CSEAS-IAS-SISS Joint Seminar “Tenets of Human Development in Southeast Asia”

Date: March 4th (Thu.), 2015
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam　Southern Institute of Social Sciences

Co-Organizers: Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam、Southern Institute of Social Sciences (SISS, Vietnam)

 
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Record of Activity: CSEAS-IAS-SISS Joint Seminar “Tenets of Human Development in Southeast Asia”

In the spirit of fostering collaborative research in the region, the Joint Seminar was co-organized by three research institutions: Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS, Kyoto University), Universiti Brunei Darussalam – Institute of Asian Studies (UBD-IAS) and Southern Institute of Social Sciences (SISS, Vietnam). It was held on March 4, 2015 in the SISS office, Ho Chi Minh City.

The Joint Seminar was clustered to discuss four important issues in the Southeast Asia region: migration and civil society, sustainable humanosphere, history and religions, and literature and culture. It brought together region-based scholars to share their research findings and ideas for academic dialogues on the Southeast Asia’s rich history, resources and cultural diversity for its future dynamic integration.

The seminar was also attended by a number of important scholars from other research institutions in Vietnam, such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (HCMUSSH), Institute of Social Sciences in the Central Region (ISSCR) in Da Nang City, Ton Duc Thang University, Open University in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong University, and École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in Ho Chi Minh City. The CSEAS team was composed of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mario Lopez, research fellows Dr. Tsukasa Iga, Dr. Tran Van Do, Dr. Lisandro Claudio, and Dr. Jafar Suryomenggolo.

Group photo of seminar participants at the Joint Seminar.

Field trip in Ho Chi Minh City. Participants in front of Saigon Central Post Office (designed and constructed by Gustave Eiffel).