Carolina researcher trailblazes environmental accountability  As a graduate student at Yale University, Angel Hsu traveled to Copenhagen for the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or the Convention of the Parties (COP) 15.  “COP 15 completely changed my worldview,” Hsu … Read more

Five-year project stimulates U.S.-Japan partnerships, exchange Carolina’s Associate Provost for Global Affairs Heather Ward returned to Japan in January 2024, weeks after a UNC delegation’s groundbreaking visit there. While in Japan, she helped launch a five-year initiative, which aims to … Read more

UNC faculty provide meaningful expertise to soldiers in Asian language, culture, history The Carolina Asia Center (CAC) is sharing UNC’s expertise on East, Southeast and South Asia with students on campus in Chapel Hill and with the U.S. military. As … Read more

Professor Brenda Yeoh from the National University of Singapore’s Geography department—ranked fifth in the world— visited Carolina in late September to meet faculty in the Department of Geography and give a public talk. She also sat down for an interview … Read more

In the 20 years since UNC-Chapel Hill’s relationship with the National University of Singapore (NUS) began, it has grown into a strategic partnership opening new paths for collaboration in Southeast Asian studies.  To explore new collaborations, Christian Lentz, associate professor … Read more

Throughout Lynn Blanchard’s more than 20 years at UNC-Chapel Hill, she has connected people across campus and the state of North Carolina for civic good. And last July, she brought her expertise to the Philippines to teach Southeast Asian civic … Read more

Piper Campbell, former U.S. ambassador to Mongolia and chargé d’affaires to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), discussed the evolution of Indonesia’s position in international relations during UNC-Chapel Hill’s “Indonesia in International Relations” conference, January 26-27.  Campbell’s talk was … Read more

CHAPEL HILL – Ten undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for Spring 2023 study abroad programs in Asia. Undergraduate scholarship recipients will study in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.   The Phillips … Read more