22.06.2010

Forthcoming Events

• Tuesday 29 June 2010 at 12:00
  The financial crisis and its impact on Asian emerging countries.
  How will Thailand overcome its current political and economic problems?
  Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD.
  Lunch-conference at Restaurant Le Cercle de la Terrasse on Tuesday 29 June 2010 at 12:00.
  For further information, please see downloadable document.

Other events in relation with Asia

Recent Events

• Mardi 1er juin à 18h15
  KAILASH : expression du bouddhisme tibétain à 5’600 m
  Conférence avec film de l’ambassadeur Guy DUCREY.
  Salle Aubert de l’IHEID, 20 rue Rothschild, Genève.
  L’ancien ambassadeur Guy Ducrey évoquera le pélerinage au Mont Kailash, la montagne la plus sacrée du Tibet, auquel il a participé en 2002 avec des bouddhistes tibétains. Il accompagnera son exposé d’un film.
  Guy Ducrey détient à son actif une longue et brillante carrière diplomatique. Il a exercé d’importantes fonctions dans nos ambassades à Washington, Pékin et Paris. Il a été ambassadeur en Arabie Saoudite et en Inde. Il a été aussi chef du Secrétariat politique du Département fédéral des affaires étrangères. C’est aussi, en bon Valaisan, un montagnard endurci qui a parcouru plusieurs régions de l’Himalaya et du Karakorom.

• Vendredi 5 mars 2010 à 12h
  LA CORÉE DU SUD AU XXIème SIÈCLE : de la croissance industrielle à la croissance verte
  Déjeuner-conférence avec Pauline PLAGNAT, maître assistante, Institut des sciences de l’environnement, Université de Genève
  Restaurant Le Cercle de la Terrasse 4, rue Gabriel-Eynard, Genève (parking St. Antoine).

• Déjeuner- conférence le mardi 2 février avec M. N.K. SINGH, member of Parliament Upper House (Rajya Sabha) sur Indian Economy: Opportunities and Challenges (en anglais).
  Détails (pdf, 2 p., 221 kb)

• Assemblée générale le mercredi 27 janvier à 17h30. Elle sera suivie d'une conférence publique avec Monsieur Michel JUVET, de la Banque Bordier sur Perspectives économiques asiatiques : entre le Yin et le Yang.
  Détails (pdf, 2 p., 231 kb)

• Conférence publique : Jeudi 10 décembre 2009, 18:30
  IRAN, SIX MOIS APRÈS LES ÉLECTIONS
  par Mohammad-Reza DJALILI, Professeur associé, Histoire et politique internationales, IHEID
  Lieu : IHEID, Site Rothschild, Salle Bungener, rue Rothschild 24, 1202 Genève
  Org. : Centre d'études asiatiques, IHEID

• 27 octobre - 30 novembre 2009
  MOIS DE LA CULTURE JAPONAISE
  Programme (pdf, 6 p., 175 kb)
  dont le lundi 30 novembre 2009 à 18h30
  Conférence publique en collaboration avec le Consulat général du Japon
  VIVRE L’ESPACE AU JAPON
  avec Augustin BERQUE, prof. de géographie culturelle, lauréat du Grand Prix 2009 de la 20ème édition du Prix de la culture asiatique de Fukuoka. Auteur de nombreux livres sur le Japon.
  IHEID, Salle Bungener, 24 rue Rothschild, Genève. Entrée libre.
  Présentation (pdf, 2 p., 216 kb)

• Public Conference: Thursday 12 November 2009, 18:30
  SPLITTING, SPLITTING AND SPLITTING AGAIN: A History of Provincial and Local Government in Indonesia since Independence
  by Anne BOOTH, Professor of Economics at SOAS, London
  Venue: IHEID, Site-Rothschild, Bungener Room, rue Rothschild 24, 1202 Geneva
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies, The Graduate Institute

• Round-Table: Thursday 12 November 2009, 12:30-14:00
  INDONESIA: THE OTHER GIANT
  Economic situation by Anne BOOTH, Professor of Economics at SOAS, London
  Social Situation by Frans HUSKEN, Professor of Anthropology at the Radboud University, Nijmegen, Holland
  Political Situation by Jean-Luc MAURER, Professor of Development Studies at the Graduate Institute, Geneva
  Venue: IHEID, Auditorium Jacques Freymond, rue de Lausanne 132, 1202 Geneva
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies, The Graduate Institute

• Public Conference: Wednesday 11 November 2009, 18:30
  VIOLENCE AND CONFLICTS IN INDONESIA: Ethno-Religious Confrontations and Para-statal Agencies
  by Frans HUSKEN, Professor of Anthropology at the Radboud University, Nijmegen, Holland
  Venue: IHEID, Site-Rothschild, Bungener Room, rue Rothschild 24, 1202 Geneva
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies, The Graduate Institute

• Tuesday 20 October 2009 at 12 :00 - Lunch - conference
  CHINA RISING SUPER ECONOMIC POWER (en anglais)
  with Nicolas MUSY, Founding Partner of CH-ina, Managing Director of the Swiss Center Shanghai, Vice-President of SwissCham China, China Coordinator of EPFL
  at Restaurant Le Cercle de la Terrasse
  Invitation (pdf, 3 p., 53 kb)
  Presentation made by M. MUSY (pdf, 32 p., 1,8 mb)

