Theme of the Conference: Unearthing Hidden Social and Discursive Practices

Date: 7-9 August, 2015

Venue: Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia

Organizer: Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society, University of Indonesia and Airlangga University

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Abidin Kusno, University of British Columbia, Canada

*They have closed the call for paper. But they still accept participants. Please contact directly to the organizer about registration. For details of the conference, please refer to the offocial website. 

2015 ASEN PLUS THREE TRAINING PROGRAM

ON UNDERSTANDING CHINA

向世界介绍一个真实的中国

北京外国语大学

Beijing Foreign Studies University

亚非学院

School of Asian & African Studies

目录

CONTENTS

项目介绍

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………2

项目特点

Features………………………………………………………………………………………………..…3

学员待遇与义务

Benefits and Duties………………………………………………………………………………………4

课程安排

Program Schedule…………………………………………………………………………………………5

授课学者专家

Profiles of Distinguished Scholars…………………………………………………………..……………6

项目申请与录取程序

Application and Admission…………………………………………………………..…………..………8

联系我们

Contact Information…………………………………………………………..…………………….……8

申请表

Application Form…………………………………………………………..……………………….……9

北京外国语大学 & 亚非学院简介

BFSU & SAAS……………………………………………………………………………..……………11

项目介绍

2010年，“东盟-中日韩‘了解中国’培训项目”正式启动，至今已成功举办四期。“了解中国”项目是中国政府亚洲区域专项资金项目，由中国教育部国际司主管，北京外国语大学承办。

“东盟-中日韩‘了解中国’培训项目”旨在帮助东盟国家主管中国或东亚区域合作事务的外交官和政府官员更好地了解中国。“了解中国“项目包括中国当代政治、经济、外交、教育、文化、军事、中国与东盟等方面的课程和讲座、参观访问北京及外省市政府机构、高科技企业、历史文化遗迹，为学员们接触多样的中国人群、认识瞬息万变的中国社会和了解博大精深的中华文化创造机会。

“了解中国”项目为年度项目，由北京外国语大学亚非学院具体实施，将为学员提供一流的课程、讲座、活动和服务。

INTRODUCTION

ASEAN Plus Three Training Program on Understanding China was launched in 2010 and has been successfully held 4 times since then. As the program is sponsored by a Special Fund of the Chinese Government for Asian Countries, the program is under the administration of the Ministry of Education and operated by Beijing Foreign Studies University.

ASEAN Plus Three Training Program on Understanding China aims to promote better understanding f China among diplomats and government officials from ASEAN countries who work at China-related positions. By offering a comprehensive and compact training program at Beijing Foreign Studies University, as well as scholar-led excursions to government institutions, high-tech enterprises, historical and cultural sites in Beijing and China, the program increases the chance of getting real experiences with the diverse Chinese people, fast-changing society and Chinese culture.

Understanding China Program is held annually. The School of Asian & African Studies in Beijing Foreign Studies University as the operating organ, sets a high standard for the courses, lectures, activities and services.

项目特点

密集

三周内提供十门课程，一次研讨，十次北京市内参访，一周外地参访。

项目课程覆盖了中国当代政治、经济、外交、教育、文化、军事、中国与东盟等方面，参访包括政府机构、东部沿海经济圈、高科技企业、历史文化名胜等。

沟通

项目增进东盟、日本、韩国各国学员的互相了解，促进学员与中国知名学者、专家、社会各界的沟通与理解。

丰富

项目学员在中国的生活体验及参访活动，让学员得以接触中国沿海城市，深入中国发展的前沿地带，体验这里的经济、教育、文化发展现状，了解中国发展的特点与走向。

FEATURES

Compact

10 Courses, 1 Seminar, 10 visits inside Beijing City, 1 week visit outside Beijing City.

Our courses cover China’s political systems, economy, diplomacy, education, culture, military and security and China-ASEAN relations. Excursions will visit government institutions, China's eastern costal economic development zone, high-tech enterprises, historical and culture attractions in Beijing and China

Communicative

The program is well arranged to promote the mutual communication among participants from ASEAN, Japan and Korea, and also between participants and distinguished scholars and the Chinese people.

Enriching

Excursions and activities in Beijing and China enable Understanding China Program participants to see the most developed areas in China，to gain living experiences with the Chinese people, to see its achievements in economy, education and culture, and to gain knowledge about the features and trend of the development of China.

