Calendar
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | China’s Innovation System: Driving or Translating Global Technological Trends?
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | Military-Civil-Fusion and China’s AI Research Strategies
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Institutional Theory and Comparative Institutional Analysis #1
Location: online via Webex
Institutional Theory and Comparative Institutional Analysis #2
Location: @GEAS, lecture hall (VC room)
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | Roundtable: The Securitization, Moralization, and Idealization of Academic Cooperation with the PRC
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Institutional Theory and Comparative Institutional Analysis #3
Location: @GEAS, lecture hall (VC room)
Institutional Theory and Comparative Institutional Analysis #4
Location: @GEAS, lecture hall (VC room)
Institutional Theory and Comparative Institutional Analysis #5
Location: @GEAS, lecture hall (VC room)
Institutional Theory and Comparative Institutional Analysis #6
Location: @GEAS, lecture hall (VC room)
UZH-FU Joint Dissertation Workshop 2023
Location: Zürich University
Lunch/Coffee Jour Fixe
Location: hybrid/Video Conference Room
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | Practice as the Criterion of Truth
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
NCCU-FUB Winter School 2023
This year's hybrid Winter School on Greater China takes place 9-13 January 2023 in cooperation with National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan.
Location: hybrid event
TA Young Scholars #4 | Urban Regimes in Centralized Political System: a study on urban political development in contemporary Russia
Location: online via ZOOM
GEAS Homecoming Symposium 2022
Doctoral candidates of Cohort VIII (Cohort 2020) will be back from their fieldwork in Asia and present their findings and new ideas at our Homecoming Symposium. The purpose of the symposium is to give our PhD students the chance to receive feedback on their progress from a variety of different researchers and peers before they start writing their dissertation.
Location: Graduate School Villa, VC Lecture Room 010/11 Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstr. 18 (OLD building) 14195 Berlin
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | Ascent of Chinese Universities in World Rankings - Global Ambitions, Local Governance?
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Lunch/Coffee Jour Fixe
Location: hybrid/Video Conference Room
Info Session | Support.Point
Location: VC room/lecture room 010/011 Hittorfstr. 18 (old building) 14195 Berlin
Info Session | Introduction to East Asian Library Resources
Location: Campus Library training room Freie Universität Berlin Garystr.39 14195 Berlin Germany
End of the Year Grad School Party
Location: Graduate school villa, Hittorfstr. 18, 14195 Berlin
TA Young Scholars #3 | How can villages become beautiful? An Analysis of Unintended Consequences during Rural Policy Implementation in China
Location: online via ZOOM
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | State-Science-Society: Tangled Ties in China's Plans to Become a Science Superpower
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
TA Young Scholars #2 | The Organizational and Operational Mechanism of Jas Otan in Kazakhstan
Location: online via ZOOM
*canceled* Lunch/Coffee Jour Fixe
Sorry, the lunch/coffee JF had to be canceled in November.
Location: hybrid/Video Conference Room
TA Young Scholars #1 | Culture, Youth and Nation-Region Building: History of the Kerala State School Youth Festival
Location: online via ZOOM
Info Session | Erasmus+ Doctoral Mobility
Location: VC room/lecture room 010/011 Hittorfstr. 18 (old building) 14195 Berlin
LMRG & BCCN Lecture Series 2022/23 | China's Rise Challenges Notions of the Science-State Relations
This lecture series is hosted by the LMRG (Lise Meitner Research Group) and Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Q&A for Applicants 2022/23
The graduate schools of Freie Universität Berlin are holding a webinar series for anyone interested in applying to the current calls for applications for PhD programs. The webinar of GEAS (Graduate School of East Asian Studies) and (HCS) History and Cultural Studies takes place on 11 October 2022, at 2 PM. We will answer any questions you may have about the application process and our program. The event will be held in English. No registration necessary. Program: 20.09.222 Graduate School of North American Studies 27.09.22 Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies 04.10.22 Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies 11.10.22 Graduate School of East Asian Studies & PhD Programme History and Cultural Studies 18.10.22 Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies Webex Meeting Link: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin-en/j.php?MTID=mae56ddba0bc5a88221d8e509296734cd Meeting no.: 234 417 6992 Meeting Pw: graduate
GEAS Start-off Conference 2022
Location: several venues
Lecture | War and Women - the long and sad history (Lee Na Young, Chungang U)
Location: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11 14195 Berlin
Virtual Lecture Series | A Day in the Life: Visiting North Korea
Location: Online: Webex
Virtual Discussion | Filming fieldwork
Location: Hybrid Event
Book Talk | Chris McMorran (NU Singapore): Ryokan - Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan
Joint event by GEAS and Institute of Japanese Studies at FU Berlin.
