Events

The 19th Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies is one of the flagship events of the Asia Research Institute (ARI). This two-week event provides a platform for graduate students from around the world working on Southeast Asia to communicate and interact, as they mature into the next generation of academic leaders. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to engage in activities with ARI’s research clusters prior to the commencement of the forum. The forum culminates with participants presenting their work in panels organised thematically around the fields broadly reflecting the core research strengths of ARI, including the Asian dynamics of religion, politics, economy, gender, culture, language, migration, urbanism, science and technology, identities, population and social change.

This year, there are two components to the Graduate Forum:

18-25 JUNE | METHODOLOGY MASTERCLASSES & SKILLS BASED SESSIONS
Open to the Forum Participants and Invited Guests only
Methodology masterclasses are 1.5-hour sessions which take a deep dive into a specific research methodology exploring its implications, offering theoretical insights and providing practice training. The 1-hour skills based sessions hone in on one aspect of academic labour or professional development and provide advice and practical tips.

26-28 JUNE | GRADUATE FORUM WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESSES & STUDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS
Open for all to attend
During these three days, forum participants will present their work in thematically organised sessions. In addition, there will be keynote lectures offered by Associate Professor Kah-Wee Lee (National University of Singapore) and Assistant Professor Kankan Xie (Peking University).

BACKGROUND

ARI was established as a university-level institute in July 2001 as one of the strategic initiatives of the National University of Singapore (NUS). It aims to provide a world-class focus and resource for research on the Asian region. ARI engages the social sciences broadly defined, and especially interdisciplinary frontiers between and beyond disciplines. One of ARI’s aims is to foster research on Southeast Asia, in particular by scholars from the region.

CONVENORS

Dr Ven Paolo B. VALENZUELA, Asia Research Institute, NUS (Chair)
Dr Emily SOH, Asia Research Institute, NUS
Dr Jia Wen HING, Asia Research Institute, NUS
A/P Maitrii V. AUNG-THWIN, Asia Research Institute, and Comparative Asian Studies, NUS
Dr Michelle MILLER, Asia Research Institute, NUS
Dr Stefan HUEBNER, Asia Research Institute, NUS
A/P Titima SUTHIWAN, Centre for Language Studies, NUS

REGISTRATION

Registration is closed. However, we welcome walk-ins to join us if there are available seats.