If you are working on a MA or PhD thesis during spring 2011 and need some inspiration, literature or simply just time to write on your thesis, then NIAS has something to offer: the Nordic Scholarship!

The Nordic Scholarship covers inexpensive travel to Copenhagen, two weeks board and accommodation plus a working place at NIAS! A perfect chance to concentrate on your thesis, have inspirational talks with our researchers or collect material in Northern Europe's most comprehensive Asian studies library.

More information about SUPRA students' experiences at NIAS and practical information as well as application form.

NB: SUPRA scholarships are primarily for students from NNC member institutions.

Deadline for application: 1 October 2010

For more information, please contact Erik Svanström, SUPRA student Assistant

The purpose of the PhD course is to bring speakers from different disciplines and analyses of Asian labour together to get an understanding of ongoing research in different fields: sociology, anthropology, labour history, industrial relations, human resource development, cross-cultural organisation, gender relations, corporate social responsibility etc. The focus will be on interdisciplinary research, differences in theories and methods analysing Asian labour. Participants must be enrolled as PhD Students in an institution of tertiary education.

Among the issues to be addressed are the following questions:
– What is the role of labour in the global economy?
– How is Asian labour governed?
– Asian Labour in the domestic, regional and global economy: The case of the football industry in Pakistan, India and China.
– How can the role of Asian labour be empirically researched at firm, sector, national, regional and global levels of development?
– What is the effects and impact of Asian labour governance for the future of socio-economic development in Asia and the wider global economy?

The course coordinators are Associate Professor Daniel Fleming, Roskilde University, and Associate Professor Peter Wad, CBS.

The synopsis must be submitted electronically no later than 11 August 2010 together with a short abstract (max 100 words) of the paper to be presented. The final paper deadline is 10 September 2010.

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The WAGNet graduate workshop is for PhD candidates who are at an advanced stage of their research and working on any aspect of "women and gender in Chinese studies". Participants will be expected to present a paper that treats issues of "women" and "gender" as central and significant categories of analyses.
Students will get the opportunity to present their projects to other graduate students, junior and senior scholars working in the field of China-related women and gender studies. All too rarely do Ph.D. candidates have an opportunity for critical exposure of their thesis prior to submission and defence. The workshop is therefore designed to facilitate in-depth discussions and each presentation will be commented on by a junior/senior academic discussant.
 
The workshop, accommodation and meals during the workshop are free of charge. Some travel bursaries are also available.
 
Students wanting to participate should submit an outline of their project (750 words) including information on the state of their research and a curriculum vitae by e-mail to Dr. Alessandra Aresu, [wagnet_workshop@hotmail.com]. One letter of reference from the candidate’s supervisor or someone who is familiar with their PhD is also required and should be sent from the referee directly to Dr. Aresu in pdf or word format.  Deadline for submission: 10th of September  2010.

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