Welcome to the EU Studies Association Asia - Pacific
The Asia-Pacific Association for EU Studies (EUSA-Asia Pacific) is an academic association in the Asia Pacific Region, devoted to the studies of the European Union and European Integration. It aims at promoting and coordinating EU Studies in the related fields, and cultivating and developing mutual understandings and friendly cooperation in the region and with the EU and its member states.
The purposes of the Society include:
- Sponsoring EUSA Asia-Pacific Conferences
- Organising academic symposia, seminars and workshops
- Coordinating and organising research projects of common interest
- Organising academic exchanges and other activities
- Editing and publishing the journal ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF EU STUDIES
- Creating and maintaining a website
Membership currently includes ten national and regional EU studies societies from China, Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.
Images from the EUSA AP Conference, 8-9 Jan 2010, JNU New Delhi.
Keynote Speech Given by New Zealand's Speaker of the House
The EUSA-AP were honoured to have the New Zealand Speaker of the House, Hon Margaret Wilson as keynote speaker for the EUCN Conference: Europe in the Changing World. Ms Wilson focused on New Zealand's relationship with Europe, in particular on the strong relationship between the European and New Zealand Parliaments. Ms Wilson also acknowledged the shared visions of Europe and New Zealand, characterised by the conclusion last September of the Joint Declaration on relations and cooperation. Full text of speech