The Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) International Symposium held
November 20, 2024
The 14th International Symposium of the Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS), an international consortium of seven institutions, including TUFS, that are world leaders in Asian and African studies, was held at Columbia University (USA) over two days from Friday, October 25th to Saturday, October 26th, 2024.
This symposium was held as a continuation of the 13th symposium hosted by our university last year, and is held every year by a member institution of CAAS in turn. This symposium was held as a hybrid event, both in-person and online, under the theme of “What is genocide, and what can universities do about it?” with around 30 researchers giving presentations from member institutions, the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Leiden University, Shanghai International Studies University, the School of Oriental and African Studies, Columbia University, and our university. Eight young researchers from our university gave presentations. For the young researchers who participated, presenting their research at an international symposium was a valuable experience, and also provided a valuable opportunity to exchange research with researchers conducting cutting-edge research around the world and other young researchers from various countries. The next symposium is scheduled to be held by Leiden University (the Netherlands) in Dakar (Senegal) .
The 16th CAAS Coordinator Meeting was held online on Friday, October 25, 2024, in conjunction with the International Symposium.
Last year, when the symposium was held at TUFS, it was the first time in four years that the event was held as a hybrid event, including face-to-face participation. Despite the large time difference, coordinators from TUFS and other institutions, including the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO, France), Leiden University (Netherlands), the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, UK), Shanghai International Studies University (China), and Columbia University (USA) participated online, and discussed future CAAS activities, such as the 2025 symposium to be hosted by Leiden University (Netherlands) in Senegal as a new experiment.
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