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SES, AAJ, and NSS JNU are organizing "World Environment Day" (Beat Plastic Pollution) awareness programme on June 5, 2018 at Sabarmati Dhaba Time 5 PM -10 PM

SES, AAJ, and NSS JNU are organizing "World Environment Day" (Beat Plastic Pollution) awareness programme on June 5, 2018 at Sabarmati Dhaba Time 5 PM -10 PM

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SES, AAJ, and NSS JNU are organizing "World Environment Day" (Beat Plastic Pollution) awareness programme on June 5, 2018 at Sabarmati Dhaba Time 5 PM -10 PM
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SES, AAJ, and NSS JNU are organizing "World Environment Day" (Beat Plastic Pollution) awareness programme on June 5, 2018 at Sabarmati Dhaba Time 5 PM -10 PM. We would like to request you to join this Awareness Drive and take a pledge to Beat Plastic Pollution.
 
Take a Pledge on this World Environment Day, and Win a Crown of Brand Ambassador of JNU
(Aware to Maximum People, Become a Brand Ambassador of JNU!)
 
The following precaution can be taken to curb Plastic Pollution:
 
1. Replaced plastic bags with reusable bags. Use only bio-degradable bags.
 
2. Get Rid of plastic Bottled Water, avoid to buy any water bottle outside. Always carry a water bottle from Home.
 
3. Educate to Local Community and Business ( Speak to local restaurants and businesses about growing Plastic Pollution. Educate them about the options of excellent low-cost replacements, such as bamboo utensils in place of plastic ones that they can switch to for packaging, storing, and bagging items. )
 
4. Get Involved ( Speak to lawmakers and get involved with government on any level, and you’ll see how many special interest groups have made it so that we are dependent on plastic without needing to be. Encourage development of items, and propose alternatives when applicable.)
 
5. Recycle Everything (Remember, plastic doesn't break easily. try to recycle the plastic for the different purpose if any)
 
Note: All participants will be awarded participation certificate.
 
 

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.