Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP)

The Asia Pacific Institutes at UCLan include: IKSU, COAST, NorITS, and NEPCAP.

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Check out the Royal Geographical Society article featuring Professor Niki Alsford and his research with the Haenyeo divers of Jeju Island, South Korea.

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🔗Link to article🔗
https://t.co/3PZBBzIFbW

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Identities On The Move
📚Book launch 📚

Friday 25 April 2025
12.00 – 14.00
Brook Building, BB008
To celebrate this new publication largely supported by MIDEX & AMIS, a hybrid book launch will bring together all the contributors and editors from 10 different European institutions

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Exhibition on North Korea.
7-26 April 2025, 10 AM–4 PM
PR1 Gallery @ UCLan.
Open to the Public.

Further Info Visit: https://t.co/Fxg1Qv1Joq

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Preston Sejong Institute
2025 Semester 2 - Korean Language Course

UCLan Campus, starting 21 April 2025 – 20 June 2025 (9 weeks)

*Beginner 1A
*Beginner 2A
*Beginner 3A
Further details and to register 👇👇👇
https://t.co/PxAhsv3Rdk

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Congratulations to Professor Niki Alsford, whose recent article, ‘Studying Taiwan from Its Own Perspective: Why It Matters,’ was published in the Politics and Rights Review this week.

You can read the full article here:
https://t.co/5b8dzTLPoG

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Huge congratulations to David Hall, PhD Student at UCLan! 👏🎉
David recently had an article published in The Conversation that he had been invited to write!
View the article here: https://t.co/ShEvUGFaav...
Well Done, David! 🎉👏

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Institute for Area and Migration Studies (AMIS) Seminar Series 2025 at UCLan.

The first seminar is a book chat about a new volume co-edited by AMIS' Lara Momesso:

📍ABLT4 and TEAMS
📅Wednesday 5 February 2025
⏰2.00 - 3.00 pm

Contact: [email protected]

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Happy Lunar New Year to all our students, colleagues and friends celebrating.

Wishing you a great time!

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Join us on Friday 17 January 2025 for the
Asia Pacific Studies Cultural Tour Fair.

Organised by the Asia Pacific Studies BA Programme at UCLan.

Refreshments provided!

📍Worldwise Centre, 1st floor, Adelphi Building at UCLan.
⏰11.30-13.00

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Tune in to a new episode of Taiwan on Air HOME Series! #podcast created by #NorITS at the University of Central Lancashire.
Book Chat: Home and Island Writing in "Bubble War" with Kao Yi-feng👇

NBN link: 👉 https://t.co/U8U7YMRgiE
Spotify link: 👉https://t.co/1jw0NjTCm7

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📣REMINDER📣
Join us this Wednesday 11 December for the
2024 IKSU - SEJONG KOREA FILM DAY with guest talk by Soo-ro Kim @ 3.30-4.30pm
Film screening of Vampire Cop Ricky (2006) @ 4.50pm

Refreshments served following the screening! 🥪🥤

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Preston Sejong Language Courses are open for registration!

*REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 9 JANUARY 2025*

Enquiries: [email protected]

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🎥IKSU - SEJONG KOREA FILM DAY 🎥
Join us for an exciting guest talk by Soo-ro Kim!
Followed by film screening of Vampire Cop Ricky (2006), refreshments included! 🍕
11 Dec 2024
3.30 - 4.30 pm
Mitchell & Kenyon Cinema (Foster Building Lecture Theatre 1)
Screening starts @ 4:50pm

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📣Scholarship Discussion📣
Join us on Wed 4 Dec to learn about opportunities available for students of UCLan focussing the Asia Pacific Region.

The discussion will be broken down by region, with a Q&A/networking and Pizza!🍕

1:00pm – 3:00pm
ABLT1, Adelphi Building, UCLan

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2024 Annual Bruce Jacobs Memorial Lecture
The 3rd lecture in the series.

📅 29 November 2024 (Fri)
⏲️12:00 - 13:30
📍 Adelphi Bldg, ABLT4, UCLan

Join on Teams: https://t.co/gBtBIY6fYR
Lecture by Nicole Yang, Founder of Harmony Home Taiwan.
Queries: [email protected]
#Taiwan

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IKSU Guest Lecture Series - Prof. Suk-Young Kim

Beauty and the Waste: Fashioning Idols and the Ethics of Recycling in Korean Pop Music Videos.

📅Wednesday 6 Nov
⏲️2-4pm
📍Adelphi Building Lecture Theatre 4

#KPOP #uclan

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Wishing a happy and peaceful #Diwali to friends and colleagues of @ISAPUclan celebrating around the world 🕯️🎇

It is the first time in over 50 years, two of the largest autumnal festivals #Diwali and #Halloween fall on the same day, 31 October!

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Voices of Cetacean in the Planetary Age Art Exhibition!

📣Opening this Friday 18 Oct
2024 #Taiwan Spotlight: Home X Ocean
📍 PR1 Gallery, Victoria Building, UCLan

Visit PR1 Gallery to view the full exhibition, you will not be disappointed!
Below for info
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The final Strand of the 2024 UCLan Spotlight Taiwan Festival - Home x Environment.

2 days of events!

- 28 Oct Film screening 'He is Still Young' with Q&A
- 29 Oct Authors Master class, round table and public lecture
Free to attend please register https://t.co/dtk9xTdOuw

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The Centre of Austronesian Studies hosts:

"2024 Spotlight #Taiwan Festival: Home x Ocean"

FREE events and we hope to see many of you there.
Art Exhibition: 18 Oct – 5 Nov 2024 at the PR1 Gallery at UCLan
Supported by @CulturalTaiwan and & its Spotlight Taiwan Culture Grant