Jean Monnet Network Project SPEAC Fifth Workshop > Notice

The European-Asian Research Network on Strategies for Promoting Europe-Asia Connectivity (SPEAC) is supported by the European Union and furthers the development of an Europe-Asia research network on strategies for promoting connectivity between Europe and Asia. SPEAC contributes to establishing and developing a comprehensive research network that assesses three major areas of connectivity between Europe and Asia, i.e. economy and trade, politics and security as well as people-to-people and rule of law. All research activities contribute to exploring the contextualization, challenges and opportunities of EU-Asia connectivity and to the development of respective policy recommendations.

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together international academics and experts from different disciplines to take stock of and assess the state of play of EU-Asia connectivity and its current trajectory. The goal is to create a platform for new interdisciplinary and innovative research that contributes to the academic and practical understanding of contemporary EU-Asia affairs in rapidly changing global and regional contexts.

This event is the Fifth Workshop to be held online due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Each participant is going to present his/her part for "Building Connectivity: Strategies for EU-Asia Relations".

Date & Time : 17 January 2022, 17:00~21:20 (KST)
Venue : Zoom Online Webinar

Schedule: 

<Opening Remarks>

1. Introduction: Prof. Sunghoon Park

<Session 1: Conceptual Framework>

1. Prof. Sebastian Bersick and Prof. Anna Michalski

Ø  Role Theory Meets Geo-politics: Implications for the EU’s role in Asia and beyond

2. Prof. Pawel Pasierbiak and Prof. Tomasz Bialowas

Ø  Driving Forces of Connectivity

<Session 2: Case Studies_Actors and Institutions (Part 1)>

1. Prof. Sebastian Bersick and Ms. Mireia Paulo Noguera

Ø  China, the EU and Connectivity

2. Dr. Dong-Hee Joe 

Ø  FTA’s Role in Strengthening Connectivity: the Case of the Korea-EU FTA

3. Dr. Lay Hwee Yeo

Ø  ASEAN

<Session 3: Case Studies_Actors and Institutions (Part 2)>

1. Prof. Anna Michalski and Prof. Charles Parker

Ø  The Role of the EU as a Global Connectivity Leader in an Age of Geopolitics

2. Prof. Tomasz Bialowas and Prof. Pawel Pasierbiak

Ø  Development of interregional production network between European Union and Asia

3. Dr. Youngook Jang 

Ø  Infrastructure and Connectivity: Similarity and Difference between AIIB and EIB

Partner Organisations
Korea University, Korea
EU Centre in Singapore, NTU, Singapore
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
Uppsala University, Sweden
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland

Hosted and Organised by Korea University, Korea