Announcements

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named nine new, non-partisan senators, one of which is IAR’s very own Yuen Pau Woo. Yuen Pau Woo has served as the former president of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and is currently a senior fellow in public policy at the Institute of Asian Research at the University of […]

UBC’s MPPGA is a 20-month, full-time professional degree in global public policy offered at UBC Vancouver. Every September, we welcome a new class of students from various disciplines and countries around the world—all of whom share a passion for global change. The MPPGA curriculum combines classes with hands-on training and field work to build core policy skills […]

We are saddened by the recent passing of Associate Professor Ian Townsend-Gault. Ian was the Founding Director of the Centre for Asian Legal Studies at the Allard School of Law at UBC, as well as a Faculty Associate at the Centre for Southeast Asia Research. There will be a ceremony of remembrance for friends and colleagues […]

The Liu Scholars program was created in 2009 in order to bring together exceptional PhD students from across UBC to facilitate collaborative, interdisciplinary research on global issues; to strengthen global networks; and to develop a community for research dissemination. The program has over 100 Alumni and approximately 100 current Scholars. Scholar profiles are listed on […]

Give the World Hope: G20 Leadership for People-Centered Inclusive and Sustainable Growth A Blue Report for the G20 Presidency 2016 Views from Vision 20: International Summit on Global Governance’s New Frontiers Public Release: July 21, 2016 Download: English Version Chinese Version Co-Editors: Yves Tiberghien Director, Institute of Asian Research, The University of British Columbia yves.tiberghien@ubc.ca […]

In the name of the Institute of Asian Research, I am very happy to welcome UBC’s new President, Dr. Santa Ono! Dr. Santa Ono brings to UBC an extraordinary record of scholarship, teaching, high-level administration, community service, communication, entrepreneurship, music, as well as wonderful human qualities. While he spent much of his career in the […]

MAAPPS student Justin Kwan was named one of the recipients of the Asia Pacific Foundation Post-Graduate Research Fellowship. He will be conducting research on building the Asia-related skills and competencies of Canada and Canadians. June 8, 2016.

Julian Dierkes co-organized a workshop for the Canadian International Resources and Development Institute and the International Cooperation Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia. The Workshop focused on “The State’s Role in Large Resource Projects” and brought together participants from Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar, and Mongolia. It was widely covered in the Mongolian […]

Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta (President, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi) will be an Academic visitor at CISAR and IAR from April 25 to May 4. During his visit, he will give two public talks  — on April 25 and May 2. Both talks will be from 4 – 5:30 pm in Room 120, C.K. Choi […]

Vision 20: International Summit on Global Governance’s New Frontiers. Co-lead by the Institute of Asian Research, Munk School of Global Affairs, and Zhejiang University. View full details on the website: thevision20.org

Dongwoo Kim, a graduating Master’s student from UBC’s Department of Political Science, will become the second UBC student to attend Peking University as a Yenching Scholar. Yenching Academy houses a fully funded one-year residential program leading to a Master of China Studies degree. With UBC as Yenching’s partner university, IAR facilitated the pre-selection process. For […]

MAAPPS alumna and former IAR fellow Pascale Massot has recently been appointed to the position of Policy Advisor, Asia-Pacific, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Stéphane Dion. Pascale completed her Ph.D in Political Science under the supervision of Dr. Yves Tiberghien, with Dr. Brian Job and Dr. Louis Pauly serving on her committee. […]

The Institute of Asian Research invites submissions for the Pan Tianshou Scholarship, funded by the Pan Tianshou Foundation (PTSF) and the Vancouver Chinese Culture and Arts Foundation (VCCAF). Five graduate scholarships of $2,000 each are offered to Master’s and Ph.D students who are studying or conducting research in Chinese Studies or research relating to China. All […]

IAR Associate Director, Dr. Brian Job co-chaired the 13th Canada-Japan Security Symposium in Ottawa, which brings together senior officials and experts to discuss current security issues. November 23-24, 2015

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, who was the landscape architect for the C.K. Choi Building, received the Margolese National Design for Living Prize. She was featured in the Canadian Architect article, “Cornelia Hahn Oberlander wins $50,000 Margolese National Design for Living Prize.”

The Centre for India and South Asia Research invites submissions for the 2015 Prem Goel Memorial Award. The annual award of $1,000 is given to the UBC graduate student judged to have the most promising research program related to South Asia. All students pursuing an MA or PhD at UBC-Vancouver are eligible. Submissions due by […]

Yushu Zhu, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the next two years with Professor Tim Cheek as supervisor/mentor. Zhu’s research is on neighbourhood governance and community participation in Chinese urban communities in a comparative perspective. The study will be situated in Guangzhou, China, and Vancouver, Canada. Zhu completed her Ph. D. in Architecture at the University […]

It is now official: our own Professor Pitman Potter has just been elected as the new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Please join us in congratulating Professor Pitman for his amazing scholarship, teaching, and leadership! Click here to read more

Join the Centre for Chinese Resaerch to explore the relationship between China’s policies/politics, history, and physical environment at our upcoming one-day conference on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. For more information, please visit our events section.

MPPGA and IAR present in Myanmar at the invitation from the Senior Economic Presidential Adviser, Professor Aung-Thun Thet. MPPGA Co-Director/IAR Director Yves Tiberghien and Dr. Kai Ostwald were invited to Myanmar from Aug 5 to Aug 8. The rector of the Yangon University of Economics and its public policy director warmly encouraged cooperative ties between their […]

IAR Director Yves Tiberghien and Kai Ostwald, Co-Director of the Institute’s Centre for Southeast Asia Research, met with former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also the Chair of the UN Global Green Growth Initiative.  July 30, 2015 As B.C.’s Finance Minister Michael de Jong travels to Malaysia in an effort to seal an […]

Congratulations to Dr. Christina Laffin, Co-Director of the Centre for Japanese Research, Institute of Asian Research Faculty Associate, and Associate Professor in the UBC Department of Asian Studies for being one of the the 2016 awardees of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies’ International Research Roundtable Program. Christina will co-direct the project, “East Asian Manuscript […]

The Institute of Asian Research at UBC sends its deepest condolences to the people of Nepal in the aftermath of the 7.8 earthquake that struck the country on April 25th, 2015. UBC has many connections with Nepal, and many faculty, students, and alumni have been working hard to support relief efforts through coordination, translation, fundraising, […]

The Institute of Asian Research is delighted to announce the winner of its 2015 Lunar New Year Photo Contest. We thank everyone who submitted photos to this year’s contest.  The judges were impressed with the quality and creativity of all of the photo submissions we received this year.

Congratulations to IAR Honorary Professor Jack Austin for his latest appointment to the Order of Canada. Mr. Austin has been noted for his public service and work in advancing Canada’s foreign trade relations, notably within the Asia-Pacific region. More details here.