Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Professor Aileen Baviera Teaches ASEAN Module at Asia-Europe Institute, Kuala Lumpur

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Dr. Aileen Baviera recently returned from teaching a module on the “Legal, Institutional and Governance Frameworks of ASEAN” at the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The course was held from 31 March 2015 to 7 April 2015.

Among other subjects, she discussed the theory and practice of regionalism, the implications of the ASEAN Charter, the community building initiatives of the regional grouping, engagement of nonstate actors with ASEAN, and ASEAN's external relations.

The photo (right) shows Dr. Baviera and her students celebrating the end of the intensive program of lecture-discussions, reports, and simulation games.  

A Visiting Professor at the AEI, Dr. Baviera has been handling the said course since 2011. It is part of the International Masters in ASEAN Studies (IMAS) program of the AEI, one of the institute's flagship offerings which boasts of students from Europe, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. 

The AEI focuses on the study of and research on Asian and European relations in Southeast Asia. Photo: Dr. Baviera (5th from left) and her students at the AEI.

The Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy.