Asia Pacific Week 2008 Building Australia's Asia Pacific Expertise ANU Campus 29 January – 1 February

APW PUBLIC EVENTS USEFUL INFORMATION ON YOUR ARRIVAL IN CANBERRA

Day 1 Asia Pacific Week 2006. Photographs: Darren Boyd, Coombs Photography, ANU

The College of Asia and the Pacific of the Australian National University with the support of the ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network, the International Centre of Excellence in Asian and Pacific Studies, the Japan Foundation and the Vietnamese Embassy is organising the fifth edition of Asia Pacific Week.

Program

Overall progam [pdf] - individual programs for Participating Groups will be added to each Group's site. (See links to Participating Groups in the left hand menu)

What is it?

Asia Pacific Week is a container for seven "Graduate Summer Schools" focusing on different areas of the Asia Pacific Region (Japan, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, East Timor, Pacific Islands and South Asia)*. During one week of activities graduate students from Australia and the region will have a chance to present their research interests, meet with other students and academics, participate in a wide range of training activities, be introduced to the rich holdings on Asia and the Pacific at the ANU Library and at the National Library and participate in a stimulating program of events including cross-area workshops, keynote speeches, seminars and master classes, film screenings, cultural performances and social events.

The program of the 2006 Asia Pacific Week attracted over 300 participants.

How to participate.

The organisers are providing a limited number of small grants to partially cover travel, accommodation and board while in Canberra. The number and amount of the bursaries can vary from program to program. Interested students should apply directly with the individual programs’ conveners.

Visit the webpages of the area groups to find information and application forms.

Applications for all regions have now closed.

A small number of bursaries will be made available for advanced undergraduate students to attend the event as observers. Bursaries will only cover accommodation.

For further information browse this website by following the links under the left-hand menu marked Participating Groups and contact the conveners of the summer school that interests you.

* The APW 2008 website will be regularly updated, and information about participating groups will be added.