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
Following the success of the first Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability (HICPS 2022), the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will jointly host the NERPS Conference 2023 February 28 to March 3, 2023 at the AIT campus in Thailand.
The UP Asian Center and the National University (NU) Clark initiated a new academic partnership and discussed possible areas of collaboration on 4 June 2026 at the Asian Center, UP Diliman.
The UP Asian Center will be holding the online lecture "Decolonization and Imperial Agenda: The Philippine South in the 1920’s" on 26 June 2026, at 2:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), Online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.
The UP Asian Center, in partnership with the UP Bangsamoro Studies Group, will be hostingan on-site lecture "Reflections on Zamboanga. War, commerce, and faith in a Spanish frontier region (1635-1805)" on 18 June 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8) at the Seminar Room, 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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