EIAS had the pleasure of hosting a delegation of high-ranking decision-makers and academics from six Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) invited to Brussels and Berlin by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. At EIAS they were welcomed for a discussion on EU-ASEAN Economic Diversification Strategies and Enhanced Partnership Opportunities amid Great Power Dynamics on 23 April 2024.
The March 2024 issue of our monthly EIAS Newsletter has been launched with updates on our upcoming events and most recent publications and activities. Enjoy the read and we hope to see you at EIAS soon.
The EUIndoPac Jean Monnet Teaching Module (40 hours) offers a unique way to learn about the EU’s policy and legal developments impacting the Indo-Pacific region. This crash course aims at preparing a new generation of law and policy students to understand the complexities of the EU’s evolving global role and its impact on the Indo-Pacific region. The Module is delivered by UCLouvain, IEE St Louis (180 in QS World University) and the European Institute for Asian Studies. Upon successful completion of the Module, participants will be issued a Certificate of Attendance.
Following the Lunar New Year celebrations, we would like to extend our warmest wishes to all of you for a prosperous Year of the Wooden Dragon. We are there deligthed to present you the February edition of our EIAS Newsletter.
On Monday, 5 February 2024, EIAS organised an Expert Roundtable Discusion on Mongolia-EU Climate Change Cooperation, gathering a small group of experts on the subject. The discussion addressed potential EU-Mongolia collaborations in the areas of climate change, migration, tourism and healthcare as climate change is intimately connected with increases in migratory populations, tourism and pressure on healthcare infrastructures.
On 28 February 2024 EIAS Director Lin Goethals contributed as a speaker to the “Scholars Programme on EU-ASEAN Relations (SPEAR)” organised by the Delegation of the European Union to ASEAN for researchers from the different countries in Southeast Asia. This Fourth Session of the Scholars Programme discussed the EU Strategy on the Indo-Pacific: A Regional Initiative to Complement ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).
Now that we have entered 2024 after the holidays and winter break, we would like to wish you all the very best for the New Year. As this year is a special one for EIAS, celebrating its 35th anniversary, we look forward to a year of festivities and wonderful activities on EU-Asia Affairs. Enjoy the read of this January’s edition of our EIAS Newsletter, we look forward to welcoming you at one of our upcoming events and activities, and even as a new EIAS Member.
Read this month’s EIAS Newsletter, offering you an overview of our most recent publications and activities.
The European Institute for Asian Studies contributed to the 2023 Viet Nam – EU Trade Forum with an online presentation by EIAS Director Ms Lin Goethals on “Accompanying the manufacturing industry under pressure of green & sustainable development”. The Forum took place in Ho Chi Minh City on 27 November 2023.