Event — Roundtable

Creating a Sustainable Model of Asian Studies in Africa

This roundtable will discuss the existing capacities and perceived gaps and needs to create a sustainable project development related to Asian studies on the African continent.

The project’s second roundtable, “Creating a Sustainable Model of Asian Studies in Africa,” will discuss the existing capacities and perceived gaps and needs to create a sustainable project development related to Asian studies on the African continent. It will bring together twelve participants from Africa, Asia and Europe/North America.

This workshop is part of:

Rethinking Asian Studies in a Global Context
Forum 5: "Views of Asia from Africa"

"Rethinking Asian Studies in a Global Context" (2014-2016) is a three-year IIAS pilot programme funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (New York) aimed at reshaping the field of Asian studies by fostering new humanities-focused research.