• Mercredi 16 septembre 2009 - Déjeuner - conférence
  VINGT ANS APRES LA FIN DU SOCIALISME EN MONGOLIE : questions de population, questions de société
  Thomas SPOORENBERG, candidat PhD en démographie, Faculté des SES, Université de Genève
  Genève, restaurant Le Cercle de la Terrasse, 12h
  Organisation: Association Genève-Asie
  Document de présentation (pdf, 2 p., 53 kb)

• Mercredi 3 juin 2009 - déjeuner - conférence
  L'HÉRITAGE DE TIANANMEN, 20 ANS PLUS TARD
  avec Frédéric KOLLER, chef de la rubrique internationale du journal Le Temps
  au Restaurant Cercle de la Terrasse, 4, rue Gabriel-Eynard, Genève (bus n° 3 or 5 arrêt Athénée - parking St. Antoine)

• Tuesday May 26 2009 : 18h00. Public Lecture
  THINKING BEYOND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY : India at Crossroads
  With Binod Khadria, Professor of Economics, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
  Venue : Hall Bungener, IHEID, 24 rue Rothschild, Genève
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies (GIIDS)

• Wednesday May 20 2009 : 8h30 - 12h45. Annual workshop. Open to the public – free entrance
  ASIAN MIGRANTS AND DIASPORAS : The Multiple Influences on their Countries of Origin
  With the participation of several speakers (see attached program)
  Venue : Hall Bungener, GIIDS, 24 rue Rothschild, Genève
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies (GIIDS)

• Wednesday May 20 2009 : 13h00 – 14h00. Public Lecture (brown bag lunch)
  DOES FORTUNE FAVOR DRAGONS? Cultural Superstition and Investment in Human Capital
  By John NYE, Professor and holder of the Frederic Bastiat Chair in Political Economy at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Fairfax
  Venue : Hall Bungener, GIIDS, 24 rue Rothschild, Genève
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies (GIIDS) and the Department of International History and Politics (IHEID)

• Tuesday May 19 2009, 18h30. Public lecture
  CAN MIGRATION HELP MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE (MDG) ATTAINMENT?
  The Asia-Pacific experience
  With Jean-Louis RALLU, Directeur de recherche, Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED), Paris
  Venue : Hall Bungener, IHEID, 24 rue Rothschild, Genève
  Org. : Centre for Asian Studies (GIIDS)

• Vendredi 8 mai 2009 à 12h15 : Conférence publique
  CROISSANCE, CRISE ET INEGALITES. Comparaison entre l’Asie et l’Amérique latine
  Avec Pierre SALAMA, Professeur, Université Paris–Nord 13
  Lieu : Salle Bungener, IHEID, 24, rue Rothschild, Genève
  Org. : Centre d’études asiatiques (IHEID)

• Vendredi 24 avril 2009 à 12h15 : Conférence publique
  CROISSANCE, CRISE ET INEGALITES 
  Comparaison entre l’Asie et l’Amérique latine
  par le Professeur Pierre Salama de l'Université de Paris - Nord 13.
  La conférence aura lieu à Salle Bungener, IHEID, 24, rue Rothschild, Genève
  L'Entrée est libre
  La conférence a été organisée par le Centre d’études asiatiques et le Master en études du développement.

• Mardi 31 mars 2009 à 18h30. Conférence publique
  L’OCCIDENT DE LA CHINE. Pékin et la nouvelle Asie centrale (1991-2001)
  Avec Thierry KELLNER, Chercheur associé au Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS) et collaborateur scientifique associé à l’Institut de sociologie de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles
  Lieu : Auditorium (AJF), IHEID, 132, rue de Lausanne, Genève
  Org. : Centre d’études asiatiques (IHEID)

• Mercredi 18 mars 2009, 12h30 – conférence publique
  THAÏLANDE : blessures politiques au pays du sourire
  avec Richard WERLY, Journaliste à la Rubrique internationale au Journal Le Temps, Bruxelles
  Lieu : Auditorium (AJF) de l'Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement, 132, rue de Lausanne, Genève
  Org. : Centre d’études asiatiques (IHEID)

• Mercredi 4 mars 2009 à 18h30. Conférence publique
  LES RELATIONS NIPPO-CHINOISES. Compétition ou confrontation ?
  Avec Prof. Reinhard DRIFTE, Emeritus Prof. University of Newcastle, UK
  Lieu : Salle Bungener, IHEID, 24, rue Rothschild, Genève
  Organisation : Centre d’études asiatiques (IHEID)

• Tuesday February 24 2009 – lunch-conference at 12h00
  HINDOUISM AND MODERN TREND
  With Dr Satish JOSHI, President INDO Science, Art & Culture (INDOSAC), Zürich
  Venue : Cercle de la Terrasse, 4 rue Gabriel Eynard, Genève
  Inscription auprès de Mariejo.duc@graduateinstitute.ch). Paiement (membres 55 CHF – non-membres : 60 CHF) sur place.
  Org. : AGA

• Thursday January 29 2009 – 17 :00. Round-table
  TRANSNATIONAL MILITANCY, PAKISTAN AND THE WAR ON TERROR
  by Yunas SAMAD, Professor at the  University of Bradford, UK
  Venue : Centre for Asian Studies (IHEID), 7th Floor, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva
  Org. : Center for South Asian Studies, Center for Asian Studies (IHEID), AGA

