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On October 27th, “Time for Asia” event cycle invite all to an open lecture on contemporary Tibet – “Deep Tibet: emerging trends in Tibet today” given by Tibet’s expert Vincent Metten (EU Policy Director, International Campaign for Tibet, Brussel’s office). The lecture will be held at 12 P.M. in VM...

On October 18-29, in the hall next to V. Biržiška reading room (K. Donelaitis str. 52), VMU Centre for Asian studies with the help of Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia organize exhibition of Taiwan’s dolls Taiwan and its culture. Glove Puppetry, also known as Budai Xi, is a kind of opera whi...

On Wednesday, October 18 from 11.15-12.30 in Putvinskis St. 23, room 313 Dr. Charles Perrin, a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at VDU, will give a guest lecture titled The Road to Lithuania: Jonas Šliūpas and the Formation of National Identity. Jonas Šliūpas (1861-1944) was one of the leading activists i...

Dr. Aurelijus Zykas, Head of the Centre for Asian Studies has published a monograph “Lead by soft power: communication of country’s image and Japan”. It provides analysis on relevant topics that link such fields as public diplomacy, information warfare, propaganda, country’s image and nation brandin...

On October 26-27 international academic conference about civil society in East Asia “Civil Society in East Asian Countries: Contributions to Democracy, Peace and Sustainable Development” will be held in VMU Small Hall (S. Daukantas str. 28). Each year the Centre for Asian Studies is inviting scho...

On October 19th, “Time for Asia” events start a new season with an open lecture about China’s foreign policy. The lecture will be held at 5:30 P.M. in VMU multifunctional science and studies center (V. Putvinskis 23) 310 auditorium. We are honored to have Prof. Jisheng Sun who is the current Vice...