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The UP Asian Center is now accepting abstract submissions for Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 9th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in Philippine Universities may submit any topic related to Japanese Studies (except topics that focus solely on natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering). The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2026, 5:00 PM, PHT.
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The UP Asian Center will be hosting an on-site public lecture, Spectacle of Colonial Modernity: The Manila Carnival and Its Dual Legacies (1908-1939), on 20 July 2026, 10:00 AM, PHT (GMT+8) at the Japan Hall, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged due to limited slots.
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The UP Asian Center, in partnership with VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam, will hold the online forum "Philippines-Vietnam: Neighbors in Dialogue" on 17 July 2026, 2:00 PM, Manila Time (1:00 PM, Hanoi Time), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing up for a (free) Zoom account is required.
Building Institutional Excellence | Seminar on Policy and Procedure Development for the Asian Center
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The UP Asian Center in partnership with the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office will be holding Building Institutional Excellence: Seminar on Policy and Procedure Development for the Asian Centeron 14 July 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff.
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The UP Asian Center and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will be hosting a Book Launch and Author’s Talk on the Two Volumes from The Negros Trilogy by Dr. Aurelio S. Agcaoili on 10 July 2026, 1:30 PM, PHT, at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged due to limited slots.