• Tuesday December 9: Lunch-Conference organised for the members of GAS and the Alumni of the Collège de Bruges.
  ASIA-EUROPE: QUEST FOR CHANGE VS. PREFERENCE FOR STATUS QUO
  With Michael REITERER, Ambassadeur de l’Union Européenne
  Cercle de la Terrasse
  Contact : Mariejo.duc@graduateinstitute.ch

• Tuesday December 2, 2008 – 12h30-13h30 – Point d’actualité
  AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: The Tragedy of Errors
  With Gilbert ETIENNE, Prof. Emeritus, Graduate Insitute of International and Development Studies
  AJF, IHEID, 132, rue de Lausanne, Genève
  Inform.: Mariejo.duc@graduateinstitute.ch

• Mardi 4 novembre 2008 : Dans le cadre du Mois de la Culture japonaise 2008
  Conférence publique avec Amb. Makio MIYAGAWA, Consul General of Japan in Geneva and Ambassador, Deputy Representative of Japan to the UN
  MOMENTUM FOR THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN EAST-ASIA
  Hall Aubert, Graduate Institute of International Studies, 20, rue Rothschild (1st Floor), Geneva
  Pour les détails de l’organisation – prière de contacter Mme Mariejo Duc-Reynaert - Mariejo.duc@graduateinstitute.ch

• Thursday October 2 2008 18h15 – 19h30
  Group Viêt Nam & CENTER FOR ASIAN STUDIES (IHEID)
  PUBLIC LECTURE
  THE RECENT INCREASE IN FOOD PRICE AND POVERTY IN VIETNAM
  by Ngo Huy Liem Lecturer and Senior Consultant Ministry of Planning and Investment, General Statistics Office, World Bank, UNDP and ADB, Hanoi, Viêt Nam
  Center for Asian Studies, IHEID, 63 rue de Lausanne (7th floor), Genève
  Open to the public

• Wednesday May 21 2008, 10 :15-12 :00 - Public lecture organised in connection with the Seminar of Prof. Isabelle Milbert and Mr. Alain Viaro «L'environnement urbain et sa gouvernance»
  FORMALISATION OF INFORMAL SECTOR UNDER GLOBALISATION : The Focus on India
  With Amitabh KUNDU, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Hall Bungener, IHEID, rue Rothschild, 20, 1202 Genève
  Org. & informations : IHEID & Centre for Asian studies (IHEID) - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Wednesday May 21 2008 at 18:30 : Public conference
  DE-RACIALIZING POLITICS IN MALAYSIA: The 2008 General Elections'
  With Terence GOMEZ, Research Coordinator, UNRISD, Geneva
  Hall Aubert, IHEID, rue Rothschild, 20 (1st floor), 1202 Genève
  Org. & informations : Centre for Asian Studies (IHEID) - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Thursday 22 May 2008, 18h30 : Public Lecture
  VIÊT NAM : de-collectivisation et re-collectivisation of the agriculture
  by Vô Tong Xuân, Professor, An Giang University, Viêt Nam
  Hall Bungener, IHEID, rue Rothschild, 20, 1202 Genève
  Org. & informations : Groupe Viêt Nam & Center for Asian Studies (IHEID)
  Christophe.Gironde@iued.unige.ch

• Monday 19 May 2008 - 14 :15-16 :00: Public lecture organised in connection with the Seminar of Prof. Isabelle Milbert : « L'Inde face aux paradoxes de la croissance et de la démocratie »
  NAXALISM IN INDIA : Experimenting Revolution
  With Aya MEHRA, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
  Hall Bungener, IHEID, rue Rothschild, 20 1202 Genève
  Org. & informations : IHEID & Centre for Asian studies (IHEID) - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Thursday April 24, 2008 at 11 :45 registration & drinks - 12 :15 lunch - 13 :00 conference
  THE 2008 MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS : State and Society in Transition?
  Mr Terence Gomez
  He is Research coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) since June 2005 after having been invited at the Kobe University (Japan) as Visiting Professor. He has written numerous books and articles in the field of economics and politics.
  To mention only the titles of his 3 recent books : Politics in Malaysia : The Malay dimension (ed.), London: Routledge Curzon, 2007 ; The Chinese in Britain, 1800-Present: Transnationalism Economy, Identity (with Gregor Benton), Basingstoke: Palgrave 2008 and The State, Development and identity in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Ethnicity, Equity and the Nation (with Nicholas Tarling) (eds), London : Routledge, 2008.
  Restaurant of the Cercle de la Terrasse, 4 rue J.-G. Eynard, Geneva
  (bus 3 or 5 - stop Athenée - parking St. Antoine).
  Member GAS : CHF 55.-, Non-member CHF 60.-
  Org. & informations : Geneva Asia Society, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève. Tel. : 022/908.58.20 or 26 - Fax : 022/738.39.96 - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Mercredi 16 avril 2008 à 18h30 : Conférence publique
  CHINA, INDIA AND GLOBAL POLITICS
  A Challenge for Western Development Strategy and Policy
  Avec John HUMPHREY, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. Team leader of the Globalisation Team at IDS and responsible for the team's Asian Drivers research programme.
  Salle Bungener, IHEID, rue Rothschild, 24, 1202 Genève
  Org. et informations : Centre d'études asiatiques (IHEID), duc@hei.unige.ch

• Thursday April 24, 2008 at 11 :45 registration & drinks - 12 :15 lunch - 13 :00 conference
  THE 2008 MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS : State and Society in Transition?
  Mr Terence Gomez
  He is Research coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) since June 2005 after having been invited at the Kobe University (Japan) as Visiting Professor. He has written numerous books and articles in the field of economics and politics.
  To mention only the titles of his 3 recent books : Politics in Malaysia : The Malay dimension (ed.), London: Routledge Curzon, 2007 ; The Chinese in Britain, 1800-Present: Transnationalism Economy, Identity (with Gregor Benton), Basingstoke: Palgrave 2008 and The State, Development and identity in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Ethnicity, Equity and the Nation (with Nicholas Tarling) (eds), London : Routledge, 2008.
  Restaurant of the Cercle de la Terrasse, 4 rue J.-G. Eynard, Geneva
  (bus 3 or 5 - stop Athenée - parking St. Antoine).
  Member GAS : CHF 55.-, Non-member CHF 60.-
  Org. & informations : Geneva Asia Society, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève. Tel. : 022/908.58.20 or 26 - Fax : 022/738.39.96 - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Mardi 11 mars 2008, 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm : Point d'actualité
  PAKISTAN AFTER THE ELECTIONS
  With Gilbert ETIENNE, Professor emeritus, Graduate institutes of international and development studies, Geneva
  Venue : Auditorium Jacques-Freymond, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, rue de Lausanne 132, 1202 Genève)

• C A S Centre for Asian Studies (GIIS / GIDS) and Geneva-Asia Society
  Lunch Conference
  Pakistan and its recent challenges
  with Ikram ul-Majeed SEHGAL
  Chairman and Managing Director of the Pathfinder Group in Pakistan
  Tuesday November 27, 2007 - 12h
  Venue : Restaurant Vieux-Bois, 12 avenue de la Paix, Geneva (bus V, Z, 8 - parking available at the back of the restaurant)
  Registration fee:
  Meal with aperitif and drinks: 52 CHF for members of GAS; 60 CHF for non-members;
  Meal without aperitif: 45 CHF members of GAS; 55 CHF for non-members; 25 CHF students (with meal). Full no-show.
  Information and registration till Sunday November 25 with Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, duc@hei.unige.ch

• C E A Centre d'études asiatiques (HEI /IUED)
  C A S Centre for Asian Studies (GIIS / GIDS)
  and
  MASTER IN ASIAN STUDIES (GIIS, GIDS, UNIGE)
  
  Friday October 12th, 9:15 - 12:00
  THE RISE OF CHINA AND INDIA: REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS
  Introduced by:
  Prof. T.C.A. ANANT (Delhi School of Economics)
  Prof. G. DINGPING (Fudan University, Shanghai)
  
  Discussants from Southeast Asia:
  Prof. T. TAMBUNAN (Trisakti University, Jakarta)
  Prof. P. HOONTRAKUL (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok)
  Prof. T. GOMEZ (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
  Moderator: Prof. Philippe REGNIER (GIDS, CAS)
  
  Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Hall Eckenstein
  22 Rue Rothschild, 1202 Geneva
  Bus stop: Gautier
  Parking: President Wilson

• "La Chine, tête de pont d'une Asie globalisée"
  Par l'Ambassadeur Jean Zwahlen
  Vendredi 28 septembre à partir de 12h au Restaurant Vieux-Bois, Avenue de la Paix, 12, 1202 Genève
  Après avoir obtenu une licence en droit et une autre en sciences économiques et commerciales à l'Université de Neuchâtel, M. Zwahlen a commencé son activité professionnelle dans le domaine privé et commercial. Il passe ensuite le concours diplomatique et occupe différents postes en tant que Conseiller d'Ambassade à la Délégation Suisse auprès de l'OCDE, ensuite celui de Ministre. C'est en 1983 qu'il est nommé Ambassadeur. Il a conduit de nombreuses négociations bilatérales et multilatérales dans des domaines tels que les opérations d'initiés, l'énergie, les nationalisations ou les réciprocités bancaires. En 1987, il a été nommé membre du Directoire de la Banque Nationale Suisse. A sa retraite en 1996, il rejoint l'Union Bancaire Privée en tant que Vice-Président et depuis mars 2006, il assume la Présidence du Conseil Consultatif pour l'Asie.
  Inscription au plus tard le mercredi 26 septembre 2007 à midi, par courrier, par fax ou par E-mail à :
  Mme M. Duc-Reynaert, Association Genève-Asie, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève.
  Tél. : 022/908.58.20 ou 26 - Fax : 022/738.39.96 - E-mail : duc@hei.unige.ch

• Tuesday June 12 at 12h : lunch-conference
  China’s Foreign Policy and International Responsibility
  with Prof. CHEN Zimin of Fudan University, Fudan, China
  Org. : CAS and AGA
  Venue : Cercle de la Terrasse, Rue Jean-Gabriel Eynard 4, Genève
  (bus 5 et 3 - arrêt Athénée - Parking : St. Antoine)
  Information and registration (until Friday June 8, 2007): Mme M. Duc-Reynaert, Association Genève-Asie, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève
  Tél. : 022/908.58.20 ou 26 - Fax : 022/738.39.96 - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Monday June 11, 2007 - 16h15 - 18h00 : Public Lecture
  CHINA, EUROPE AND UN REFORMS
  Prof. CHEN Zhimin Professor, Head of Department of International Politics, Fudan University, Shanghai
  Org. : Center for Asian Studies, Master in Asian Studies - lutring1@hei.unige.ch
  Venue : Hall Abi-Saab, 1st Floor Villa Barton, HEI, 132, rue de Lausanne, Genève

• Monday June 4, 2007 - 12h45 - 14h00 : Public Lecture
  PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH SECTOR IN INDIA
  with MURALEEDHARAN VR, Professor, Head of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Madras, India
  Org. : Center for Asian Studies (HEI-IUED). Contact : Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, duc@hei.unige.ch
  Venue : Graduate Institute of Development Studies (IUED), Hall Aubert, 20, rue Rothschild, Geneva

• Friday April 20 at 12h: Lunch-conference
  Problems of democratic consolidation in the Philippines
  with Dr. Howard Loewen, Institute of Asian Affairs, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany
  Org. : CAS & AGA. Registration : 50 CHF members of GAS; 60 CHF non-members; 25 CHF students. Please send registration till Wednesday April 18 at 12h to : Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, duc@hei.unige.ch
  Venue : Cercle de la Terrasse, Rue Jean-Gabriel Eynard 4, Genève
  (bus 5 et 3 - stop Athénée - Parking : St. Antoine)

• Wednesday 23rd May 2007 11.45 apéritifs, 12.15 lunch: Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe (Japan).
  This meeting will be chaired by Ambassador Jean Zwahlen, Vice-Chairman of The Swiss Forum. Venue: Salle Erlach, Restaurant du Château de Penthes, Pregny (Geneva). Information and registration: Emilie Flamand, Secretary General, The Swiss Forum, E-mail fspi@gcsp.ch or call 022 919 79 51. - Org: The Swiss Forum.

• Monday, June 12 2006 : 10h15-11h45 - Public Lecture
  British colonial rule in Central Asia and South Asia
  with Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, Professor in International History, Madison University, Virginia
  Venue : iuéd, Hall Bungener, 24, rue Rothschild, Geneva
  Org. : Alessandro Monsutti, iuéd (Alessandro.Monsutti@iued.unige.ch)

• Tuesday, 13th June 2006, Roundtable discussion
  Executive Luncheon Gathering: Focus on Indonesia
  with Mr. Muhammad Lutfi, Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) of the Republic of Indonesia.
  Time: 11.15hrs Registration
  11.30hrs Roundtable followed by Lunch Buffet
  Venue: Kongresshaus, Gotthardstrasse 5, Kammermusiksaal, 1st Floor, 8022 Zurich
  The roundtable is taking place at the same location as the Swiss Invest Forum organized by SOFI and prior to the seminar part C on Asia.
  If you register for the roundtable you will have a free entrance to the afternoon session of the Swiss Invest Forum, seminar part C on Asia, starting at 14.00hrs ending at 17.30hrs.
  Registration: Please register with the Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce for ASEAN and Korea, by e-mail to: sacc@sacc.ch, or fax to 041 620 88 03, by latest 8 June 2006

• Tuesday, May 16 from 12h30 till 14h : Public Lecture
  NORTH KOREA : Socio economic and ideological changes ?
  by Ruediger FRANK, Professor, Universität Wien, Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften, Vienna, AUSTRIA
  Salle Aubert, iuéd, 20, rue Rothschild, 1202 Genève
  Org. : Centre d'études asiatiques & Association Genève Asie
  Contact : Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, duc@hei.unige.ch - tel. : 022/908.58.20

• Tuesday 23 May : 18h30 - 21h. Conference followed by a cocktail-buffet
  India Rising : time to invest ?
  Discussions with:
  Mrs Colette Mathur, Vice President, Senior Adviser to the Managing Board for Indian and South Asia, World Economic Forum on
  Business investment opportunities: why and where?
  Brief presentation of the "India and the World Scenario" prepared by the World Economic Forum in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (executive summary will be distributed to all participants).
  Prof. Gilbert Etienne, Emeritus professor, Graduate Institutes of International and Development Studies, Geneva and Chairman of the Geneva Asia Society on Development of rural economy: mobilising local resources
  Prof. Isabelle Milbert, Professor in development and urban planning, Graduate Institute of Development Studies on New urban Dynamics
  Mr Satya Rajan, Senior Manager South Asia, WEF, on India's remarkable capital market: is the bull run sustainable?
  Chairperson: Mrs Colette Mathur
  Venue : World Economic Forum, 91-93, rue de la Capite, Cologny
  Registration fee : Members of Geneva Asia Society : 35 CHF, non-members : 50.- CHF, students: 25.- CHF. To be paid at the entrance. Registration required.
  Contact : Mrs Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, duc@hei.unige.ch -tel. : 022/908.58.20
  Org. : Geneva Asia Society & Centre for Asian Studies (HEI-iuéd)

• Public Lecture
  On the occasion of the release of his book "Geopolitics of Iran", Editions Complexe, Brussels
  GEOPOLITICS OF IRAN
  by Mohammad-Reza DJALILI
  Professor, Graduate institutes of international and development studies, Geneva
  Tuesday June 7, 2005, 12:30 to 14 p.m
  Aubert Room, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS)
  20 rue Rothschild - 1202 Genève
  
  Iran, with its long history and central position in geopolitics, is at the start of this century, an international challenge. On the eve of the 17 June 2005 presidential elections, Professor Djalili, born an Iranian and a renowned specialist of Iran and Central Asia, will present his analysis of contemporary Iran. Iran faces a world which is simultaneously desirous of establishing cordial relations yet at the same time is hostile to the conservative politics of Iran, its military ambitions and its influence in the broader and troubled region.
  The lecture will be in French with English translation on request.
  Organisateurs/Organizers: Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS), Modern Asia Research Centre (Graduate Institutes of International and Development Studies), International Centre for Geopolitical Studies (ICGS)

• The Program for the Study of International Organisation(s)(PSIO) at the
  Graduate Institute of International Studies in collaboration with the
  Modern Asia Research Centre (GIIS/GIDS) is organizing a Round Table on the
  theme "Recent Developments in Nepal".
  The Round Table will be chaired by Dr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada. Dr. Daniel Warner (PSIO Executive Director) will be opening the Round Table and Prof. Philippe Régnier (MARC Director) will be presenting the vote of thanks and conclusions. Other panelists will be:
  - Mrs Catherine Favre (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC Asia Governance Desk)
  - Dr. Arjun Karki (NGO Federation - Nepal)
  - HON Sushil Pakuryal (Member of the National Human Rights Commission - Nepal)
  Date: Wednesday 13 April 2005, 12h15-14h00
  Room: S1 (Villa Barton)
  Dr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada is PSIO Senior Visiting Fellow, Former
  Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations and Former Chairman of the UN
  Commission on Human Rights.

• Thursday 17 March - Round-Table including luncheon : 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
  INDIA NEW LOOK: business dynamics
  with the participation of
  Colette MATHUR, Director for India at World Economic Forum (WEF),
  T.S. VISHWANATH, Head, Geneva Office of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),
  Gilbert ETIENNE, Professor emeritus of the Graduate Institutes of International Studies (GIIS) and Development Studies (GIDS)

• The Modern Asia Research Centre (GIIS/GIDS)
  in association with
  the Geneva Asia Society
  the Geneva Museum of Ethnography, Geneva
  and la Société de Géographie de Genève
  has the pleasure in inviting you to our next Public Lecture:
  SOME VIEWS ON ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
  by Mrs Banthi PRASAD
  Ex-deputy Commissioner of India to Nicobar Islands and former Secretary to the Government of Andaman
  Mrs Bhanti Prasad belongs to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). She has held a number of responsabilities in the Delhi municipality administration. She has been posted for a few years in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, so that she is one of the rare Indians having a direct knowledge of these islands, including their aborigen tribes.
  Mrs Prasad is married to HE. Mr. Jayant Prasad, Indian Representative to the Conference of Disarmement. During an earlier stay in Geneva, she attended HEI courses and got a diploma.
  February 22th 2005 at 18:45
  Open to the public
  Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI), Auditorium Jacques Freymond (AJF), 132 rue de Lausanne, Genève

• The International Council on Human Rights Policy
  in cooperation with
  The Graduate Institute for International Studies,
  Programme for Study of International Organisation (PSIO),
  The World Council of Churches and
  The Geneva Centre for Security Policy
  invite you to
  
  Swami Agnivesh will talk about
  
  Religious extremism, inter-religious advocacy
  
  Monday 13 December 2004
  Room 6, Graduate Institute for International Studies,
  132, rue de Lausanne, Geneva
  18:00 to 19:30
  Swami Agnivesh will receive the Right Livelihood award, the "alternative Nobel peace price", on 9 December 2004 in the Swedish parliament "for strong commitment and cooperation over many years to promote the values of co-existence, tolerance and understanding in India and between the countries of South Asia".
  Swami Agnivesh is the founder of Bandhua Mukti Morcha (BMM), which works to liberate bonded labourers in India and which since 1981 BMM has secured the release of over 172,000 Indian workers and helped create several trades unions. In 1987, he led a march from Delhi to Rajasthan to protest against suttee (the immolation of widows on their husbands’ funeral pyres), and he has campaigned against female infanticide and in support of the entry of "untouchables" into Hindu temples. After the massacre of many Muslims in Gujarat in 2002, he joined religious leaders in a march to the area affected by violence denouncing Hindu fundamentalism.
  Swami Agnivesh will talk on the role of religious inter-religious advocacy as a challenge to religious extremism.
  The International Council is convening this meeting jointly with Professor Daniel Warner, Director of the Programme for the Study of International Organisation at the Graduate Institute for International Graduate Studies, University of Geneva, Rev. Dr. Hans Ucko, Director of Interreligious Relations at the World Council of Churches, and Dr Rama Mani of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
  The meeting will begin at 18:00 and end at 19:30. As usual, the speaker will make a short presentation, leaving time for informal questions and answers. No record is kept of the discussion. All are welcome.
  The meeting with Swami Agnivesh will be followed by a small reception.
  For further information please contact
  Rama Mani on 022 906 1625

• Mardi 30 novembre 2004 - Assemblée générale de l'AGA à 17h30 + conférence publique
  Assemblée générale de l'AGA suivie d'une conférence publique à 18h30 sur
  Le Vietnam à l'aube du XXIème siècle. Bilan et perspectives politiques, économiques et sociales
  avec Christophe Gironde chercheur à FAFO Applied International Studies, Oslo et chargé de cours à l'iuéd, Genève à l'occasion de la sortie du livre sur ce thème co-dirigé avec Jean-Luc Maurer et publié par l'iuéd et le CRAM (HEI/IUED) aux éditions Karthala, Paris.
  IUED, Salle Aubert, rue Rothschild 20, 1202 Genève

• Jeudi 4 novembre 2004. Apéritif à partir de 19h : Dîner + Visite guidée
  Dîner au Café International suivi d'une visite privée avec un guide de l'exposition
  A l'ombre des pins au Musée Rath - Chefs d'oeuvre d'art chinois du Musée de Shanghai.
  Inscription nécessaire auprès de Mme Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, CRAM, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève. Fax : 022/738.39.96 ou Courriel : duc@hei.unige.ch
  Prix : Membres AGA : 60 CHF - Non-membres : CHF 70
  Org. : Association Genève-Asie (AGA)
  Les inscriptions sont acceptées jusqu'au jeudi 28 octobre à midi. Compte tenu des coûts engagés par l'association, nous vous informons que toute annulation doit être communiquée jusqu'à cette date. Au delà de ce délai, le montant total sera dû.