Location: Lecture Room (010/011) Ground Floor Graduate School Villa (former TOPOI) Hittorfstr. 18 (old building) 14195 Berlin
Virtual Lecture Series | North Korean defectors' account as a source of information: issues and controversies
Location: Online: Webex
Virtual Lecture Series | How North Korea Meets the World: Structure and Trend of International Trade
Location: Online: Webex
Sharon Kinsella (Manchester): Lecture and Joso 2020 Film Screening and Q&A
Location: Lecture Room (010/011) Ground Floor Graduate School Center (former TOPOI villa) Hittorfstr. 18 (old building) 14195 Berlin
Lunch/Coffee JF
Location: hybrid/Video Conference Room
BUA Career Day for Early Career Researchers 2022
After the doctorate, countless career paths are open, but many doctoral candidates have little insight into potential professional fields. That's why we organize an annual career day for doctoral candidates, to which we invite numerous young people, most of them with doctorates, from very different professional fields. Within the framework of small discussion groups, doctoral candidates and young professionals can talk to each other: In what jobs do people with doctorates work? How did they manage to enter this field of work? To what extent was and is the doctorate helpful? What does every day work look like? This individual exchange is supplemented by selected expert lectures and information. This year, the Career Day will take place online and is organized by Berlin University Alliance (BUA) at Humboldt Graduate School. Register here for participation for the Career Day: Register here: careerday@hu-berlin.de
Colloquium
Location: Korean Studies, Ott-von-Simson 11
KDIS-FUIKS Korea-Europe Center: Special Lecture Series on North Korea - 2021/22 ws
Location: Online (Webex)
BCCN Lectures Series: Workers and Change in China
Location: Zoom
Colloquium
Location: Korean Studies, Ott-von-Simson 11
BCCN Lectures Series: Disenfranchised: The Rise and Fall of Industrial Citizenship in China
Location: Zoom
Postdoc Funding Opportunities for ECR
Location: online
KDIS-FUIKS Korea-Europe Center Special Lecture Series on North Korea - 2021/22 ws
Location: Online (Webex)
KDIS-FUIKS Korea-Europe Center Special Lecture Series on North Korea - 2021/22 ws
Location: Online (Webex)
Colloquium
Location: Korean Studies, Ott-von-Simson 11
BCCN Lecture Series: Networks of Contention – Linkages and Diffusion Processes in China’s Environmental Protests
Location: Zoom
KDIS-FUIKS Korea Europe Center: Special Lecture Series on North Korea - 2021/22 WS
Location: Online (Webex)
*Canceled* End of the Year Get-Together (忘年会)
Location: Graduate school villa, Hittorfstr. 18, 14195 Berlin
Triple Alliance Lecture Series: Area Studies in a Comparative Perspective
Location: only digital
KDIS-FUIKS Korea Europe Center: Special Lecture Series on North Korea - 2021/22 WS
Location: Online (Webex)
VSJF - Presentations on rural Japan
GEAS Early Career Researchers and members of the DFG Research group “Urban-rural migration and rural revitalization in Japan” (PI Cornelia Reiher) will present their work at the VSJF Urban-regional study group on November 20, 2021 (online).
