"Asian Debates of the University of Lodz" is a project carried out by the Centre for Asian Affairs of University of Lodz under the grant of the Ministry of Education and Science „Social Responsibility of Science”. Debates, scientific lectures and podcasts are to popularize knowledge and research results related to the Asian region in the field of social sciences. It is a platform for scientists to exchange views and present research results, as well as a modern form of reaching a wide audience.
The currently implemented project aims to promote knowledge about Asia as well as create a platform for discussion on the transformation of the region and the challenges facing Poland and Europe. In the first discussion on ASEAN and the EU's response to Indo-Pacific politics, Grzegorz Stec (MERICS) spoke with David Camroux (Science Pro, Paris), William Choong (ISEAS, Singapore) and Bill Hayton (Chatham, London), and in the second, recorded, Tomasz Sajewicz (Polish Radio, Beijing) talks with prof. Bogdan Góralczyk (University of Warsaw), Dr. Justyna Szczudlik (PISM) and Dr. Bartosz Kowalski (University of Lodz) on China in Central Europe. A two-year ministerial grant ensures that the creation of such a platform will be possible and will contribute to the dissemination of Asian research at the University of Lodz, both nationally and internationally, says Prof. Dominik Mierzejewski, head of Centre for Asian Affairs, University of Lodz.
The topics of the debates are based on research carried out by experts from the University of Lodz as part of NCN grants and research in doctoral dissertations, as well as research by external experts dealing with Asian issues from Poland and abroad.
The partner of the program is Foundation K. Pulaski, and the media patron is Radio Łódź.