• Mardi 26 octobre 2004 de 12h45 à 14h : Point d'actualité
  L'Afghanistan au lendemain des élections
  par Alessandro Monsutti, chargé de cours à l'IUED et Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Prof. aux IUED et HEI
  IUED, Salle Bungener, 24, rue Rothschild, Genève. Entrée libre
  Org. : CRAM & AGA

• Du 1 avril au 27 juin 2004 : de 14h à 18h (fermé le lundi/mercredi jusqu'à 20h) : Exposition JAPON HEROÏQUE. La voie du samouraï
  Collections Baur, 8 rue Munier-Romilly, 1206 Genève

• Monday, June 28th 2004, 11:00 - 13:00
  BURMA/MYANMAR ROUND TABLE, GENEVA
  GENEVA ASIA SOCIETY together with
  MODERN ASIA RESEARCH CENTRE (IUHEI/IUED)
  Hall Aubert, IUED, Rue Rothschild 20, 1202 Geneva
  (bus 1 navette, Wilson terminus, from Cornavin train station)
  Dr. Sean Turnell
  Burma Economic Watch, Economics Dept, Macquarie University, Sydney will lead a discussion on:
  BURMA'S BANKS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE COUNTRY'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
  Based at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, Sean Turnell is an economist and former central banker with a long-time interest in Burma's financial system. He is currently completing
  a bookl on the political economy of money and banking in Burma.
  In 2003, Burma suffered a banking crisis that imposed substantial hardships upon its people. It was but the latest in a long line of financial catastrophes that have beset the country, each a milestone in Burma's slide into humanitarian disaster. What to do about relieving this disaster is contentious territory in which artificial boundaries are sometimes erected between 'economic' and 'humanitarian' concerns. Burma's underdeveloped and crisis-prone financial sector has consistently been a cause of its impoverishment. Set it right, and much good may follow.
  This is the first in a series of meetings, which may provide a Geneva-based forum for the exchange of views and experiences on a wide range of topics such as ethnicity and language in Myanmar, culture and religion, external relations, regional cooperation, development aid, etcŠ
  Invitees, participating in their individual capacity, include UN officers, diplomats, academics, members of NGOs, private sector representatives, and other interested individuals.
  The meeting will be held under the Chatham House Rule which states that: "When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed".

• Thursday, May 27th 2004, from 12:30 to 14:00
  MODERN ASIA RESEARCH CENTRE (GIIS/GIDS)
  PROGRAMME FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (PSIO)
  GENEVA ASIA SOCIETY
  FOREIGN POLICY OF THE NEW INDIAN GOVERNMENT
  by Prof. S. D. MUNI, Professor of Political Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, Former Ambassador of India to Laos, Author of numerous books and articles which will be held on at Hall Abi-Saab (1st Floor) Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), 132, rue de Lausanne, Genève
  (Parking at the Institute or Bus 1, stop Sécheron)

• Mardi 18 mai, 18h30 : conférence publique
  LE CAMBODGE AUJOURD'HUI ET SES PERSPECTIVES
  avec Monsieur SUOS Someth, Ambassadeur du Cambodge à la Mission permanente du Cambodge, Genève
  Organisation : Krousar Thmey Suisse et Centre de recherche sur l'Asie moderne (HEI/IUED)
  Lieu: IUED, Salle Bungener, 20, rue Rothschild, Genève
  Contact : Mariejo Duc-Reynaert - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Mardi 11 mai, 12h : déjeuner-conférence
  L'INTEGRATION CULTURELLE DES ETHNIES MINORITAIRES AU LAOS
  avec Prof. Yves Goudineau, IRD/Ecole Française d'Etrême-Orient, Paris.
  Organisation : Centre de recherche sur l'Asie moderne et Association Genève-Asie. Lieu et prix encore à déterminer
  Lieu : Cercle de la Terrasse, 4, rue Eynard, 1204 Genève. Bus 3 ou 5 : arrêt Athenée. Parking St. Antoine
  Frais de participation : membres AGA : CHF 50.- non-membres : CHF 55.-. Inscription auprès de Mme Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, AGA, 63, rue de Lausanne 1202 Genève. Tél. : 022/908.58.20 - fax : 022/738.39.96 - duc@hei.unige.ch. Inscriptions acceptées jusqu'au 8 mai. Nous nous trouvons dans l'obligation de facturer le repas si les annulations sont faites moins de 24h avant le déjeuner-conférence.

