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Canada–China Economic Engagement in Transition: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges is theme for 2026 CIF opportunity

This year, the China Insights Fund invites applications from York University members and YCAR Research Associates that explore the evolving economic, social, institutional and political dynamics connecting Canada and Chinese-speaking economies. Projects may examine trade patterns, sectoral innovation, education and broader societal and policy trends shaping bilateral engagement. Submissions should aim to provide evidence-based insights […]

Career | Fit Professional Experience Programs for Asian-identifying undergrad students in Canada

Thanks to the generous support of RBC, the Asian Business and Management Program at York University is offering Career | Fit Professional Experience Programs—free for qualified students: Career | Fit programs are short, online experiences designed to bridge theory and practice. Each program features a hands-on project guided by a mentor from a major Fortune 500 […]

Opportunity: Research Engagement and Communications Assistant

Deadline to apply: 03 April 2026 About ABMPThe Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP), a unit of the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) at York University, delivers customized professional development and management training to officials and professionals from across Asia as well as career experience programs for Asian high school and undergraduate students studying abroad and in their […]

Reimagining Canada-China Engagement: Insights from ABMP’s 25th Anniversary Panel

To mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP) at York University, a special panel explored the evolving landscape of Canada–China relations following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to Beijing. The discussion brought together leaders from higher education, business, academia and policy experts to reflect on both […]

Hydropower and Intergenerational Impacts: Storytelling from within

Experiences of slow violence in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia is explored in a new bilingual photo book led by York researchers. “This photo book offers a rare, insider perspective on the profound changes brought by hydropower development in two mountain communities of Lao Cai province, Vietnam,” said Nga Dao, the project’s principal investigator. […]

KORE welcome new Coordinator

YCAR and the Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) warmly welcome Yoon Jin Jung as the new KORE Coordinator. Yoon Jung supports KORE thanks to funding as part of the initiative’s five-year grant from the Academy of Korean Studies. Yoon Jin is a media artist, curator and cultural researcher. She conducts research and practice […]

CCSEAS 2025 conference

The 37th Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies conference was held on 23–25 October 2025 in Victoria, B.C. The conference was organized by our amazing local organizing committee at the University of Victoria.  YCAR has hosted the CCSEAS Secretariat since 2017 and support the organization of the biennial conference. This year’s keynote speakers (above) were: […]

Intensifying Canada-ASEAN Economic Ties Amid Tariff Turbulence

At this economic symposium on 21 October 2025, the fifth such event organized by Canada-ASEAN Initiatives at YCAR, Canadian and Southeast Asian participants shared their perceptions of how tariff turbulence is incentivizing Canada and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to intensify their economic ties, but also how the two sides face practical challenges in translating […]

Govi recipient of Elizabeth Paterson Award

Congratulations to Graduate Associate Vedanth Govi (Social Anthropology) who received the Elizabeth Paterson Award, presented annually by the CBIE to an international student who has made significant contributions to the internationalization of their campus community. Read the YFile story at this link.

The Royal Asiatic Societies and Nineteenth Century Science

An online conference on “The Royal Asiatic Societies and Nineteenth Century Science” was held on 2-3 October 2025.  It brought together scholars from around the world to discuss nine scholarly societies dedicated to the study of Asian science, literature, and the arts that were founded in the late eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century. […]