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The Centre for East Asian Studies is one of the thirteen Centres in the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well.
The students of the Centre are drawn from various social sciences and humanities such as History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. The academic curriculum covers various dimensions of modern and contemporary East Asia – China, Japan, and Korea – one of the most dynamic and significant regions of the world today. The key objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of the 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 enhancing language skills. A total number of 73 students are currently registered (about 41 in Chinese Studies, 13 in Japanese studies and 14 in Korean Studies) in the PhD. Programme.
Currently, there are fourteen faculty members in the Centre. Each faculty member specializes and teaches courses in an area of her/his interest in the region.
Legacy
Several distinguished faculty who taught and mentored the young research scholars include late Prof. Gargi Dutt, late Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, late Prof. G. P. Deshpande, late Prof. Naranarayan Das, late Prof. R.R. Krishnan and late Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Additionally, Prof. Madhu Bhalla, (who had moved to Delhi University and retired from there), Prof. Lalima Varma (retd) and Prof. H.S. Prabhakar (retd), also taught at the Centre at various periods during 1994-2019. The faculty members of the Centre have supervised 105 PhD theses, (Chinese Studies 61, Japanese Studies 40, and Korean Studies 4) and 315 MPhil dissertations (Chinese Studies 160, Japanese Studies 111, and Korean Studies 44) till date. In the past, Ms Kamlesh Jain, and Dr. M. M. Kunju, both now retired, served as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively at the Centre.
Student Opportunities
Several students of the Centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Nichibunken Fellowship, JSPS, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Korean Government Scholarship (up to 4 years) under the India-Korea Cultural Cooperation Agreement, Academy of Korean Studies Scholarship and China Government Scholarship (up to 4 years) under the India-China Cultural Cooperation Agreement. Students receive fellowships from the ICSSR and there are a number of fellowships and research opportunities from Taiwan. Apart from the scholarships for higher studies and research available at the University level, there are several scholarships available specifically for area studies research. Several grants are also provided for field work at the University level.