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Korea Conference 2014

INDePth 2014 Sponsorship Update

INDePth is pleased to announce that for our Korea 2014 Conference, we have received the generous support of the University of Toronto Student Initiatives Fund as our first ever Diamond level sponsor. The Dean’s Student Initiatives Fund was established to provide financial support for student initiatives that aspire to create dialogue and foster a greater sense of community through special events, lectures, or other forms … Continue reading INDePth 2014 Sponsorship Update

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Korea Conference 2014

Reimagining the Korean Peninsula: Global Forces, Social Change and Conflict Resolution

This year INDePth Conference 2014 will focus on another area pivotal to the Asia-Pacific region—the Korean peninsula. INDePth is proud to announce that Korea is the focus of its 2014 annual conference. Delegates will explore Korea through the theme “Reimagining the Korean Peninsula: Global Forces, Social Change and Conflict Resolution” by assessing both the agents of change in the two Koreas as well as interrogating … Continue reading Reimagining the Korean Peninsula: Global Forces, Social Change and Conflict Resolution

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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Seminar Series: Economic Freedom of Hong Kong

DATE: Febrauary 11, 2013 TIME: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM PLACE: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library8th floor, Robarts Library 130 St.George Street University of Toronto Please RSVP here by February 4, 2013. Opening Remarks by The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy and Miss Gloria Lo, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) Chair LOUIS PAULY, Professor & Chair of the Department of … Continue reading Hong Kong Seminar Series: Economic Freedom of Hong Kong

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China Conference 2013

Proudly Announcing the INDePth 2013 Keynote Speaker: David Mulroney

INDePth is proud to announce our keynote speaker for the 2013 China Conference, David Mulroney, the former Canadian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. This is a rare opportunity to meet one of our country’s most distinguished diplomat in the Asia-Pacific region, and also to listen to someone who has extensive, hands-on experience in the field of international politics. David Mulroney has been called one … Continue reading Proudly Announcing the INDePth 2013 Keynote Speaker: David Mulroney

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Film Screening: ‘Up the Yangtze’

INDePth and New Silk Road Presents: Up The Yangtze Date: December 7, 2012 4-6 PM Location: The Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, Room 208N Please join us for a screening of Up the Yangtze, a 2007 documentary film directed by Chinese-Canadian director Yung Chang. The film focuses on people affected by the building of the Three Gorges Dam, a gargantuan and hotly contested symbol … Continue reading Film Screening: ‘Up the Yangtze’

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INDePth Talks. China: In Pursuit of Balance and Harmony
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INDePth Talk (Part I)

China: In Pursuit of Balance and Harmony You are invited to our first INDePth Talk! Time: November 30, 4:00-6:00 Place: Munk School of Global Affairs, Room 208N After 30 years of reforms, China’s economy has grown to become the world’s second largest. However, uneven development and social inequality pose serious challenges to the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. On November 30, distinguished faculty from the … Continue reading INDePth Talk (Part I)

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Indonesia Conference 2013 with Anupam Chaudhri
Indonesia Conference 2012

Indonesia Conference 2012 with Anupam Chaudhri

INDePth encouraged students to walk away with the notion that there is no grand theory to “solve” underdevelopment… Contrary to what John Kenneth Gailbraith once said, development is not the faithful imitation of the developed. It is not limited to a Western construct or to the idea that increased consumption is a vehicle for progress. Nor is it limited solely to strengthening the local economy … Continue reading Indonesia Conference 2012 with Anupam Chaudhri

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