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Conferences
Thursday, June 21 - Friday, June 22


June 21
Time: 9 :00 am - 4:45 pm
Venue: Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College, UBC (2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver)

June 22
Time: 9 :30 am - 4:00 pm
Venue:  Richmond Public Library (100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond)

The Cantonese Program of the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies is hosting the Second Cantonese Worlds (CW2) Workshop at UBC St. John's College and the Richmond Public Library. First held in April 2015, the Cantonese Worlds Workshop (CW1) is a piloting event to begin an important conversation for leading scholars and observers regarding the transformations of the Cantonese cultures in the world over the past few decades. Now three years later since CW1, with the establishment of the popular Cantonese Language Program at UBC, CW2 aims to continue this process of discussion with guiding questions to shape future research, outreach, and public education in various areas of Cantonese studies. The 2-day workshop will feature an exciting mix of open forum discussion with established local and international researchers and educators, presentations by university students, screenings of films and an original musical, and a master class on lyric writing, etc. We invite all who are interested to participate in this very important undertaking.

*RSVP is closed. 




Saturday, June 23 - Sunday, June 24

Ti me : 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Auditorium, UBC Asian Centre (1871 West Mall, Vancouver)

The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4) will take place on June 23 and 24, 2018, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. The conference focuses on new advances in Cantonese Linguistics, including new approaches to theory and data, methodologies, and applications. New research on geographical variations, overseas speaker communities, and pedagogical issues are especially welcome.

*RSVP is closed. 

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Opportunities
 
Application for 2018 Hong Kong Studies Research School is now open.
Established in July 2015,  The Academy of Hong Kong Studies (AHKS) of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is the first academy dedicated to fostering Hong Kong studies within local tertiary institutions. Aiming at encouraging young scholars to conduct research on Hong Kong-related topics with a view to building a trans-regional Hong Kong Studies Research Community, the AHKS has introduced an initiative entitled "2018 Hong Kong Studies Research Schools". 
This intensive 3-day training programme offers f ree training sessions on the most advanced research approaches and  methods in respect of the major areas of Hong Kong Studies;  chances for PhD students to present paper at the  Hong Kong Studies Annual Conference  and (subject to peer-review) get the paper published either in  Hong Kong Studies  or  Social Transformations in Chinese Societies ; and p recious opportunities to meet senior Hong Kong Studies scholars and exchange with PhD students from different backgrounds.
Attendence Certificate in recognition of the completion of programme will be available, too. 

Application Deadline: June 15, 2018. 




The Chinese Canadian Military Museum  has established a scholarship for veterans and museum members' families to assist them in pursuing post-secondary education in a field of their choice/ endeavor.  The scholarship is open to students attending: College, University, Trade Institutions, Fine Arts - including Video, Film, dance and Music Schools. Applications from other students who have made significant contributions to CCMMS goals will also be considered.  The museum will be awarding two scholarships in the amount of $500.00 ea. 

Application Deadline: June 30, 2018

 

The Schwarzman Scholars application for the 2019-2020 academic year is now available. Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year master's program at Tsinghua University in Beijing that is designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders for the challenges of the future.The program is open to candidates between the ages of 18 and 28 years old, regardless of nationality, who are proficient in English and have obtained an undergraduate degree or its equivalent.

Deadline for U.S./Global Application: 11:59PM on September 27, 2018. 

Deadline for Candidates Who Hold Passports from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao is closed. 




Dr. Timothy Hildebrandt (Associate Professor of Social Policy at the LSE), an internationally-recognised expert in the study of NGOs in China, is offering his course on Chinese social organisations this coming August at the LSE-PKU Summer School in Beijing. This course explores the unique context within which NGOs and other social organisations have emerged in China, revealing how they have been able to often coexist with the government. It draws attention to the strategic adaptations that leaders of these organisations make in order to operate in a more narrow political environment such as China's, and examines how this might change the nature of their activities and ultimately the effect they can have on society. 

Application Deadline: 15 June 2018

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Ameson Year in China (AYC) is a unique opportunity for recent college graduates to become Educational Ambassadors by spending a year teaching, learning, and making a difference in public schools across China. Participants experience the challenges and distinct rewards of being immersed in one of the world's fastest-developing economic and cultural landscapes. Each week, twenty hours are spent teaching, ten hours are spent in the office or in support of students' activities, and ten hours are spent in collaborative or self-directed pursuits, such as language learning, exploration, and community engagement.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.