Australian Centre on China in the World

Applications close 15 April — don’t miss this opportunity to discover new resources and build valuable networks!

Did you know that ANU and the National Library of Australia together hold the largest collections on China in Australia? Each year, CIW supports up to five PhD scholars from across Australia and New Zealand to come to ANU to conduct library research and connect with like‑minded researchers.
APPLY: https://ciw.anu.edu.au/graduate-fellowship

Intangible cultural heritage has become an increasingly visible policy domain in contemporary China. At this talk, Associate Professor Yu Tao (University of Western Australia) uses maritime heritage as a lens to examine how local governance operates in coastal regions.
📆16 April, 4pm
📍CIW Seminar Room

Maritime Heritage and Local Governance in Contemporary China This talk uses maritime heritage as a lens to examine how Chinese local governance operates in coastal regions.

If you've missed Professor Terry Kleeman's lecture on Daoism, it is now available on the CIW YouTube channel!

The 86th Morrison Lecture | Daoism as a New Religious Movement The 86th George E. Morrison Lecture in Ethnology Daoism/Taoism is claimed by a wide variety of people today as a personal philosophy, a lifestyle, a mystical...

Last days to apply for CIW Visiting Fellowship Program (Jun-Dec 2026)! Applications due by 15 April.

CIW Visiting Fellowship Program (Jun-Dec 2026) —Applications Open!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect and collaborate with Chinese Studies experts at the ANU!

APPLY NOW: https://ciw.anu.edu.au/visiting-fellowship

Join the panel to discuss the reasons behind the Party’s continued grip on political power in China today.
5:30pm, 21 April 2026
CIW Auditorium
Register: https://bit.ly/4tdBXhX

For the fourth year running, we’re excited to partner with the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 澳中基金会 to offer undergraduate students from across Australia the opportunity to take their interest in China studies to the next level!

This week‑long program will feature insights from leading China experts and will give students the chance to pitch and refine their own research ideas in a supportive academic environment.

📅 Application deadline: 13 May 2026
🔗 Apply now: https://bit.ly/4aJXxlq

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of China, expand your networks, and connect with a vibrant community of scholars.

Applications are now open for our 2027 Scholarships!

Eight Scholars will each receive $10,000 to support onsite research at the Library using our collections.

Australian citizen and permanent resident PhD candidates are invited to apply, including those studying overseas. International PhD candidates studying at Australian universities are also eligible.

Learn more and apply now: https://brnw.ch/21x0XjU

Join John Donaldson who will draw on fieldwork conducted in Guizhou province to examine the conditions under which leaders of a developing economy resisted dominant ideologies of modernization and development.
 
John Donaldson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World.
 
Date & Time: Thursday 26 March 2026, 4:00–5:30pm
Location: Online & CIW Seminar Room

Drawing on Guizhou's experience, this talk explores the dialectical political forces and outcomes of two divergent development strategies—highlighting the trade-offs between growth-centered modernization and more inclusive, rural-based development.
http://bit.ly/3NCzqik

Did you know that ANU and the National Library of Australia together hold the largest collections on China in Australia? Each year, CIW supports up to five PhD scholars from across Australia and New Zealand to come to ANU to conduct library research and connect with like‑minded researchers.
APPLY: https://ciw.anu.edu.au/graduate-fellowship

Daoism is embraced today by a wide variety of people as a personal philosophy, a lifestyle, a mystical practice, or even a form of physical therapy. Hear more from Professor Kleeman about the formation and significance of this religion in Chinese history.
bit.ly/4u1S4An