News Archive 2010
Recent Posts
New section of J150 opened
An evening section of JAPAN 150 has been added to the schedule for Winter 2011.
Chinese Language Screening
Dates for Chinese Language Screening for the winter term have been confirmed.
Open House 2010
Many thanks to all who helped with Open House this year! With the enthusiastic participation of more than a dozen student volunteers, the Department of East Asian Studies met with hundreds of pr
China Summer Program 2011
The Alberta-Nanjing Summer Exchange Program will be available for 2011. Please follow the link for further information. China Summer Program
Chinese Language Help Sessions
For the fall term, Chinese language students who require some extra help will be able to visit our Chinese Language Help Desk. The days, times and locations are as follows: MONDAYS:
Japanese Placement Test
**Updated** The Japanese Placement test consists of an oral interview (15-20 minutes) and a reading and writing test (1 hour at most). You have to have an oral interview first and then take a rea
Chinese Linguistics Position
The Department of East Asian Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Chinese Linguistics and
Chinese Language Screening Dates
The Department of East Asian Studies will be holding Chinese language screening sessions for students interested in registering for the upcoming fall/winter terms. The dates, times and locations
Guidelines for Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars
The Department of East Asian Studies encourages applications for postdoctoral fellowships to be held in the Department. Some possible funding sources include: Killam postdoctoral fellowships, through
Graduating Class of 2010
GRADUATING CLASS OF 2010 The Department of East Asian Studies is happy to congratulate our graduating class of 2010. Well done everyone! Best wishes to you all as you move into the next p
China Web Registration
CHINA 101 and 102 - Open for web registration! The Department of East Asian Studies encourages students to register in Chinese (Mandarin) language study and therefore has made changes to its registra
Confucius Institute Scholarship
The Confucius Institute Scholarship application form is now available. The deadline is June 15, 2010. For more information, please contact Dr. Wei Li directly. Application form Inf
Congratulations Manuel
The Department congratulates Manuel Azuaje Alamo (BA 2006), who has been accepted into the Master's program in the Department of Contemporary Literary Studies at Tokyo University. Mr. Alamo began his
Congratulations Drs. Quinter and Adolphson
The Department congratulates Dr. David Quinter (East Asian Studies and Religious Studies), who has been awarded a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Postdoctoral Fellowship for foreign
Additional Screening Session
We have added an additional screening session for Chinese Language registration. It will be held on Monday, April 26th from 09:30am to 12:00pm in Pembina Hall 3-20. You can download
Mayaw Biho
You are invited to meet the Taiwanese aboriginal filmmaker Mayaw Biho and attend a screening of his films. Tuesday, April 13th - Pembina Hall Room 358 Session 1 - 1:00-3:00pm Screening of Chil
Chinese Language Screening
Chinese language screening for our Spring and Summer classes will be held on Thursday, March 25th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm in 3-20 Pembina Hall and Wednesday, April 14th from 9:00am - 12:00pm in 3-20
EAS Speaker Series Talks - March 2010
The Department of East Asian Studies is hosting these upcoming talks during the month of March! March 9, 2010: What Ryukyuan can teach us about Classical Japanese. Public lecture by John R. Ben
Scholarships Available for Study in Taiwan
Interested in studying Mandarin in Taiwan? Please follow the link for exciting study abroad scholarships.
China Summer Program - Nanjing 2010
The Department of East Asian Studies will be hosting one additional information session for the China Summer Program - Nanjing 2010. Please join us on January 20, 2010 at 4:30pm in Pembina Hall