Location: digital only
UZH-FU (GEAS) Joint Dissertation Workshop 2021
Location: GEAS Hittorfstr. 18 (old building) Freie Universität Berlin 14195 Berlin
East Asia Library Orientation
Location: Online via Webex
Colloquium
Location: Korean Studies, Ott-von-Simson 11
Colloquium
Location: Korean Studies, Ott-von-Simson 11
GEAS Start-off Conference 2021
Location: Graduate School Villa, Hittorfstr. 18,1 4195 Berlin Lecture hall
Q&A for Graduate School Applicants 2021
The graduate schools of Freie Universität Berlin are holding a webinar series for applicants interested in applying to the current calls for applications for PhD programs. The webinar of GEAS will take place on September 28th , 2–3 p.m. We will answer any questions you may have about the application process and our program. The event will be held in English. No registration necessary. All important information can be found here .
GEAS Application Period 2021 (for start in 2022)
The call for applications for 2022 is open between 15 Sepember and 12 November 2021. Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) will admit doctoral candidates to its program, beginning October 1 st , 2022. Up to 9 candidates will be accepted. GEAS offers a social science-based, structured 3(-4)-year PhD program with a regional focus on East Asia (China, Japan, Korea). Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to analyze the institutional environment of social, political, cultural and economic actors in the East Asian region. All dissertation research at GEAS will be conducted in the context of the three interconnected research lenses of its academic profile: 1. the origin and change of institutions in East Asia, 2. the effects institutions have on processes, related to globalization and modernization in East Asia on the side of governments, bureaucracies, businesses, individual life-styles, etc., 3. the interdependencies of institutions in East Asia within and beyond its regional boundaries. More info and link to the application website:
IKS/GEAS Joint Summer School 2021: The contentious Koreans: Civil society, social movements, and human rights struggles in South Korea
This year's IKS/GEAS Joint Summer School takes place in hybrid format from 2-13 August 2021. The topic of the Summer School is: The contentious Koreans: Civil society, social movements, and human rights struggles in South Korea
Location: online via Webex and in Berlin
Jin Wook Shin: Characteristics of South Korea's Response to the COVID-19 Crisis and Its Social Consequences
GEAS Digital Lecture Series: East Asian Responses to Crisis
Maximilian Mayer: Emerging Health Powers and the Implications of Zero-Covid Strategies in Asia-Pacific for Europe
GEAS Digital Lecture Series: East Asian Responses to Crisis
KDIS-IKS Lecture: Lukas Mandl (EP): What Role for the European Parliamentary Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula?
Anmeldung/Registration Event Description Lukas Mandl , Member of the European Parliament (Group of the European People’s Party), Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Korean peninsula The event will be chaired by Dr Tereza Novotná (Freie Universität Berlin & EUROPEUM Prague). In 2004, the European Parliament (EP) established a special delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula. Since then, the delegation has maintained ties with both halves of the peninsula – the Republic of Korea in the South and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the North. While the partnership with South Korea have been blossoming and the mutual contacts between the EP and ROK’s National Assembly have been growing, the relationship with North Korea has become strained over time. What is the role for the European parliamentary diplomacy on the Korean peninsula? How can the EP promote deepening of the partnership between Brussels and Seoul, particularly in the light of Covid-19 pandemic? What are the ways in which the delegation can contribute to improving the security situation on the peninsula and engagement with Pyongyang? Mr Lukas Mandl MEP, the chair of the EP’s delegation for relations with the Korean peninsula, will give a keynote lecture which will be followed by a discussion to answer these and other questions. Lukas Mandl... is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and member of the European Parliament. From 2008 to 2017, Mr Mandl was a Member of the regional parliament of Lower Austria and Chair of its Committee on European affairs. He was Secretary-General of the Employees' Organisation of the Austrian People's Party from 2010 to 2012. From 2015 to 2017, he was also Deputy Mayor of his hometown Gerasdorf. In 2017 he became a member of the European Parliament. During his first term, he served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety as well as the Committee on Petitions. Following his re-election in 2019, he currently serves on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and is Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence. In 2020, he joined the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union. Since 2020, Lukas Mandl is chair of the parliament’s delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula The event will be held in English and will take place digitally via Webex (the event will be recorded). Please register by May 31th, 2021.
Location: Webex