Objectives and Functions

To advance research studies with a special focus on security, governance, diplomacy, connectivity, trade, history, culture, society, literature, diaspora, language and the like.

To enhance the level of student/scholar connect with various academic and other governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental institutions of the region through exchanges and internships.

To offer region-specific courses at Undergraduate (open elective mode) and Masters levels.

To attract Doctoral and Post-Doctoral candidates for the Centre so that expertise in the region is enhanced and sustained in the long run.

To promote East Asian languages – especially Chinese, Japanese, and Korean – in order to boost the level of grounding in the region.

An open collaborative approach will be taken with the like minded organisations in the form of joint lectures, workshops, seminars, conferences and roundtable discussions.

To work on a research project aiming at providing research solutions for the East Asian Province.

An opportunity provided by the CEAS team for the UG-PG students as a platform to learn, re-learn and un-learn in a South Asian perspective on behalf of the centre.

Spearhead exchange programmes for students, research scholars and faculty members. Involve in the capacity-building of teaching and scholar community from time to time.

Promote Inter-University academic programmes on a credit sharing basis. Develop database and share resource persons and academic repositories among the network institutions.

Organise inter-disciplinary academic and cultural events by involving other like-minded institutions. Institute fellowships for students and doctoral scholars working on East Asia.

Monitor and evaluate current developments in the East Asian region on a periodic basis.

Bring out wide-ranging and well-researched publications (journal articles, books, opinion pieces, research papers and edited volumes) on various issues of the area.