学员待遇与义务

学员可获得

免费往返经济舱机票

提供住宿

学费全免

提供在华意外保险

免费北京及外地城市参访

北京外国语大学提供生活补助（现金和校园卡）

北外志愿者陪同

学员义务

项目学员必须参加课程、参访、研讨会等活动，不得无故缺席。课程全部结束前，每位学员需提交一份研究报告，总结参加本次培训项目的心得体会。

BENEFITS AND DUTIES

Benefits

Free return air-tickets between home country and China

Free accommodation in Beijing

Free tuition

Insurance

Free organized excursions in Beijing and China

Allowance in cash and campus cards

One-on-one BFSU voluntary service

Duties

Participants normally take all the lectures, seminars and excursions without absence. Every participant is required to submit a research paper about this program from their own perspectives or experiences before the end the program.

培训安排

2月10日—3月10日           招生

3月11日—3月27日           录取

3月28日—4月30日           机票、住宿预订

5月8日—5月9日             学员报到

5月10日                      开学典礼

5月11日—5月22日           培训课程

5月24日                      结业典礼

5月25日—5月31日            外地参访

5月31日                       离开

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

February 10th - March 10th     2015 Program recruitment

March 11th – March 27th       Admission

March 28th – April 30th        Confirmation and reservation for air tickets and hotel

May 8th – May 9th            Arrival and registration

May 10th                   Opening ceremony

May 11th – May 22nd               Training program

May 24th                   Closing ceremony

May 25th – May 31st              Excursions to cities outside of Beijing

May 31st                             Departure

授课学者专家

Profiles of the Distinguished Scholars

梅仁毅教授，北京外国语大学英语学院英语系教授、博导、北京外国语大学美国研究中心主任。1982年-1983年美国耶鲁大学历史系富布赖特访问学者。梅仁毅教授的主要研究方向包括美国外交史、中美关系史、比较政治学和当代中国研究。曾发表数十篇论文和译文，并著有多部专著、译著。如《美国研究读本》、《论语》（英文版）等。

     Prof. MEI Renyi is a leading scholar of China whose research areas include US-China relations, American Diplomatic History, comparative politics, China’s reform and opening up. He is a doctoral supervisor and the Director of American Studies Center at Beijing Foreign Studies University. 1982-1983 Fullbright scholar at Yale University, Board member of China Association of American Studies, Council Member of Sino-US Relations Association.

杨毅将军，国防大学战略研究所所长、教授、海军少将。1968年参加中国人民解放军，历任护卫舰副舰长、海军司令部办公室外事处长、海军司令部办公室副主任、中国驻美国大使馆海军武馆等。杨毅将军经常参与中央和国家机关高层重大政策咨询会议，代表国家和军队参加重要国际会议，先后赴美国、法国、英国、日本、韩国等50多个国家讲学，在国际上享有较高的学术地位。

Rear Admiral YANG Yi, joined the Chinese Navy in 1968 and served the following positions: Instructor of Surface Warfare Training Center of East Sea Fleet；Executive Commanding Officer of Frigate East Fleet； Director of Foreign Affairs Bureau of Navy, PLA；Deputy Director General of General Office and International Policy Adviser of the Commander in Chief of PLA Navy; Naval Attache of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC, USA; Director of the Institute for Strategic Study of the University of National Defense, PLA. As a renowned scholar, he has given speeches and lectures in over 50 countries including USE, France, UK , Japan and Korea.

张之骧教授，中国人民大学“经济和金融政策管理项目”主任、天津市人民政府外国投资高级顾问。曾任亚洲开发银行行政司司长、中国驻国际货币基金组织执行董事、中国人民银行国际司司长等职。主要著作：《最新英国金融体系剖析》、《痛定思痛97亚洲金融风暴》、《美国货币体系》等等。

Mr. ZHANG Zhixiang, works as the Director of “Management Program of Economic and Financial Policy” at Remin University of China, and Senior Consultant of Foreign Investment for Tianjin Municipality Government. His rich experiences as the Director of Department of Administration Ministry in Asian Development Bank, Executive Director in International Monetary Fund, Director of International Department in People’s Bank of China and other major financial institutes established himself in the firld. His publications include Analysis of Latest British Financial System, To recall the past:97 Asian Financial Crisis and American Monetary System.

