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Deadline to apply: 29 November 2024. For Spring 2025 you can apply for: PhD Courses Asia in the Global Economy 4 Credits, 20 January to 20 February 2025 Research ethics and fieldwork in an authoritarian context 3 credits, 27-28 February 2025 Workshops Visual methods and art-based research in the social science s 17-18 March in Lund Presentation skills and public speaking 8 May in Lund
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies together with the Graduate School in Asian Studies have recently produced three episodes of the Nordic Asia Podcast. The episodes deal with academic freedom issues in Thailand, China and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a Tibetan filmmaker. The episodes were hosted and produced by several of the Centre's PhD students and our intern. Two of them were pro
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/nordic-asia-podcasts - 2026-11-01
PhD students who are enrolled in the Graduate School in Asian Studies and at a Swedish university, and who specialise in East or Southeast Asia, are invited to apply for a mobility opportunity at one of our partner institutions during the autumn term of 2025. Visitors to Lund are welcome during the period 10 November to 12 December. The deadline to apply is 1 September. Please note that acceptanc
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-fall-2025-phd-mobility - 2026-11-01
Joanne Kuai (Karlstad University) and Tabita Rosendal (Lund University) have successfully defended their PhD dissertations. On Friday, 30 May, Joanne Kuai successfully defended her dissertation “AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age” at Karlstad University. This dissertation that dives into how AI is reshaping journalism in China and beyond, co
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/two-new-doctorates - 2026-11-01
PhD students who are enrolled in the Graduate School in Asian Studies and at a Swedish university, and who specialise in East or Southeast Asia, are invited to apply for a mobility opportunity at one of our partner institutions during the spring term of 2026. The deadline to apply is 1 December 2025. Please note that acceptance and time period depend on availability of accommodation. Visit this pa
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-spring-2026-phd-mobility - 2026-11-01
Interested to learn more about AI and jounalism in China and music and Mongolian identity? Listen to two PhD projects hosted by Ning Ao, PhD candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. In the first episode Ning Ao discusses AI and journalism with Joanne Kuai, who recently finished her PhD at Karlstad University and now is a Research Fellow in the School of Media and Communicati
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/two-new-episodes-nordic-asia-podcast - 2026-11-01
Interested to learn more about Kyoto? Listen to two podcasts hosted by Julia Olsson, PhD candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. In the first episode Julia talks with Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Kyoto University, on Japanese traditional urban dwellings, known as "machiya" (町家), and the attached concept of "seikatsu bunka" (生活文化, culture of everyd
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/two-new-episodes-nordic-asia-podcast-0 - 2026-11-01
On Tuesday, 27 January, Chontida Auikool (Lund University) successfully defended her dissertation "Aceh Chinese Negotiated Belonging: Memory, Place, and Identity" This dissertation focuses on Aceh Chinese’s lived experiences in Aceh, an Indonesian province marked by repeated violence and major social changes. These include the 1965–1966 anti-communist mass killings, the protracted conflict between
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/chontida-auikool-has-received-her-doctorate-degree - 2026-11-01
East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. The subject integrates theoretical and methodological perspectives from area studies with different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Application deadline March 1, 2026 . Announcement and application (n
7-10 June at Hotel Gässlingen in Skanör The retreat will focus on different aspects of, plans for and fears of the future among individuals, communities, and countries. Confirmed keynotes are: Postdoctoral fellow Tomas Cole, Stockholm University Associate Professor Zachary M. Howlett, National University of Singapore Professor Cornelia Reiher, Freie Universität Berlin See here for more informa
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-open-2026-spring-retreat - 2026-11-01
During the fall of 2026, we will give the PhD course Critical Perspectives on East and South-East Asian Studies . The course is given part-time during the fall semester with some in-person events in Lund. If you are interested in the course please contact us for further details.
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/critical-perspectives-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2026-11-01
PhD students who are enrolled in the Graduate School in Asian Studies and at a Swedish university, and who specialise in East or Southeast Asia, are invited to apply for a mobility opportunity at one of our partner institutions during the fall term of 2026. The deadline to apply is 10 June 2026. Please note that acceptance and time period depend on availability of accommodation. Visit this page fo
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-fall-2026-phd-mobility - 2026-11-01
The graduate school is partnering up with Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit in its Next-Generation Global Workshop that will take place 26-27 September. The theme is Reimagining Care across Borders: Vulnerability, Mobility, and Social Innovation . PhD students in the graduate school are welcome to apply and the graduate school will be able to cover the flight and accommodation in Kyoto. Please
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/graduate-school-goes-kyoto - 2026-11-01
The graduate school attended the Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit (KUASU) 19th Next-Generation Global Workshop from 26 to 27 September 2026. The workshop had the theme "Reimagining Care across Borders: Vulnerability, Mobility, and Social Innovation". Some 21 early-career researchers from universities in Germany, France, Hungary, Sweden, Taiwan, and Japan attended the event. The graduate school
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/kyoto-workshop-and-field-visit - 2026-11-01
We would like to invite you to the 17th annual conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS), which will be held at, the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, 15-16 June 2023. For our 2023 Stockholm conference we invite paper proposals on topics related to modern and contemporary Japanese society, including economy and b
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/call-papers-17th-najs-conference-15-16-june-2023 - 2026-11-01
Application deadline: 15 May PhD students working on East and South-East Asia and enrolled in a Swedish university can now apply to become visiting PhD students in one of the partner institutes in the Graduate School in Asian Students during the fall of 2023. Application deadline: 15 May. See this page for more information as well as the application form. PhD students working on East and South-Ea
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-phd-mobility-and-phd-retreat-are-now-open - 2026-11-01
As a part of the Graduate School in Asian Studies, the PhD workshop on Indonesia aims to bring together the PhD students and scholars working on Indonesia across various disciplines for a meeting at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies The workshop is designed to facilitate discussion and cooperation among the participants, allowing them to exchange insights on Indonesian research and
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/phd-workshop-indonesia-17-18-october-2023 - 2026-11-01
Application deadline: 1 June This course explores ideologies as a ubiquitous phenomenon that shapes political, social, and cultural beliefs and practices. It examines how ideologies are formed, translated, and contested across historical periods and different societies in East and South-East Asia. Specific focus is given to nationalism and communism, including their emergence, development, and con
Application deadline: 6 October Researchers are increasingly needed in functions outside of academia, such as in think-tanks, government organizations, and international institutions. This requires PhD candidates to acquire the skill of making research accessible through policy reports and presentations to policymakers and other actors. In this workshop, PhD candidates will gain insight into polic
European Association for Chinese Studies Summer School 2023: Situating Global China. 23rd–25th August 2023. Application deadline 16th June. The rapid globalisation of Chinese capital has great implications for political, societal, and economic systems around the world in the 21st century. Chinese investments, patterns of migration, and the integration of Chinese firms into foreign markets and supp
