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Veledictory Lecture coinciding SLS Summer School 2019 by Dr. Gagandeep Kang
Special Lecture coinciding SLS Summer School 2019 by Dr. Chandrima Shaha
Special Lecture coinciding SLS Summer School 2019 by Dr. Chandrima Shaha
AIRF organises a workshop on "Advancement in Flow Cytometry Technology and Its Application in Research"
AIRF organises a workshop on "Advancement in Flow Cytometry Technology and Its Application in Research"
CSRD organises a lecture by Prof Tim Dyson
CSRD organises a lecture by Prof Tim Dyson
JNU organises 5th International Day of Yoga
JNU organises 5th International Day of Yoga
SCMM organises a seminar by Dr. Sanjay Khandelwal
SCMM organises a seminar by Dr. Sanjay Khandelwal
USIC organises a National Workshop on Principles and Techniques of Scanning Electron Microscopy
USIC organises a National Workshop on Principles and Techniques of Scanning Electron Microscopy
SPS organises a talk by Dr Shivaprasada Nayaka
SPS organises a talk by Dr Shivaprasada Nayaka
7th International Convention of SPIC MACAY as part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Jawaharlal Nehru University
7th International Convention of SPIC MACAY as part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Jawaharlal Nehru University
Institution’s Innovation Council, JNU is organizing a University-level Idea/PoC (proof-of-concept) competition
Institution’s Innovation Council, JNU is organizing a University-level Idea/PoC (proof-of-concept) competition
Summer School in Greek Language, Culture & Civilization
CITD organises a public lecture by Professor Richard Baldwin
CITD organises a public lecture by Professor Richard Baldwin
Summer School in Greek Language, Culture & Civilization
M&CEC organising a Hands-on Workshop Statistical Computing with R
M&CEC organising a Hands-on Workshop Statistical Computing with R
CSSP organising a Lecture Series Science Communication in Indian Television
Research & Development organises a lecture
Colloquium organised by CSSS
Seminar on Designing Simulation Experiments: Problems of Randomness
CSLG organises a Book discussion

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.