王一兵教授，现为国家教育咨询委员会终身教育体制组专家组成员、联合国教科文组织农村教育研究和培训中心、中国高等教育学研究会顾问。曾任教育部国家教育发展研究中心研究员、副主任，联合国科教文组织高等教育专家。王一兵教授走访和考察五十多个国家，组织和参与几百次国际会议，发表论文、演讲近百篇，针对中国和发展中国家教育改革发展面临的问题和挑战，从全球发展的大趋势出发和国际比较的视角提出自己的看法，分析深刻，见解独道。

Prof.WANG Yibing, member of the expert group of lifelong education system of the National Advisory Council for Education, Advisor of UNESCO Institute of Rural Education Research and Training, Advisor of China Society of Higher Education. Posts held include: Senior Fellow and Deputy Director General of Centre of Educational Development Research, MOE, and Specialist in Higher Education of UNESCO, Guest Professor of number of universities. Prof. Wang traveled, organized and participated in hundreds of international conferences in more than 50 countries. His hundreds of articles and speeches, focusing on educational challenges facing China and developing nations and based on profound analysis of global mega-trends and international and comparative perspectives, have made a great impact in China and abroad.

许利平，中国社科院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员，博士生导师，亚太与社会文化研究室主任，东南亚研究中心副主任，中国亚太学会理事，中国南海研究协同创新中心兼职研究员。主要学术著作：《当代周边国家的中国观》（2013）、《当代东南亚伊斯兰：发展与挑战》（2008）、《亚洲极端势力》（2007）.此外，还发表数十篇核心期刊论文和时评短文。

Dr. XU Liping is a senior research fellow of National Institute of International Strategy (NIIS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) .He is also a professor in Graduate School ,CASS. He acts as Head of Department of Social & Cultural Studies in Asia-Pacific and Deputy Director of Center for South East Asian Studies in NIIS, CASS. And he is also a member of Chinese Council for Asia-Pacific Studies and acts a part time research fellow in Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies. He has published a few books, among others: Contemporary Neighboring Countries’ View of China(2013), Contemporary Islam in Southeast Asia: Development and Challenge(2008), The Extreme Forces in Asia(2007)And he also has published numerous academic papers and critical essays on current affairs.

胡仕胜，中国现代国际关系研究院南亚东南亚及大洋洲研究所所长，研究员，博导。精通印地语、梵语、巴利语，法学博士，专攻民族与宗教问题方向。1995年8月以来，一直在中国现代国际关系研究院从事南亚问题与西藏问题研究，并上报了上百份政策报告。2008年他的博士论文《境外藏人的族群认同构建与困境》在中国藏学研究中心出版。

Dr. HU Shisheng is a Senior Research Fellow and the Director of the Institute for South & Southeast Asian and Oceania Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). He received his BA in Hindi and his MA in Sanskrit and Bali languages from Peking University. Hu did his PhD in International Politics & Relations with a focus in Ethnic and Religious issues. His research areas include: the political and security situations in India and Pakistan, ethnic and religious problems in South Asia and the Tibet issue. Hu published a book Tibetans in Exile: the Construction of Group Identities and its Embarrassment (Center of China Tibetology, 2008).  Ever since 1995, Hu’s research has been focused upon South Asia—particularly India, Pakistan and Afghanistan security issues.

项目申请与录取程序

申请者必须来自东盟国家、日本或韩国。凡在本国外交部或政府部门（级别等同于一等秘书及以上）从事与中国相关的工作，具有一定英语能力者，均可申请参加项目。

申请时请提交以下材料：

1、申请书

2、机构准假书

3、护照首页复印件

4、护照标准照片

（上述材料电邮至    留办邮箱     ）

申请3月10日截止，3月27日前电邮通知2015年度项目录取通知书。

Application and Admission

Eligibility

1. Nationality: Applicants must come from ASEAN countries, Japan or Korea.

2. Profession: Diplomats or Government officials (equivalent to First Secretary or above) who are working in China-related affairs.

3. Language: Fluent English

Application materials include

1. Application form

2. Institutional endorsement granting leave for the program

3. Photocopy of passport first page

4.Digital photo in passport standard

Application materials should be sent to apttp_bfsu@hotmail.com

Important Date

The application materials will be due by March 10th, 2015

By March 27th, the 2015 Understanding China program participants will receive a formal invitation letter to confirm their enrollment and a service list which collects information for air tickets and hotel reservation.

联系我们

Contact Information

地址：北京外国语大学留学生办公室      Add:

邮编：100089                          P.C.:100089

电话：0086-10-88816549                 Tell:

电子邮件：                            E-mail:

联系人：                              Contact person:

北京外国语大学2015“东盟10+3‘了解中国’培训项目”申请表

Application Form for ASEAN Plus Three Training Program on Understanding China Beijing Foreign Studies University 2015

Please submit the application form and required documents to apttp_bfsu@hotmail.com before March 10th , 2015.

