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Event End Date Event Title
CIPS organises Panel Discussion on "State and Civil Society in the Indo-Pacific"
SC&SS is organizing AICTE Sponsered ATAL Faculty Development Program (FDP)
CHS organises a seminar by Prof. Smita Sahgal
SCMM organises a One Day Symposium to celebrate the Silver Jubilee celebration
LEC announces the commencement of Monsoon 2024 programs
CJS, SLL&CS organises a lecture by Prof. Funabashi Gaku
SLS organises a special lecture by Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
CHS organises a seminar by Dr. Laurence Gautier
CCUSLAS organises an International Conference on "India-Colombia Relations: Pathways to a Strategic Partnership"
SLS organises an expert talk by Dr. Shibashish Giri
CMS organises a seminar by Prof Daya Kishan Thussu
SCSNEI organises a seminar by Dr. Sahiinii Veikho
SLS organises a talk by Dr. Sota Koeda
SPS and SoE jointly organises National Space Day
Odia Studies, CIL organises National Seminar on Tradition of Classical Odissi Music
CESP organises a Seminar by Prof. Jayati Ghosh
ZHCES organises a seminar by Ajay Choudhary
SSIS organises a lecture on "Ethics and Spirituality in Buddhism"
Laying of Foundation Stone
SLL&CS organises a talk on "Ancestral Worship and Indic Values in Indonesia"
SLS organises an Alumni talk by Dr. Dinesh Pal
JNU is celebrating Anti-Ragging Week
ABVSME organises Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture on "The Importance of Process Reforms" by Dr. Sanjeev Sanyal
JNU Faculty Club organises Independence Day celebration
ZHCES organises a seminar by Priya Mukherjee
CSRD organises a seminar by Prof. Paolo Silvio Harald Favero
JNU is celebrating International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
CITD organises Workshop on "Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives"
CITD organises a Workshop on "Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives"
SPS is celebrating the 163th Birth Anniversary of Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray

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.