【Media and Terrorism: The Story of Al Jazeera】
Date：June 23rd Fri.
Time：18:10 for admission; 18:30 for Scheduled Starting time
Venue: NTU Journalism Department, 1F Studio
(near NTU rear gate, MRT Technology Building Station)
Speaker：Imad Musa (Al Jazeera English, Online Manager）

Online Registration：https://goo.gl/cyUVZd
Facebook Page：https://goo.gl/wwgXnG

“World Order and Peace. International Politics in the 21st Century in a Global Perspective”

Call for Applications: International Workshops for Early Career Researchers, Fall 2017 and 2018

Thanks to a generous grant the World International Studies Committee (WISC) will be in a position to sponsor two fully-funded academic workshops on the theme “World Order and Peace. International Politics in the 21st Century in a Global Perspective”. The workshops will take place in the Global South. Younger scholars (or “Early Career Researchers” ECR) in the field of International Relations (IR) are invited to apply.

A “Call for Applications” has been issued. Complete applications including a paper proposal, CV, list of publications and references must be received at wisc@soz.uni-frankfurt.de by March 13th, 2017.


Gunther Hellmann
Executive Secretary, WISC

Europe Inside Out -- Summer School at KU Leuven

During this 2-weeks residential course you combine two majors: Doing Business with Europe(ans); Policies & Politics in the EU; Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Europe; and Social & Migration Issues. The course includes visits to Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges and Paris.
Several European capitals are easily accessible by train directly from Leuven, including Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Berlin and London.

Dates & Location
The 14-day course runs from 3-16 July, 2017. The summer course takes place at KU Leuven, Belgium. By train the town of Leuven is 13 minutes away from Brussels Airport.

Tuition fee
The participation fee depends on the time of registration and will include tuition, social and cultural events and reading materials. Students from partner institutions pay €500 if registered before February 1st.

Why choose KU Leuven?
Founded in 1425, KU Leuven is the oldest university in Belgium, and with more than 42,000 students, it’s also Belgium’s largest higher education institution. It is in 12th place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for Europe and number 40 in the world.

Credits
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance. Students who attend all lectures will receive 4 ECTS. It is possible to earn extra credits when writing a paper on a topic dealt with in class.


Contact & More information
www.feb.kuleuven.be/europecourse
Ria Laenen | ria.laenen@kuleuven.be |

The European Union Studies Association Asia Pacific (EUSA AP) is inviting papers for the annual conference and postgraduate student workshop. The conference is entitled:

The Roles of the EU and the Asia Pacific in the Global Era
Politics, International Relations, Economics and Law
Saturday & Sunday, 1+2 July 2017, Tokyo

The conference will be multi-disciplinary in focus and we are inviting papers from a wide range of academic disciplines to look at findings in relation to the roles of the EU and the Asia Pacific region in this global era.

Postgraduate students working in any area of EU and Asia Pacific relations or European Integration are invited to register for the postgraduate workshop.

For more information and to register please visit www.eusaap.org. Registration close on 31 December 2017.

Purpose:
In order to enhance the bilateral trading relations between Taiwan and Portugal, CIECA will be hosting the 4th Taiwan-Portugal Joint Business Council at 14:00 on November 21st 2016. The main themes of this meeting encompasses “Taiwan’s Economic and Trading Trends,” “Investments and Industry Opportunities in Portugal,” “Portuguese Wines,” “Portuguese Frozen Foods,” and “Educational Collaboration.”

Details:
I. Current Economic and Trading Overview of Portugal:
1. Macro-environment: After the economic downturn in 2008, Portugal’s economy has picked up since 2014. Currently the unemployment rate has lowered to less than 11%, and the Portuguese government has been rolling out various incentives for foreign investors in various industries such as biotech, electronics, ICT etc.

2. Advantages for investment:
(1) Labor: the minimum wage is 530 Euros, with at least 61% of the workforce capable of speaking at least 1 foreign language.

(2) EU Member: in comparison to Eastern European countries, Portugal enjoys a 30-year-history of cooperating with various EU members due to geographical and historical reasons, making its market relatively open to investments.

(3) Portuguese-speaking country: Due to historical reasons and membership in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), Portugal enjoys a special position in terms of being a strategic partner to enter such markets as Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, and Sao Tome e Principe.

(4) The World Bank has ranked Portugal as the 23rd easiest place to conduct business worldwide in 2016.

II. Dr. Paulo Nunes de Almeida, President of the Portuguese Entrepreneurs’ Association (AEP), will be leading a delegation whose members include the wine, frozen foods, and educational investment industries.

