the genuine contribution of the EU to region-building and to analyze the efforts of regional integration outside Europe that have begun to change the face of the earth. A distinguished and very competent faculty of international experts will be waiting for them, along with most extraordinary new experiences and contacts, including excursions to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and to Brussels, the seat of the institutions of the European Union.

For more details, click here

 

Call for Proposals

 

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN UNION STUDIES ASSOCIATION ASIA PACIFIC


“Connections and Dialogues: The European Union and the Asia Pacific: Perceptions, Policies, Perspectives”


JNU, New Delhi, 8-9 January 2010

Deadline for Proposals: 15 October 2009


The EU Studies Association Asia-Pacific in association with the Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, the Indian Association for European Union Studies, and the Delegation of the European Commission invites papers for the global conference “Connections and Dialogues: The European Union as a Global Actor: Asia-Pacific: Perceptions, Policies and Perspectives”, to be held at JNU, 8-9 January 2010.


This conference brings together expertise from India, the Asia Pacific and Europe to debate the relevance and impact of relations between the EU and the Asia Pacific. The conference is inclusive in nature, with multidisciplinary participation from students, new and old EU Studies institutions and practitioners. It will seek to investigate how the European Union and the Asia-Pacific perceive and interact with one another. Major themes to be addressed are:

  • Dialogues between People and Cultures EU Visibility in the Region: Perceptions and Misperceptions
    The EU as a Global Actor
  • The EU as a Normative Actor
  • The EU’s Role in Asian Regional Organisations
  • The European Union and South Asia
  • The EU as a Role Model for Asia-Pacific
  • The EU and Conflict Resolution in Asia


If you are interested in presenting at this conference, please submit an abstract of up to 500 words to Conference Chair Prof. Rajendra K. Jain

For more information click here

 

 

EUIJ, Kansai Regional Roundtable on European Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between Tradition and Novelty - European Studies Institutional Developments in East Asia Experience

Exchange with Macau, Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore

Since its inception, the EUIJ/Kansai has promoted the idea of academic cooperation and experience exchange between various European Studies programmes across the Pacific Rim. The three Roundtables organised in the past and the subsequent academic networking culminated in 2008 with a publication entitled "The Future of European Studies in Asia" in partnership with the European Studies in Asia (ESiA) Network.

As 2009 represents the start of a new phase in the EUIJ/Kansai activities and being encouraged by the European Commissions emphasis on regional academic cooperation on European Studies, the tradition of EUIJ regular Roundtables is to continue with a new focus on concrete opportunities of cooperation on EU and EU-Asia related projects and curricula development.

Thus, the 2009 Roundtable will focus on the experience exchange and potential of cooperation with both old and experienced centres in Asia (like the European Studies Institute in Macau) and the new but ambitious EU Centres established in 2008 and 2009 in Singapore and Taipei.

Proposed panels:

- European Studies in Asia, case studies:
- Macao, and Hong Kong
- Taipei and Singapore
- EU Institutes in Japan
- Innovative Methodologies of teaching EU in Asia, opportunities and potential for joint curricula, joint agendas and experts sharing
- Institutional, managerial and financial issues
- Opportunities of cooperation on EU funded Programs and Projects (FP6, FP7, Erasmus Mundus, ICIECP etc)

Date and location: 23 October 2009, Kobe University Campus, Kobe, Japan.

For any further details, contact: Associate Prof. Silviu Jora at SJora@Europe.com

 

The Mercury project

 

Multilateralism and the EU in the contemporary global order

The MERCURY project, headed up by Edinburgh's Politics and International Relations Department and involving eight other universities in Europe, Africa and Asia, will study the EU's contribution to multilateralism.

MERCURY's remit extends to the interactions of the EU and its member states with regions outside Europe, strategic partners, and global organisations. It is interdisciplinary, drawing on expertise in law, politics, economics, and international relations. Its agenda includes exploring, explaining and evaluating different conceptions of multilateralism - while also aiming to achieve practical policy relevance.

This project seeks to understand the EU’s contribution to effective multilateralism. We consider evolving and conflicting (culturally-defined) meanings of multilateralism; its uncertain future on a global scale; the EU system of external relations in the light of the Reform Treaty and its implications for the Union's ability to shape multilateralism; and whether and how multilateralism is compatible with the EU’s shift towards inter-regionalism and strategic partnerships.

Arguably, the EU has done more than most of its partners to acknowledge new global challenges and rising demand for multilateralism. Its own positions frequently become focal points for international negotiations on conflict resolution.

Nevertheless, essential questions remain unanswered about the viability of a European "way" of multilateralism. Can multilateralism be defined in a way that transcends divisions within as well as beyond Europe, between states, nations and cultures, strong and weak, rich and poor?

Is there a concept of multilateralism that overcomes theoretical schisms? Is it possible for the EU or its Member States (or anyone else) to define and pursue a selfless, benign, credible doctrine of multilateralism, as opposed to one that serves its own interests?

The problem of matching supply to demand for effective multilateralism will be the leitmotif for MERCURY, a research programme that will elaborate and clarify forms of multilateralism, develop specific theses about the EU’s contribution to multilateralism, and test them in line with best scientific practice.

The full team includes the University of Edinburgh; the University of Cologne; Cambridge University; the Institute of International Affairs (Rome); Sciences Po, Paris; SIPRI (Stockholm); Charles University (Prague); the University of Pretoria; and Fudan University (Shanghai).

For more information, please click here

Call for Applications

Asia-Europe Workshop Series (AEWS) 2010

Deadline for applications : 1 July 2009

We are glad to announce that the call for proposals for the Asia-Europe Workshop Series (AEWS) 2010 is now open for application. For a copy of the call for application and registration details please click here http://www.asia-alliance.org/files/AE_WS_2010_Call.pdf

The Asia-Europe Workshop Series is a collaboration between the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the European Alliance for Asian Studies. The programme offers grants to academic institutions to submit workshop proposals on themes of common interest to both Asia and Europe. The workshops should focus on contemporary topics concerning both Asia and Europe in a comparative perspective, sharing interests of inter-regional or multilateral importance. These small-scaled yet focused workshops will enable in-depth discussions involving younger academics and field experts.

For more information, visit www.asia-alliance.org.

 

 

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