AIS Postgraduate Society

Mission and goals

The Asian and International Studies Postgraduate Society was established in October 2006. By launching regular activities, we aim to advance the Department of Asian and International Studies (AIS) and promote public awareness and understanding of a set of important, interdisciplinary issues. The network will also deepen the social and intellectual bonds among AIS postgraduate students in the City University of Hong Kong. It is our belief that having an active student postgraduate body is important to the intellectual and social advancement of any academic departments. To this end, we are committed to serve as a bridge between the department and postgraduate students in order to foster a reciprocal relationship between the two bodies.

The goals of the AIS Postgraduate Society include:

• To foster a stronger connection between all postgraduate students and AIS department
• To promote public awareness of and interests in AIS
• To disseminate our knowledge and its use to address human problems
• To engage in communications and exchanges with the academic world

Past & upcoming activities:

• March 7, 2009. International Women's Day
• February 26, 2009. Talk by the Regional Representative for South-East Asia UN Office of the high Commissioner for Human Rights. Seminar in collaboration with the Southeast Asia Research Centre
• November 19, 2008. A Global-Citizen Journey: Stepping into Cambodia. Sharing in collaboration with HIF
• June 27, 2008. Women Under Persecution: Seminar in Collaboration with the Hong Kong Coalition for a Free Burma and Christian Solidarity Worldwide HK
• March 7, 2008. International Women's Day: film show and discussion
• March 1, 2008. YGCP: Seminar and training workshop in collaboration with HIF
• December 6, 2007. BBQ gathering
• November 25 - December 10, 2007.  Etre: The Face of Human Rights
• September 3, 2007. Welcoming reception for postgraduate students
• March 8, 2007.International Women's Day
• February, 2007. Film sharing and discussion session on "An inconvenient truth"
• January 2007. New year annual dinner at Shing Hin restaurant
• December 2006. Guest Lecture Series cum Inaugural Event of AIS Network of Postgraduate Students Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Speaker: Ms Anna Wu, SBS, JP