International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies

Time: 10:00 ~ 12:00 Thursday, November 6, 2025 Venue: Room 270314, 3 F., South Wing, General Building Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Moses, Associate Professor at University of Canterbury, The President of the New Zealand Political Studies Association Host: Dr. Chao-Chi Lin, IDAS Director, NCCU Topic: Learning From Israel’s Use of AI Weapons Sign up here before 5 P.M., November 4, 2025

Date: 31 October 2025 Time: 12:10 - 13:00 Location: Room 271215, 12 Floor, North Wing, General Building Please register here

Time: 13:45 ~ 16:10, November 4, 2025 (Tuesday) Destination: Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (1F., No.74, Zhonghua Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan R.O.C) Please Register here

Time: 14:00 ~ 16:00 Thursday, October 30, 2025 Venue: Conference Room III, 12 F., South Wing, General Building Guest Speaker: Adm. Richard Y.K. Chen (Ret.), Member of the Legislative Yuan (Legislator, ROC) and Lead Planner of the Regional Security Tabletop Exercise (TTX). Host: Dr. Fu-Kuo Liu, Institute of International Relations (IIR), NCCU Topic: Geopolitical Implication of the Cross-Strait Situation for the Asia Pacific Region Sign up here before 12 P.M. (Noon), October 29, 2025

Time: 12:10 ~ 13:40 Monday, October 28, 2025 Venue: Conference Room III, 12 F., South Wing, General Building Presenter: Dr. Olayinka Oyegbile, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy Moderator: Dr. Fu-Kuo Liu, Institute of International Relations (IIR), NCCU Discussant: Yimovie Sakue-Collins, Ph.D. Candidate, IDAS, NCCU; Uni of Africa, Toru-Orua, Nigeria  Topic: Freedom, Democracy and Governance: Comparative Analysis of Taiwanese and Nigerian Media under Martial Law and Military Decrees Sign up here before 5 P.M., October 26, 2025

2025 Taipei International Peace Forum - IDAS Series -- Speaking through Brutality: When a Gazan Meets an Israeli Time: 18:30 ~ 20:30 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Venue: Room 270112, 1 F., South Wing, General Building Speaker: Hazem Almassry (Gaza, Palestine) | Postdoctoral Researcher, Author Roi Silberberg (Israel) | Director, School for Peace, Wahat al Salam-Neve Shalom Host: Dr. Li-Chiang Yuan, Assistant Professor of IDAS Topic: Speaking through Brutality: When a Gazan Meets an Israeli -- A rare conversation between an Israeli and a Gazan—meeting far from the war, in Taiwan  Please click here to register

Come meet the IDAS Alumni. Date: May 29, 2025 (Thursday) Time: 12:00~14:30 Venue: Conference IV, 6 F., North Wing, General Building Main Speaker: Dr. Janet Tan (Lecturer, San José State University) Please click here to register

Date: May 27, 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 14:10 onwards  Venue: Room 271201, 12 F., North Wing, General Building Presenters: Aswin Agustinus Strategic Risks and the New Arms Race in Drone Warfare: Case Study of Taiwan vs China Marvin Bernard Gray Zone Warfare Alyssa Marie Fernandez The Strength of Ties: How State-Business Network Structure Shapes Rent-Seeking in Developmental Taiwan and Anti-Developmental Philippines Aswini Kumar Tentative: A study of Taiwan India Tech Alliance amidst US China Technology Competition Badrudin Kurniawan Bridging Science-Policy Gaps: Knowledge Brokerage Promoting Energy Co-production Policy Frantisek Milan Disability Inclusion Through Employment in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy: A Comparative Study of Asia and Europe Chitiphat Suntornsaratool Queer Equality in Thailand: Contradiction of state and society Commentator:  Dr. Yves Tiberghien  IDAS Adjunct univversity Chair Professor and Professor at University of British Columbia (UBC) Click here to register  

Date: May 13, 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 07:45 ~ 18:00 Destination: Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Inc., Hsinchu City Hall Please Click Here to Register Sign up before 12:00 p.m., May 7, 2025  

Date: May 6th, 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 14-10 ~ 16:00 Venue: Room 270206, 2F, North Wing, General Building Speaker: Yves Tiberghien, PhD IDAS  Adjunct University Chair Professor and Professor of University of British Columbia (UBC)