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The board's task is to promote the strategic work at the Centre and stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration across the faculties.Members of the Board (in alphabetical order):Tobias Axelsson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economic History, Lund UniversityStefan Brehm, Director at the Centre and Chair of the BoardLisa Eklund, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Lund UniversityEva Hansso
https://www.ace.lu.se/about-centre/strategic-board - 2026-09-07
- From the Pacific War to the Rise of China Study international issues in East Asia! The course focuses on contemporary international relations in East Asia, but from a historically informed perspective. For example, we consider issues such as the Korean nuclear crisis, while remembering the Korean War and Japan's colonial rule over the peninsula, and China's rise, but in the context of its long a
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosb11-international-relations-east-asia - 2026-09-07
The course consists of an internship aimed to prepare you for a future working life. You are responsible for finding a suitable internship place that meets the course requirements. You will have the opportunity to relate your academic skills to professional assignments and establish contacts in working life. The internship is located at a workplace in Sweden or abroad with a clear connection to th
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm50-qualified-internship-asian-studies - 2026-09-07
The aim of the course is to enable students to critically analyse the problems and future prospects of human rights work in East and South-East Asia. Focus is placed on the cultural, social, economic and political factors that prevent or promote the protection for human rights in different societies in East and South-East Asia. Differences and similarities with regard to problems and policies conc
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm33-human-rights-east-and-south-east-asia - 2026-09-07
Have you ever wondered why economic differences in Asia are so striking? Why is extreme poverty next to immense wealth? Why does subsistence farming persist in the shadows of hyper modern city skylines? In this course you may find some answers. You will learn how supply chains transform the global economy and shape the landscape of economic development. We will apply spatial concepts and tools in
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm32-east-and-south-east-asias-role-global-economy - 2026-09-07
East and Southeast Asia have the largest Internet population in the world in absolute numbers. It is also at the forefront of digital developments in many fields, including entertainment, e-commerce, artificial intelligence and big data. The region encompasses a diverse digital landscape that reflects divergent histories, cultures, and socioeconomic and political realities. In this course, we stud
The aim of the course is to enable students to pose questions and design studies of social (in)justice and social (in)equality in East and South-East Asia that are linked to current theoretical discussions. Contemporary theories have tended to go beyond normative (western) definitions in favour of formulating justice and equality as a substantial result of social relations and in relation to globa
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm36-social-justice-and-equality-east-and-south-east-asia - 2026-09-07
In this course we offer an interdisciplinary study of key theories of socioeconomic development in present-day East and South-East Asia. Since the middle of the twentieth century, Asian countries have been at the forefront of developmental revolutions and the site of developmental ‘miracles’, making the region a perfect lens for analysing and understanding the emergence of our current global devel
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm34-development-theories-and-issues-east-and-south-east-asia - 2026-09-07
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 8 April - 29 May 2019 The photos on display in the exhibition were selected form nearly 100 submissions in our contest "Visualizing Asian Cities". This photo contest challenged students to investigate Asian cities and come up with images that reveal new and interesting aspects of cities that differ from traditional images in the media and conventional tourist images. The id
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/visualizing-asian-cities - 2026-09-07
selected photographs What maybe comes to most people’s minds are Asian cities as a mix of traditional and modern (a contested dichotomy to be true) in terms of both the built environment and practices/urban life (for example in terms of religious practices). The photographs also show this. But history and heritage are complex, they include domestic/local as well as colonial history, and heritage n
https://www.ace.lu.se/traditions-and-heritage - 2026-09-07
selected photographs Dreams and creativity was the topic for the third category. Dreams can be individual and collective and shared by a whole generation, and they are often shaped by socio-economic realities of different times and places. Cities can be sites of dreams for migrants who move there but their dreams might not be fulfilled. Cities are also often seen as creative places as they attract
https://www.ace.lu.se/dreams-and-creativity - 2026-09-07
selected photographs Hidden places tell us something about the diversity of city life, how places, and people, may have been forgotten or marginalised in the urbanisation process, or how places can be appropriated for diverse activities and uses outside of the sight and control of the authorities. These places may also reveal the other sides of busy tourist sites. But hidden places can also refer
https://www.ace.lu.se/hidden-places - 2026-09-07
Subject librarian for Asian Studies Mia NilssonTelephone: + 46 46 222 03 58E-mail: mia [dot] nilsson [at] htbibl [dot] lu [dot] seStaff web page at the Centre HT libraries Open to Lund University students and staff and the general public
https://www.ace.lu.se/contact-your-subject-librarian - 2026-09-07
In your studies of East and South-East Asia you will learn to describe, explain and understand the social, political and economic development in the region and in individual countries. In our stand-alone courses as well as in our master's programme you will meet teachers who are engaged in both teaching and research and have broad experience from the region.We focus on the development of different
https://www.ace.lu.se/education - 2026-09-07
During the fourth semester you have the possibility to travel to Asia to carry out fieldwork and collect material for your master's thesis. You can choose to do the fieldwork on your own or to be affiliated with one of the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies’ academic partners in Asia, currently Fudan University, China, Waseda University, Japan, and Thammasat University, Thailand.If you d
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-programme/fieldwork-asia - 2026-09-07
Admission requirementsBachelor’s degree (a Swedish Kandidatexamen) in the social sciences or humanities.Oral and written language proficiency in English equivalent to English 6/B.When to applyApplication opens: 16 October 2025Application deadline: 15 January 2026Notification of results: 26 March 2026 Admission questions? If you have any admission questions, please contact:Nina Brand International
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-programme/apply-our-programme - 2026-09-07
Study contemporary Japan! This course examines contemporary Japanese society, focusing on issues such as politics, pop culture, demographic change and environment. We go beyond media stereotypes and internet cliches to get a deeper understanding of what Japan is and where it's going. This course provides you with basic knowledge of key issues of present-day Japanese society. The focus is on post-C
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosb55-contemporary-japanese-society - 2026-09-07
This course will give you insight into contemporary South-East Asia and its dynamic developments. The course addresses the region’s political systems and developments, socio-economic issues and struggles, the role of religion, and different aspects of contemporary culture. Apart from addressing broader regional issues it also analyses the situation in more detail in specific countries, such as for
https://www.ace.lu.se/masters-programme-asian-studies/free-standing-courses/contemporary-south-east-asian-societies - 2026-09-07
This online course provides foundational knowledge on the Chinese political system and the political developments since the initiation of economic reforms in 1978. It analyses a number of key issues and challenges that characterise Chinese contemporary society, including. environmental issues, socioeconomic development, and issues related to regional differences and social inequalities.The course
