The ANU South Asia Studies Summer School (SASSS) is a week-long program of intensive research activities designed to bring together PhD and masters students working on South Asia thought Australia and New Zealand to exchange knowledge and experience at one of the leading centres on South Asia.

The broad goals of the program are to provide a forum for research students to discuss their research with intellectual inputs from experienced researchers, to expose students to the work being done at the frontiers of South Asian studies by ANU faculty and invited guest faculty, and to provide for networking through the exchange of knowledge and experiences surrounding the study of South Asia. The program will also provide the students with opportunity to make use of the rich and diverse resources on South Asia held at ANU libraries and the National Library of Australia. In addition, students will have the opportunity to participate in a range of social and cultural activities to be held as part of the Asia-Pacific Week.

Your academic hosts and mentors will include Professor Prema-chandra Athukorala, Dr. Richard Barz, Professor Laksiri Jayasuriya, Dr. Sisira Jayasuriya, Professor Amareswar Galla, Dr. Chris George, Professor Raghbendra Jha, Dr. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, Dr. John Powers, Dr. Prem Thapa, and Professor Peter Warr.

You will have opportunity to:

• Forge links and exchange ideas with researchers in universities around Australia and New Zealand
• Establish links with key ANU scholars as informal on-going mentors
• Receive feed back on research in progress
• Gains skills for publication of research results
• Strengthen insights into key challenges facing South Asian Studies
• Make use of the resources of the ANU libraries and the national Library of Australia

Program

• Interactive seminars by senor researchers
• Round table discussions on selected issues
• PhD/Masters project workshops (presentations based on work in progress, followed by comments by an invited seniors researcher and group discussion)
• Individual consultations: opportunities will be made available for students to consult with individual ANU staff and invited researchers on their research projects.

ANU Asia Pacific Week

The 2006 SASSS is to be held in conjunction with summer schools in China Studies, Thai Studies, Indonesian Studies, Vietnam Studies, Pacific Island Studies, Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Studies and Japan Studies. The Asia-Pacific week will feature special events such as keynote speeches, films, performances and exhibitions. Participants at the SASSS will interact with participants from other summer schools in combined social functions.

Contact

For further information contact the convenor:

Prema-chandra Athukorala
Professor of Economics
Division of Economics
Research School of pacific and Asian Studies
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA

Tel 61 2 6125 8259
Fax 61 2 6125 3700