• Jeudi 29 avril, 12h: déjeuner-conférence
  QUELLES SONT LES CHANCES D'UNE REFORME STRUCTURELLE AU JAPON ?
  avec Prof. Jean-Marie Bouissou, Directeur de recherche à la Fondation nationale des Sciences politiques, Paris. Auteur de plusieurs livres dont : "Quand les Sumos apprennent à danser. La fin du modèle japonais", Fayard, Novembre, 2003.
  Lieu : Cercle de la Terrasse, 4, rue Eynard, 1204 Genève. Bus 3 ou 5 : arrêt Athenée. Parking St. Antoine
  Org.: Association Genève-Asie (AGA). Frais de participation : membres AGA : CHF 50.- non-membres : CHF 55.-. Inscription auprès de Mme Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, AGA, 63, rue de Lausanne 1202 Genève.
  Tél. : 022/908.58.20 - fax : 022/738.39.96 - duc@hei.unige.ch.
  Inscriptions acceptées jusqu'au 27 avril, nous nous trouvons dans l'obligation de facturer les annulations faites moins de 24h avant le déjeuner-conférence.

• Mercredi 21 avril : 12h15 - Déjeuner-conférence
  LA THAÏLANDE ET SINGAPOUR FAVORABLES A UN MARCHE COMMUN : idéalisme ou réalisme ? par le Prof. Suthipand CHIRATHIVAT, Doyen de la Faculté d'Economie, Université Chulalongkorn, Bangkok
  Organisation : Association Genève Asie & Centre de recherche sur l'Asie moderne
  Lieu : Fédération des Entreprises Romandes, 98, rue St. Jean, Genève (Parking Seujet)
  Prix : Membres AGA : CHF 60.- Non-membres : CHF 70.-
  Inscriptions (jusqu'au 19 avril) auprès de Mariejo Duc-Reynaert, AGA, 63, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève - duc@hei.unige.ch - Fax : 022/738.39.96

• Tuesday 20 Avril : 18h15 - Public Lecture
  GLIMPSES OF BHUTAN: A Bhutanese's Perspective
  by Ashi Kunzang CHODEN, Author and co-author of numerous books on Bhutan. Latest publication: together with D. Zuercher: Bhutan, Land of Spirituality and Modernization, Sterling Publishers, 2004, New Delhi.
  Former Researcher for the Gender, Environment and Sustainable Livelihood Project in Bhtan. She is also a former National Program Officer for UNDP
  Organisation : Centre de recherche sur l'Asie moderne (HEI/IUED) in collaboration with the Geneva Asia Society and the Société de Géographie Genève
  Venue: IUED, Hall Bungener, 20, rue Rothschild, Geneva. Parking Wilson or bus n°1 - navette Wilson.
  Contact : Mariejo Duc-Reynaert - duc@hei.unige.ch

• Mercredi 7 avril, 9h-17h: Workshop
  ASIA FORGETS ITS FARMERS - A CURIOUS MYOPIA. Agriculture slowdown in Asia - it's socio-economic implications
  China: Prof. C. Aubert, INRA, Paris; Indonesia: Prof. J.-L. Maurer; IUED; Viêt Nam: C. Gironde, FAFO, Oslo; South Asia: (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) by G. Etienne, Prof. emeritus GIIS & GIDS; The future of Asian agricultural exports and imports - protectionism versus liberalization. Panel chaired by C. Auroi, Professor IUED with Rajesh Aggarwal, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India, Geneva, John Finn, Counsellor, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO, Christian Haeberli, Head of International Affairs, Agriculture Office, Bern.
  Venue: Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Hall Maurice Aubert, 20, rue Rothschild, 1202 Geneva.
  Org.: Graduate Institute of Development Studies & Modern Asia Research Centre (GIIS/GIDS). Participation fee (including lunch): Students: CHF 15.-/Professors: CHF 30.-/ Business People: CHF 200.-/Others: CHF 50.-. Information & registration: Mrs Sylviane Werren Kanyarwunga, 20 rue Rothschild, 1202 Genève Sylviane.Werren@iued.unige.ch (www.iued.unige.ch)

• Mercredi 24 mars à 18h15 : Special Lecture
  THE MEKONG REGION: Development Issues and the Role of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  by Mrs ZHANG Yuejiao, Resident Director General, ADB European Representative Office, Frankfurt.
  Attendance free of charge. No booking requested. Org. Modern Asia Research Centre (GIIS/GIDS).

• Mercredi 17 mars 2004, 10 h-13h30 et 14h30-18 h : Conference
  THE ILLUSIONS OF TRANSITION: Which Perspectives for Central Asia and the South Caucasus?
  Org. PSIO/GIIS.

• Cycle de films japonais : du 10 au 18 mars à 20h, entrée libre
  Mercredi 10 mars : L'été de Kikujiro de Takeshi KITANO, 1999, 121 min.
  Jeudi 11 mars : Tokyo Lullaby de Jun ICHIKAWA, 1999, 87 min.
  Mercredi 17 mars : Les rois de la pêche à la ligne de Azua MORISAKI, 1994, 106 min. (Ed. spéc.)
  Jeudi 18 mars : Un chien nommé Hachi de Seijiro KOYAMA, 1987, 108 min.

• Le lundi 2 février dès 12h au Cercle de la Terrasse, 4, rue Eynard, Genève
  Regards sur la suisse d'un correspondant de la presse chinoise par M. LIU Jun, Correspondant permanent et Chef du Bureau du Guangming Daily de Chine auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève
  M. Liu Jun nous est bien connu puisque c'est la seconde fois durant sa carrière qu'il séjourne et travaille à Genève. Suite à son premier séjour, il a publié en en Chine deux ouvrages consacrés à la Suisse (en chinois) :
  - La Suisse aux mille visages, Pékin. Editions Xinhua, 1999
  - La Suisse, Pékin, Editions Connaissance du Monde, 2002

• Events 2003

• Events 2002

• Events 2001

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