Five decades of East Asian Studies at Sheffield

The Golden Jubilee of East Asian Studies at Sheffield builds on the success of the Centre for Japanese Studies, the precursor of the present School of East Asian Studies. In the year preceding the Centre’s establishment in 1963, The Economist, stunned by the rapid economic growth and recovery of the country from war, called on its readers to ‘Consider Japan.’ For the following fifty years the School has been doing just that, first under founding professor Geoffrey Bownas and later in tandem with the study of the Korean peninsula and greater China.

In each decade of our existence, the passion of our students has made a deep and lasting impression on staff. As graduates, many have gone on to enjoy rewarding careers in academia, business and other professions in the UK, East Asia and further afield. Our graduates are now just as likely to cross paths in Beijing and Seoul as Tokyo and Osaka. Indeed, our graduates are global, with over 1800 working in different parts of the world following their undergraduate or postgraduate degrees with us.

We invite graduates and others to join us in celebrating our Golden Jubilee. Two celebratory events are planned in collaboration with the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation at Daiwa House in London:

Thursday 3 October 2013
4.00 – 6.00 pm Roundtable and Discussion
Colleagues, friends and graduates are warmly invited to join us for a roundtable and discussion on Why Japanese Studies? Past, present and future.
Programme details are available here http://www.dajf.org.uk/event/why-japanese-studies-considering-the-past-present-and-future, however, due to limited places, booking for this is essential and should take place through The University of Sheffield Alumni booking form which is available here http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/events/booking_form

Thursday 3 October 2013
6.15 – 8.00 pm Reception for graduates and current staff.
Former Graduates and are warmly invited to join the Vice-Chancellor, staff and former staff to celebrate fifty years of East Asian Studies at Sheffield.
Again, due to limited places, booking for this event is essential and should take place through The University of Sheffield Alumni booking form, which is available here http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/events/booking_form