The future of a healthier Beijing
| Date: | 08 August 2017 |
| Author: | Amber Ebskamp |
As part of the Netherlands Asia Honours Summer School (NAHSS), a group of 30 students from all over the country including myself took off to Beijing, the capital of China. Before departure I didn’t have many expectations, only a few. Some good and some...
“Pedestrian dance” in Busan, or "Cyclist's scramble" in Groningen.
| Date: | 11 May 2017 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma |
The iconic pedestrian scramble in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station must be the world's most famous diagonal zebra crossing in the world, but the intersections outside the main gate of our partner institution Pusan National University (PNU) boast no less...
MIRAI Program 2016: A Memorable Experience
| Date: | 16 February 2017 |
| Author: | Lise Weerden en Montijn Huisman |
Since the phrase entered common usage around two decades ago, both the concept and practice of public diplomacy have gained increasing attention. Various actors have come to explore its potential, and public diplomacy has become prominent in many...
The Great Liao? Chinggis? CEASG?
| Date: | 23 January 2017 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma (CEASG Director International) |
Ever heard of the Great Liao? Or the Da Liao? Perhaps the Liao dynasty? As opposed to the Tang, Ming or Qing dynasties, the Liao have been largely overlooked by most and remain largely unknown to this day. Yet the Liao conquered and ruled vast parts of...
East Asian Studies at the University of Groningen
| Date: | 09 January 2017 |
| Author: | Boris Jansen (Master Ambassador East Asian Studies) |
I’ve been interested in East Asia for a long time. Since primary school I’ve been fascinated by Japan and in 2010 I participated in the International Geography Olympiad held in Taiwan, which sparked my academic interest in the entire region. When I got the...
Kyoto University: a treat and a must
| Date: | 22 September 2016 |
| Author: | Wout van Bekkum, Professor of Middle East Studies |
A visit to Kyoto is time and again a great experience and a wonderful treat. My reason to come to Kyoto for the eleventh time is a very good one: my close colleague Naoya Katsumata is a professor of Jewish studies at Kyodai, the Japanese name of Kyoto...
Exchange programme at Tsinghua University, China
| Date: | 19 September 2016 |
| Author: | Jordi Zuur |
Much has been written about China’s rise. Every day, there is some sort of article in the newspapers describing the marvel of its economic ascent, a feature of its increasing stature in global governance or, usually more negatively, its endeavors in the...
Eerste RUG studentenbezoek Yantai Campus (in Dutch)
| Date: | 16 August 2016 |
| Author: | Pieter Boele van Hensbroek |
Na de megastad Beijing, de snelle Chinese luxetreinen en de alure van Yantai stad-aan-zee maken de afmetingen van de toekomstige UGY (University of Groningen Yantai) campus niet eens meer zo veel indruk. Met Groningse, Tanzaniaanse en Chinese studenten...
7th Model ASEM: Youth Voices on Diplomacy and Asia-Europe Relations
| Date: | 21 July 2016 |
| Author: | Lise Weerden |
From 6-10 July 2016, Mongolia’s capital and largest city was host to over 100 students from 51 countries across Asia and Europe. Under the theme “20 Years of ASEM: Partnership for the Future through Connectivity,” participants of the 7th Model Asia-Europe...
MIRAI Program Japan 2015
| Date: | 17 February 2016 |
| Author: | Yi-han Wen (University of Groningen) and Douwe Meuldijk (Leiden University) |
Last December, Yi-Han Wen (University of Groningen) and Douwe Meuldijk (University of Leiden) were selected by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act as the Dutch delegation in theMIRAI program (MIRAI means 'future' in Japanese). This program,...