UBC Chinese Character Tool iPhone app is 'live'!
UBC Asian Studies is pleased to report that our new "UBC Chinese Character Tool" app is finally available for sale on iTunes:
Here is the link in the store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ubc-character-zi-tool/id521967686?ls=1&mt=8
If you own an iPhone, please buy a copy and post a (favorable, we hope) review!
Work on an Android version and a iPad version continues apace.
Many thanks to our developer, Luo Pan, for all his hard work on the app, and to Lonnie Chase, for her work in getting the app ready for distribution.
This project builds on an earlier Teaching Learning and Enhancement Fund project to create a web-based tool: www.ubccjk.com
The Department is grateful for the support from the TLEF for funding previous projects.
UBC Asian Studies Wins CNIE-RCIE Award for Japanese 100/101 Project
Our Japanese 100/101 project was selected for an Award of Excellence in the Instructional Design category of the CNIE-RCIE Awards 2012. The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) is a national organization of professionals committed to excellence in the provision of innovation in education in Canada. In particular, the instructional Design category is the most competitive category among the others. This project is a collaboration between Asian Studies and the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. The award will be presented at the CNIE-RCIE Conference, May 14-16 in Canmore, Alberta.
You're invited to the explorAsian 2012!
May is around the corner and it marks the 16th annual ExplorAsian festival. Dance, music, visual art, poetry and more will be featured during the month-long festival that celebrates Asian arts, cultures and contributions as part of the harmonious diversity of Canada. Check out the list of exciting events, we look forward to seeing you there!
For further information, please go to vahms1.oajnet.com/SitePages/Home.aspx
ASPAC 2012
Dear Ms. Wong,
On behalf of the Executive board of the Association for Asian Studies Pacific (ASPAC), I’m writing to provide you with a personal reminder of the upcoming ASPAC conference at Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington later this spring (June 15-17, 2012).
We’ve extended the Call for Papers deadline and will be accepting paper and panel submissions until May 11, 2012.
If you are able to join us or can alert your students and colleagues to the opportunity to attend or participate in ASPAC, I would be very grateful!
Please consult the link below for submission and registration information.
Cordially,
Eric Cunningham, Associate Professor
Department of History
Gonzaga University
(509) 313-5973
Government of Japan MEXT Research Student Scholarship: Applications Now Available
Greetings from the Consulate General of Japan:
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan is currently accepting applications for its 2013 Research Student for foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities.
The Research Student Scholarship is aimed at university graduates, born on or after April 2, 1978 (for the 2013 scholarship year) who wish to study as research students. The research study area should be the same field that the applicant has studied or a related field. The term of the scholarship is 18 months to two years (including 6 months of Japanese language training) starting in April or October 2013.
Application guides and forms are available on the Consulate General of Japan's website:
www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/mext.htm. Deadline for the 2013 scholarship year: May 18, 2012. Applicants who successfully pass the written application screening are required to undertake an interview and examination (English and Japanese language) to be held in late June/early July.
We hope that you will share this information with your colleagues and associates, and invite you to promote the programs to all qualified candidates. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 604.684.5868, ext. 223 or by Email at education(at)vc.mofa.go.jp.
Sincerely,
Steve Chevalier
Assistant to the Consul, Cultural Affairs
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Consulate General of Japan
900-1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 2K9
604-684-5868/education(at)vc.mofa.go.jp