Keyword: Centre for East Asian Studies

Ceas invites you all to the Japanese Speech Event on Friday 23 February at 11 am.

​Call for Applications (deadline: 28 October 2017)​

Nuclear weapons and the arms race - territorial disputes - changes in political leadership - deterioriating alliances and uneasy friendships - distrust - polemics and tweets

According to the Japanese Ambassador to Finland, Kenji Shinoda, who visited the University of Turku, Finland and Japan share a common mindset as well as future challenges, such as the aging population.

Ambassador Kenji Shinoda saw considerable potential in Arctic cooperation between Finland and Japan.​

The Faculty of Social Sciences has signed an agreement on student exchanges with Fudan University’sthe School of Social Development and Public Policy of Fudan University, which is located in Shanghai.

​Doctoral Candidate in Social Politics Merita Jokela is very pleased with her exchange with Fudan University.

The University of Turku and Fudan University, Shanghai, have started a new joint doctoral training programme. Its goal is to train specialists who can integrate knowledge and theories from several fields in order to find solutions that promote a sustainable change of cities.

A multidisciplinary seminar on Local and Regional Actions for Low Carbon Development in China and Finland gathered Finnish and Chinese experts to Turku. The increasing environmental problems and continuing desire for economic growth create conflicting challenges and a demand for new solutions.