III. The 4th Taiwan-Portugal Joint Business Council

Co-Chaired by:
Dr. Chien, Han-sun, Vice Chairman, CIECA
Dr. Paulo Nunes de Almeida, President, AEP

Time: 14:00-17:00, Monday, November 21st 2016

Venue: B1, East Gate, Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei

Speeches: “Taiwanese Economic Trends,” “Investing in Portugal,” “Strategies to Promote Portuguese Wines in the Taiwanese Market,” “The Beauty of Portuguese Wines.”

IV. The meeting will be conducted in English. Please find attached an Agenda and Registration Form for the meeting, which shall be returned either by Fax or e-Mail no later than Wednesday, November 16th , to the following fax: +886 (0)2 2742-5342 Attn: Ms. Chien, or email: Christiana.Chien@CIECA.Org.TW

For more information, please call: +886 (0)2 2528-8833 #26

Brexit, the European Union, and Implications for the Asia-Pacific

November 23-24, 2016
Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
Taipei, TAIWAN

**Full-time Instructor Wanted：One tenure-track full-time German Instructor

The Department of European Languages and Cultures, College of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Chengchi University, invites applications for one tenure-track full-time faculty position.

Requirements: Ph.D. degree holder (Non-native speaker of German or native speaker of German) or assistant professor or above.



Period of employment：

The appointment is expected to begin on August 1, 2017.



Responsibilities：

1. Offering courses in German language, culture and literature at the undergraduate level.

2. Conducting research and providing services related to German language, culture and literature.


Qualifications：

1. Non-native or native speakers must have earned a doctorate in German language, literature and/or other fields related to German culture.

【Diploma(s) and official transcripts should be verified by the Taiwan Representative Office.】

2. Applicants with German-language teaching experience and with an Assistant Professor Certificate (or above) will be preferentially considered.

3. Applicants with the ability to offer courses in English will also be preferentially considered.

4. Scholarly publications within the past five years.



Required Application Documents (for checklist, please see attachment 1. The applicant’s curriculum vitae should be placed on a CD-ROM.）

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum vitae（see attachment 2）

3. Transcripts for the highest degree earned 【Diploma(s) and official transcripts should be verified by the Taiwan Representative Office】

4. Photocopies of diplomas (MA & PhD) and a copy of the teacher’s certificate issued by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. (if applicable）

5. Doctoral thesis and scholarly publications（within the past five years）

6. Syllabi of courses to be offered（3~4 courses）

7. Two letters of recommendation (within the past two years)



Application deadline：All application materials must be postmarked no later than Friday, November 25, 2016


Please send application and relevant documents to：
Search Committee

Department of European Languages and Cultures
College of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Chengchi University
64, Sec. 2, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City, 11605 TAIWAN


Qualified candidates will be invited to attend an interview and will be requested to provide a teaching demonstration.



For further information, please contact 886-2-29393091 ext. 63036 or email to european@nccu.edu.tw

**Wanted：one French teaching position and one German teaching position (both are non-tenure track)

The Department of European Languages and Cultures, College of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Chengchi University, invites applications for one French teaching position and one German teaching position (both are non-tenure track). The appointment will be made on a one-year basis and is expected to begin on August 1, 2017.



1. Positions available: One French instructor and one German instructor (both are non-tenure track). The successful applicant will be expected to begin employment on August 1, 2017.


2. Applicants should meet either of the qualifications: (1) Ph.D., (2) assistant professor or above.

3. Specializations: French translation and German translation or other fields related to cross-cultural studies. Applicants with teaching experience and the ability to offer courses in English will be preferentially considered.

4. Required Application Documents (for checklist, please see attachment 1. The applicant’s curriculum vitae should be placed on a CD-ROM.）

(1) Cover letter

(2) Curriculum vitae (attachment 2)

(3) Copies of diplomas (verified by the Taiwan Representative Office)

(4) Graduate transcripts (verified by the Taiwan Representative Office)

(5) One copy of the applicant’s dissertation and scholarly publications (within the past five years)

(6) Two letters of recommendation (within the past two years)

(7) Course syllabi (3~4 courses)

(8) Copy of the teacher’s certificate issued by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan, R.O.C. (if applicable)

Deadline: All application materials must be postmarked no later than November 18, 2016

Search Committee

Department of European Languages and Cultures

National Chengchi University

No. 64, Sec. 2, Zhi Nan Rd., Wenshan District

Taipei City 11605, Taiwan.

Qualified candidates will be invited to attend an interview and will be requested to provide a teaching demonstration.

For further information, please contact +886-2-29393091 Ext.63036 or email to european@nccu.edu.tw.

Date: Oct. 17-19, 2016
Venue: Meeting Room 12, Sec. 2, Heping E. Rd., Taipei

Time: Sep. 30, 2016
Venue: 1F, Meeting Room, Institute of European and American Studies

Time: 18:00, July 28, 2016
Venue: Librairie Le Pigeonnier (No. 9, Lane 97, SongJiang Road, Taipei, 10486, Taiwan)