Asian Studies, Lund University

29/05/2026

A huge congratulations to Gina, Chontida and Tabita, who today were conferred their doctoral degrees at Lund University’s conferment ceremony in Lund Cathedral! 🎓✨

Congratulations,  we are so happy for all three of you! 🎉

29/05/2026

How are women forging livable futures at a time when access to education has never been greater, yet upward mobility is becoming more uncertain and patriarchal pressures are resurging?

Join us on Friday 5 June for the final open lecture of the semester and hear from Associate Professor Zachary M. Howlett (National University of Singapore).

https://www.ace.lu.se/calendar/slow-revolution-womens-futures-chinas-late-meritocracy

21/05/2026

📅Event Reminder:

The Pufenforf Institute warmly invites you to a screening of Invisible Nation (2023), a documentary that portrays Taiwan through the lens of its first female president, Tsai Ing-wen.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr Gina Song Lopez and Dr Jonathan Andrew, reflecting on themes raised in the film.

The Screening is free of charge, seats are limited. Please register as soon as possible, but no later than 21 May.

https://pufendorfinstitutet.ungapped.io/Events/b0718649-cceb-40f2-b3d1-cd5a7e433a93

20/05/2026

The Danish-Chinese Business Forum is currently looking for a student assistant to support communication and marketing activities related to their work with Danish and Chinese companies. Must be fluent in Danish and English. Deadline to apply 18 June. See link for more info.

Studiejob med fokus på Kina og danske virksomheders aktiviteter i det kinesiske marked.

08/05/2026

The Pufenforf Institute warmly invites you to a screening of Invisible Nation (2023), a documentary that portrays Taiwan through the lens of its first female president, Tsai Ing-wen. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr Gina Song Lopez and Dr Jonathan Andrew, reflecting on themes raised in the film.

The Screening is free of charge, seats are limited. Please register as soon as possible, but no later than 21 May.

Lunds universitet. Directed and produced by Vanessa Hope, Invisible Nation offers an intimate portrait of Taiwan through the perspective of its first female president, Tsai Ing-wen.

06/05/2026

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/astrid-noren-nilsson-receives-formas-grant

Lund University. Astrid Norén-Nilsson has received a grant from Formas (Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development) for the 4-year project "Struggles for Peace in a Changing World Order: Insights from the Thai-Cambodian border" (2026-2030).

30/04/2026

In recent years, transnational adoption has come under increasing scrutiny, with both sending and receiving countries reassessing its contested past. South Korea, the largest and most enduring sending country, has often been examined primarily through a U.S. framework, particularly in relation to U.S. empire and U.S.–ROK relations.

This two-day conference shifts the focus to Europe, not only as a major receiving region but also as a vital site of critical adoption discourses and practices. Bringing together earlier and newer generations of scholars and activists, the conference will examine adoption histories across Europe, reflect on community-building and activism among adoptees, and consider the implications of state-led investigations for the future of critical debates on transnational adoption.

Open to all, but registration is required as space is limited. See our website for more information: https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/disrupted-histories-contested-futures-korean-adoption-politics-and-activism-europe