BFSU & SAAS

北京外国语大学 & 亚非学院

Beijing Foreign Studies University, or the BFSU, founded in Yan’an in 1941, is among China’s first institutions of higher education after the founding of People’s Republic of China. As a prestigious university under the direct management of the State Ministry of Education, BFSU offers the most language programs in the country, it excels in the teaching and studying of foreign languages, foreign literature, overseas sinology, and also serves as an important base producing quality professionals with language competence and global vision. It also houses a leading press that publishes books, periodicals, dictionaries, and audio-visual and digital products related to foreign language teaching and research.

For more information, please visit: http://en.bfsu.edu.cn/index.html

The School of Asian & African Studies (SAAS, the former Department of Asian & African Languages) was founded in 1961. The SAAS instructs 24 languages including Korean, Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian, Burmese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Sinhalese, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Pushtu, Turkish, Hebrew, Persian , Mongol, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, Somali, Zulu and has established the Research Center of Southeast Asia, Research Center for South Asia, Research Center for West Asia and Africa, Research Center forSouth Korea and North Korea、Research Center for Sri Lanka, Research Center for Indonesia and Research Center for Iran.

At present, forty-five members are working on the staff team. There are seven professors, twelve associate professors and twenty-six lecturers. Additionally, nine foreign experts are invited to work at the SAAS, under the framework of relevant agreements.

The mission of the SAAS is to cultivate talents, to pursue regional studies, to promote Chinese internationally and to intensify cultural interactions between China and Asian and African countries.

Call for Application

The 8th Next-Generation Global Workshop

Theme: Demographic Challenges in the Era of Global Ageing and Migration

Date: August 1-3, 2015

Venue: Faculty of Letters Main Building, Kyoto University

I. The Purposes of the Next-Generation Global Workshop

Since 2008, we have organized the Next-Generation Global Workshop (NGGW) annually to provide an opportunity for early-career scholars to present their research and to have feedback from an international audience. It has proved to be a pleasant and effective way for capacity building of early-career scholars through mentorship of professors from different universities in different areas of the world.The NGGW has also provided invaluable opportunities for all participants to learn from other participants and to deepen the understanding of various social phenomena and perspectives encompassing social issues in respective parts of the world, particularly in Asia. Ultimately, the NGGW has served as a forum for scholars of different generations from various regions to build a common academic foundation by redefining Asia in the global context.

*The NGGW was initiated by the Kyoto University Global COE on “Reconstruction of the Intimate and Public Spheres in 21st Century Asia” together with its international partners, and succeeded by Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit (KUASU) and its international partners who established Kyoto International Consortium for Asian Studies (KICAS) in January, 2014.

II. Theme

The theme of this year's workshop is “Demographic Challenges in the Era of Global Ageing and Migration.”Forty years have passed since European and North American countries entered the stage of “aged society.” Japan reached the stage twenty-five years ago. In these societies, the birth rate remains below the replacement level and, in Japan, the population is actually shrinking. Due to the demographic reasons characterized by the decline in productive age population, many societies face social problems such as economic downturn and an increasing demand for care. In short, sustainability of society is in doubt.

On the other hand, many Asian countries other than Japan have enjoyed a higher proportion of productive age population, called “population bonus” or “demographic dividend” until recently. Scholars explain that the current economic boom of these regions substantially owes to their favorable demographic conditions. However,“population bonus" does not last forever. According to a recent estimate, the“early group" including South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, China, and Thailand either have already lost their benefits of“population bonus" in the 2010s or are estimated to lose it soon. The speed of ageing in the “early group”countries is more rapid than in Japan. Contrary to many industrialized countries where the transition from ageing society (more than seven percent of its population is over sixty-five of age) to aged society (more than fourteen percent of the population is over sixty-five of age) occurred gradually (i.e. the transition in France took 115 years, the United Kingdom forty-seven years, and Japan twenty-four years), South Korea and Singapore are estimated to experience its transition within eighteen years and seventeen years respectively. Such estimation of steep progress of ageing population shocks the relevant societies and urges them to prepare for the forthcoming aged society.

In contrast, the“later group" including Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines are likely to enjoy“population bonus”until the late 2030s. The difference in demographic level across the regions causes transnational migration of people and that connects the world more intimately than ever. The“later group”in Asia has served as population sending countries to the “early group”within Asia, not limited to the Western countries. Contrary to aged societies, these sending countries face different types of demographic challenges such as the massive outflow of productive population, brain drain of highly educated and skilled laborers, and women migrating as laborers or brides. Needless to say, social integration of immigrants has become a serious issue in many receiving countries.

