News and information

The EARL is proud to announce the Situations Virtual Conference, one of the most anticipated events in the year 2021! The conference is co-hosted with the Department of English Language and Literature at Yonsei University, Korea. It will be held between 21 and 22 May 2021.

We are cordially inviting you to the online guest lecture of prof. Awi Mona (蔡志偉): “National Apology and Reinvigoration of Indigenous Rights in Taiwan”. The lecture will be held on Monday, May 10, 9:30-10:30 (CET) via Zoom.

From 3 May onwards the library is open as usual: from Monday to Friday from 8h to 20h and on Saturdays from 8h to 14h (entry through the main entrance of the faculty). We recommend that you request the library materials you wish to borrow in advance. The reading room is open for a maximum of 100 users at a time. There are also many library services and resources you can access remotely.

We are cordially inviting you to the online guest lecture by Prof. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China: “The risks of War in the Taiwan Strait«” on Monday, May 3, 9:30-10:30 (CET).

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We are cordially inviting you to the online guest lecture by prof. Shelley Rigger, Davidson College, U.S.A.: “Taiwan Strait Tensions: How worried should we be?” on Thursday, April 29, 16:30-17:30 (CET).

The Central Social Sciences Library will be closed from 26 April to 2 May due to holidays and collective holidays of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The Embassy of Japan in Slovenia is announcing a call for scholarships from the Japanese government MEXT 2022 - scholarships for undergraduate, postgraduate research and postgraduate professional studies in Japan.

Numérique Premium brings you the best of ebooks in Humanities, Social, Legal and Political Sciences. 3,800 French language titles - in partnership with 50 publishers - to browse and read 24/7 from your library or remotely. Trial access is provided from April 20 to May 19, 2021.

The textbook “Taiwan: A Pearl in a Relentless Geopolitical Reality,” by dr. Saša Istenič Kotar was published by the Ljubljana University Press at the Faculty of Arts. The textbook provides a comprehensive and professional insight into the past and present of Taiwan and contains a more detailed analysis of its relations with China, Japan, the USA, the EU and Slovenia.