News from EcoS

This section compiles all of the news from the EcoS program. You can also see the articles according to the following categories: EcoS up to Date, EcoS in the News or Student's Corner.

13.10.2022
 

Book presentation "Hedging Strategies in Southeast Asia"

EcoS lecturer Alfred Gerstl will present his new book "Hedging Strategies in Southeast Asia" on the 18 October, 18:00-19:30

EcoS Online
29.09.2022
 

Invite: EcoS' student roundtable

The team of student representatives has asked us to share an invitation to a roundtable they are organising at one of the restaurants in the AAKH...

Student's Corner
23.09.2022
 

38 North article: The Future of North Korean Studies

Prof. Rüdiger Frank and Dr. Steven Denney have collaborated on an article for the news outlet "38 North" in which they discuss the future of North...

EcoS Online
21.09.2022
 

Workshop for beginners of Korean language courses WS2022

After hearing that the Korean workshop for beginners will be held in German only, one of EcoS Students, Minne Nakamura, has decided to offer an...

Student's Corner
20.09.2022
 

VU Strategic Gaming for the WS2022

This winter term, Alfred Gerstl and Martin Mandl offer again the highly popular "Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea":

EcoS Updates
16.09.2022
 

We want to welcome you all to the new semester with an event where you will be able to interact with other EcoS students, teaching staff and the team...

EcoS Updates
29.08.2022
 

Important Dates for the Winter Semester 2022

Do not forget the upcoming important deadlines to prepare yourselves for the winter semester 2022!

EcoS Updates
03.08.2022
 

South Korea’s Potential to Ease Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

In an article recently published on 'Korea of Point', a forum from the Sejong Institute, Prof. Rüdiger Frank addresses the question about what South...

EcoS Online
01.08.2022
 

Hedging Strategies in Southeast Asia: ASEAN, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and their relations with China.

In this book, the author, Dr. Alfred Gerstl, argues that ASEAN and the three Southeast Asian governments pursue a hedging strategy towards the rising...

EcoS Updates
07.07.2022
 

China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker Launched

EcoS lecturers Alfred Gerstl and Martin Mandl have joined an international team of researchers from Central- and Eastern Europe at CEIAS tto establish...

EcoS Online
07.07.2022
 

East Asian Reactions to Russia’s War in Ukraine: Governmental and Civil Society Responses

For CEIAS Insights, current and former faculty at the Department of East Asian Studies have summarised their key findings from the discussion panel in...

EcoS Updates
20.05.2022
 

Update: Expected New deadlines for Master Exams/Defenses for winter and summer semesters

Our SPL has informed that, in the process of reviewing the UG (University Law), the so-called “grace period”, used primarily for admission to studies,...

EcoS Updates
16.05.2022
 

Interview: The Philippines' election results

The Philippines elected Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., on May 9, 2022. What is expected from his presidential...

EcoS Online
11.05.2022
 

As part of the u:eastasia lectures, the Department of East Asian Studies has organized a discussion panel to analyse the various strategic, economic...

EcoS Updates
11.05.2022
 

Improving North Korean Defector Integration in South Korea: Survey Findings and Recommendations

Dr. Steven Denney co-authored a recent commentary on defector integration in South Korea, published by the news outlet specialized in North Korean...

EcoS Online