As such, by focusing on demography we can situate ourselves at a vantage point where we can connect social phenomena unfolding in individual regions to global concerns. Moreover, demographical phenomena are more aptly predictable than other social phenomena, thus allow us to draw reliable foresights about the future. However, no frameworks have been devised to comprehensively discuss demography-related concerns across the regions. Besides, different demographic challenges and their implications in each region have not been exchanged world-widely.

Taking full advantage of hosting participants from various areas of the world, we envisage working on global demographic issues while sharing and deepening understanding of different concerns in various societies. Moreover, we aim to find an appropriate set of policies for the construction of sustainable human society by sharing both successful and failed cases in the world.

Anticipated topics to be addressed in the workshop:

• The estimates of demography and socioeconomic conditions in every part of the world.
• Social reforms to maintain vitality of aged society: We need to learn from each country's experience by sharing the successful and the failed cases in their implementation of measures for appropriate use of human resources, such as policies for declining birth rates, promoting women's and elderly's participation, integrating foreign nationals, and promoting sensitivity to diversity in society.
• The future of welfare states in aged societies: Studies indicate that an increasing cost of social security in aged society is aggravating the financial status of many societies. Simultaneously, there is an increasing demand for appropriate social and labor policies concerning pension, social services, and active labor market policies, and so on. Human societies need to find an appropriate level of governmental intervention and the roles of families and communities in an aged society.
• Policies for hosting foreign population in the phase of global migration: We need to articulate the merits and the demerits of the policies that promote both permanent settlement and temporary sojourn of migrant population. Although many countries in Asia predominantly adopt the policies for temporary migration, we need to reconsider whether aged societies can be adequately supported through such apolicy.
• What will happen when the“later group”experiences ageing society after the 2030s? What kind of society is this“later group”going to construct? How can the global ageing human society sustain itself when the tide of global migration is weakened?
• How the bio-politics of respective countries can affect the demographic issues in the world (i.e. one-child policy in China, the reproductive health act in the Philippines, and so forth).

III. Application

Schedule of the workshop (Japan Standard Time)

Application deadline: March 15, 2015

Notification of screening result: Early April, 2015 (Provision of travel grant to be decided at this time)

Deadline for submission of full paper (4,000-6,000 words): June 30, 2015.

Workshop: August 1st and 2nd, 2015

Fieldwork: August 3rd, 2015.

Applicants should provide the following information in pdf attachment to email:

a) Name (please capitalize your family name)

b) Paper Title

c) Position (Master's student, Ph.D. student, etc.)

d) Affiliation

e) Postal Address, Telephone Number, and Email Address

f) Name of a referee who is a faculty member in any of the KUASU overseas partner universities.

g) A 350-word maximum abstract in English.

h) Whether travel grant from KUASU is needed.

The application should be sent as a PDF file to kuasu.nextgeneration★bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp(★→＠)

Email Subject Line should say: “Application for NGGW 2015”

Eligibility for application

Master's students and Ph.D. students of the KUASU overseas partner universities.

(http://www.kuasu.cpier.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/about/partner-universities-and-research-institutes)

The Organizing Committee will screen the applications based on candidates' qualifications and abstracts.

Fee for Registration: No registration fee is required

Travel Grant: Travel grant including roundtrip airfare will be awarded to several participants according to the quality of abstract and guideline of the fund. Those who wish to apply for travel grant must clearly state it in the application. Decision notification will be made together with notification for paper acceptance.

IV. For Professors

To support capacity building of early-career scholars and active discussion in the Next-Generation workshop, we would like to ask KUASU partner professors to participate in the workshop as advisors who provide comments on the papers presented in a session. KUASU will cover the cost of hotel accommodation for the four nights in Kyoto. We apologize that we cannot cover the airfare due to budgetary constraints. Please kindly inform us of your attendance plans, including your name, affiliation, and position, not later than June 30. We would appreciate your cooperation in the program.

V. Credit and Certificate

The Next-Generation Global Workshop is recognized as a course with 2 credits at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. Participants from Kyoto University can receive 2 credits. Participants from other universities will receive a certificate. The partner universities are encouraged to recognize this certificate and give credits to the participants.

Contact:

Organizing Committee of the 8th Next-Generation Global Workshop, KUASU

Kimio Ito, Motoji Matsuda, Wako Asato, Toshiko Tsujimoto, Shoko Kurata (Kyoto University) and Emiko Ochiai (ENS & EHESS)

Email: kuasu.nextgeneration★bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp(★→＠）

• The 8th NGGW_Call for paper.pdf