Subject: Tags: Spam prevention:Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically. If the code is hard to read, then just try to guess it right. If you enter the wrong code, a new image is created and you get another chance to enter it right.Enter code: Content: KICAS_adm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Next-Generation Global Workshop and Establishment > of a ConsortiumOver 3 days from January 11-14th > 2014 the 6th Next-Generation Global Workshop and > 1st KUASU International Symposium were held. The > Next-Generation Global Workshops have been held > annually by the GCOE for the Reconstruction of the > Intimate and Public Spheres in 21st Century Asia, > and this year were taken over and run by its > successor, Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit > (KUASU). 27 graduate students and early-career > researchers participated from 23 universities > around the world (China, France, Germany, India, > Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sweden, > Taiwan, Thailand, UK, and Vietnam) along with > their peers from Kyoto University, and gave > presentations in English. They received advice > from 31 teaching staff from KUASU’s > international partners (including those from > Finland, Indonesia, The Philippines and Canada as > well as the above) and Kyoto University staff.The > young generation participants made comments like, > “At the same time as gaining experience of an > international conference, it was a perfect > opportunity to understand international research > standards and trends from researchers of the same > generation from various Asian and European > countries” and, “By interacting with > participants not only from Asian countries but > also European countries, I got a stimulus to > review my Asian research from a Western > perspective”.On January 13th, Kyoto > International Consortium for Asian Studies (KICAS) > was founded with the unanimous approval of all > present, as a promise of a further level of > development of the international collaboration in > future.Please click here to download the program > etc.Group photo of all participants Keynote Speech > by Assoc. Prof. Yasuo DEGUCHI, entitled “Welcome > to Analytic Asian Philosophy!” Lively discussion > by graduate students and early-career researchers. > Graduate students and early-career researchers at > the exhibition “Memory Salvage” organized by > Yuji Mizoguchi, JSPS Research Fellow Kyoto > University President MATSUMOTO made a welcome > speech. Japanese Culture such as Classical > Japanese dance was introduced to participants from > abroad.