Graduate: Summer School on “Cultures of Consumption” in Heidelberg, Germany

This is an announcement on behalf of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” at Heidelberg University.

They welcomes applications for its Summer School 2011 from graduate students in humanities and social sciences with an interest in transcultural studies. It will take place from July 24 to 29 in Heidelberg, Germany.

This year’s Summer School “Cultures of Consumption in Asia and Europe” will explore the meaning and significance of consumption in the past and present as a crucial link between Europe and Asia. Although “consumer society” has become a prominent term for the description of the ways of life connected with a globalized modernity, the particular mode of experience and of interaction with things to which it points is neither exclusively modern nor exclusively occidental. Referring to the recent innovative insights from cultural and economic history, social sciences and anthropology, together with the expertise of foremost scholars working on both European and Asian themes, the aim of the programme is to gain a truly transcultural grasp of respective cultures of consumption.

The programme is designed to provide stimulating opportunity to get new inspiration for graduate work, exchange ideas on the topics of one’s research and actively engage with an international group of peers as well as renowned scholars. The confirmed speakers include Joanna Elfving-Hwang (Frankfurt), Sheldon Garon (Princeton), Manpreet Janeja (Cambridge), Robert Hellyer (Wake Forest), Angus Lockyer (SOAS London), Seoungsook Moon (Vassar College), Francoise Sabban (EHESS Paris), and from the University of Heidelberg Rudolf G. Wagner, Christiane Brosius, Harald Fuess, Katja Patzel-Mattern, David Mervart and Mio Wakita.

In addition to the academic programme, a range of excursions and leisure activities in and around the city of Heidelberg is on offer, including a guided city tour, visit of the German Packaging Museum and a beer tasting event. Prospective participants should send their application together with a letter of motivation by May 31, 2011 to the address summerschool@asia-europe.uni-heidleberg.de. For detailed schedule and session topics of Summer School 2011 see

http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/summerschool/

If you want to apply for financial assistance for these sort of programmes ( graduate students only), please refer to this weblink for application details.

Announcement: 2011 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition

The ASEAN-Korea Centre launches the 2011 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition for young artists including university/graduate students of ASEAN and Korea. The Competition is organized to provide a channel of exchanges and to enhance mutual understanding between the young generation of ASEAN and Korea through new media.

The theme, FUTURE IMAGE illustrates ASEAN’s today and tomorrow’s contemporary image and suggests a new conformity of its art and culture in this global society. It aims to be a cultural platform for the young communities of ASEAN and Korea to overcome the standardized image of ASEAN and to pursue a new and contemporary language of the art in ASEAN as the nexus of today’s digital community.

Selected artists will be presented with opportunities to introduce artworks to the contemporary art circles in Asia. The winners residing in ASEAN countries (up to two individuals per team) will be invited to Korea for seminar and exhibition, with provision of airfare, accommodation and daily allowance for 4 nights, 5 days, as well as a cash prize of up to 300USD. Winners will be announced on their website on 13 June 2011.

Entry submission is open till 31 May 2011. Details of the competition and submission procedures are provided on their website. For further information or enquiries, please visit the website at www.aseankoreammc.com or contact the Information and Data Unit at mmc@aseankorea.org  tel: 822-2287-1141.

Proper Module Mapping Procedures for SEP/ Summer School

Dear students

If you are going to SEP in AY2011/12 or for summer school in 2011, then please give this post some attention. Please refer to

SEP module mapping

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/special_prog/acadconsep.html

Summer School module mapping

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/special_prog/modulemapping_OEP.html

Please note for non-FASS related modules, please DO NOT contact the other faculty administrators or SEP coordinators directly. Please do not approach the Departments directly either. Please go through the proper channel to avoid delay in your module mapping.

Call for Application: Summer Camp 2011 organised Kong Chow Wui Koon (岡州會館)

This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office

Dates: 15 – 21 June 2011

Location: Guangzhou

Credit Transfer: Non Credit Granting

Cost: $301 (after subsidy from IRO)

Activities: Cultural Immersion classes such as calligraphy, wushu etc

Criteria for applicants:

1)      Proficient in Mandarin*

2)      Singaporeans preferred

3)      Keen interest in Chinese culture

*Please note that the programme will be conducted in Mandarin and thus Mandarin proficiency is a requirement for all applicants.

Application Procedure

 Please complete application form and submit the hard copy to IRO by 9am on 13 May 2011 (Friday).

KCWK SUMMER CAMP PARTICIPATION FORM

For enquiry, please refer to Ms Joyce Ting of IRO. irojt@nus.edu.sg

Call for Application: APL (Asia Pacific Leaders) Education Programme 2011

This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office.

We’re happy to announce that the APL (Asia Pacific Leaders) Education Programme 2011 is now open for application!  This year the programme will be held at Korea University from 1 to 31 July 2011.  

More information regarding APL and the Education Programme can be found here: http://www.apleaders.org/program/

APL Education Programme 2011

We are offering 2 scholarship positions where tuition fees, housing/accommodation with breakfast and all field trips are paid for. Students will be responsible for their own air tickets, meals, books and living expense, insurance and other personal expenses.  Please apply with hard copy application to the International Relations Office (Shaw Foundation Alumni House, #03-03) by 13 May (Friday) at 12pmIRO will notify all applicants of their admission status on 16 May (Monday)

Attached is the application form*.

APL Education Program 2011 Registration Form

You are to submit:

1)      Hard-copy Application Form

2)      Resume

3)      Unofficial transcript

 *Please note that you do not have to fill in the “payment” section.

All query to be directed to Ms Joyce Ting (irojt@nus.edu.sg)