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The course starts with a brief account of contemporary history, religion and culture, as well as geography and demography. The course examines the co-existence of continuity and change in relation to identity, beliefs, and social and political values. It particularly addresses how social and political developments affect different individuals and groups of people such as women, religious groups anThe course starts with a brief account of contemporary history, religion and culture, as well as geography and demography. The course examines the co-existence of continuity and change in relation to identity, beliefs, and social and political values. It particularly addresses how social and political developments affect different individuals and groups of people such as women, religious groups an

The course delves into the uneven and diverse nature of China’s global push, examining a range of topics, such as labour regimes, environmental issues, logistics/supply chains, digital globalisation, informal/illicit industries, foreign policy, and human rights. Various active actors beyond the state and the Communist Party are also analysed, including state and private businesses, civil society a

This course gives you a much improved first hand understanding of the rise of Asia’s two giants – China and India. First, modernisation and industrialisation in socialist China is explored from the pre-communist era until today. The process of transition from plan to market economy is unravelled. The institutional set-up and socio-economic achievements of the emerging market economy are contraste

This course explores and explains the processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in China and the Asia Pacific drawing on a historically –comparative institutional approach. Fundamental factors and forces behind the economic transformation are analysed against the background of leading theories of economic development and social change. The course is divided into two par

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Isis from BrazilIsis is a graduate of the programme, now working as a Programme Officer at The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law."The Master’s Programme in Asian Studies helped me gain new perspectives and understanding of cultures, which is important when you work with a continent that is not your own."Backgroundlsis has a background in international relations, which

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Kees from the NetherlandsKees is a graduate of the programme, now a doctoral student at Delft University of Technology.What was the best thing about the Asian Studies programme?"It was the cosy environment. We were with around thirty students, so it wasn’t too big. We were a very tight community between both the students and the teachers. It became a really open environment that was very stimulati

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Lund University collaborates and cooperates with top universities all over the world through international networks, programmes and platforms. Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE) is Lund University's approach to enhance our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation. In this work, democracy, human rights, academic freedom, and accountability are core values.Through GDE, we

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/global-engagement-and-international-collaboration/collaboration-asia - 2025-10-25

Sudhakar Sivakumar from IndiaWhy did you choose Lund University?“In India I stumbled across an article about Aerotaxy in the Nature magazine, which was written by the famous professor Lars Samuelsson from Lund University, also called Mr Nano. I found it really interesting as I wanted to do a Master’s programme in nanoscience, and so I ended up applying to Lund University.” What do you think of the

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Xiaoxuan from ChinaWhat do you think of the programme so far? "I like it! It's a very interdisciplinary and international programme. It creates a space where you can critically engage with all the theories. It's also a very interactive programme. In my home country, studies are very traditional. A lecturer is just giving you theories for memorisation. Here at Lund, the knowledge production method

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Thibault from FranceWhat is the best thing about your programme?"It's a very international programme and we have the ability to really focus on and study a specific topic that we like, with a scientific approach, which can be pretty valuable in the future." Why did you choose the specialisation tourism?"I chose this specialisation because it's close to my values and what I like to do: sharing emot

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-sasma-turi/what-thibault-says-about-masters-service-management-tourism - 2025-10-25

Victoria from RussiaVictoria is a graduate of the programme and now works as an Advocacy, Campaigns and Communications Officer at Oxfam.Why did you choose this programme? "I decided to look for a Master’s programme in Asian Studies which would be more focused on topics such as human rights, gender, and international relations, but still would be general enough to allow some flexibility. After some

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Mahnaz from KuwaitCould you tell us a bit about yourself and your educational background?"My name is Mahnaz Wahidi. Before starting this Master’s programme, I did a Bachelor’s in computer science in Kuwait. I moved to Sweden because I was so passionate about studying this programme at Lund University."Why did you choose Lund University and why did this particular programme appeal to you?"I was rea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-tavar/what-mahnaz-says-about-programme-virtual-reality-and-augmented-reality - 2025-10-25