East-Asia – Area Committee
Presentation by the Japanese Embassy
OnlineThe East Asia Committee has organised a presentation by Caspar Westelaken from the Japanese Embassy on May 12th from 17:30 - 18:30. Topics will include: Dutch-Japanese relations, how an embassy functions, scholarships + Q&A. The Zoom link to join is : https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/6664004792...
Boba Workshop
🧋We are heading towards the end of the school year and for this occasion, the East Asia Committee is organizing a Boba Workshop Event! 🥳 The event will be held after the exams and we will sell Boba-making kits for the price of 9€ per package so you can remake Read more…
East Asia Movie Night
Next Wednesday 1st of December the East Asia Committee will be hosting it’s last movie night this semester🥲✋🏻 This time it will be a classic Taiwanese movie!🇹🇼 It’ll start at 19:30 and Wijnhaven room 2.02. We’re watching the film "Eat Drink Man Woman" by Ang Lee, presented by our tutor Read more…
Panel Discussion: Can we compare Ukraine and Taiwan
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 2.01 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsThe East Asia Committee and the Russia and Eurasia Committee are organizing a *Panel Discussion* to address the following question : *Can we compare Ukraine's case to Taiwan?* 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 Is comparing the current invasion of Ukraine with a potential invasion of Taiwan appropriate? To this end, we are inviting Read more…
Compassion in Confucianism and Indian Buddhism
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.60 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsJoin the South and South-East Asia x East Asia Committee for a lecture on Asia Philosophy given by Dr.Stephen Harris. When? Monday March 28, 17:30 Where? Wijnhaven room 3.60 Hope to see you there!
Movie Night: Women’s History Month
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.46 Turfmarkt 99, The Hague, NetherlandsJoin the East Asia Committee this Thursday for a film viewing of “The story of Qiu Ju” by director Zhang Yimou! The film tells the story of a peasant woman, Qiu Ju, who lives in a rural area of China. When her husband is kicked in the groin by the Read more…
LGBTQ+ Movie Night
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.46 Turfmarkt 99, The Hague, NetherlandsThe Care Committee & the East Asia Committee are collaborating to organize an LGBTQ+ Movie Night! We will be screening the Taiwanese movie "Dear Ex" on Tuesday the *3rd of May* at *7pm* in *room 3.46* This will be one of our last movie nights so please come!!
Panel Discussion: Current Development of Sino-African Relations
Leiden University -WIjnhaven Campus - Room 2.02Hey guys! A panel discussion on the current development of, Sino-African Relations 🌍 🇨🇳will take place on Monday the 9th of may at 17.30, in Wijnhaven 2.02. The panel, organized by Africa and East Asia and Committees, will include Dr. Stacey Links, scholar expert in the Human Rights dimension of Read more…
East Asia Movie Night
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.60 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsHave you been stressed by school work lately and in desperate need of time off?😪 Lucky for you, the East Asia Committee is organising the first of its ❗many movie nights❗ Join us on the 6th of October in Room 3.60 at Wijnhaven to watch ✨Howl’s Moving Castle!✨ Feel free Read more…
East Asian Halloween Movie Night
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.46 Turfmarkt 99, The Hague, Netherlands👻 Happy Spooktober IS-ers! 👻 We hope your midterms have been less scary than this 2000s movie “Battle Royale”! Nothing to do with Fortnite, everything to do with students being stranded on an island forced to fulfill missions…or else they die! Join us on November 3rd for this spine-chilling Japanese thriller, Read more…
Mandarin Language Café
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.16 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsAre you a learner of Mandarin Chinese and want to improve your speaking? Then, join our language café on December 2nd at 17:00, to snack and chat with native speakers! Spots are limited so make sure to book your tickets on time! 不见不散! 👤🍬☕🧋🍪👤 Are you a Korean or Japanese Read more…
East Asia Movie Night
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.60 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, Netherlands🌷 Welcome back to campus IS-ers! 🌷 We're excited to announce the East Asia Committee's first movie night of the semester! Join us on February 28th at 8PM for this action filled Korean movie, based on a real-life story of a taxi driver from Seoul, who unintentionally becomes involved in the Read more…
Bubble Tea Workshop
Hello ISers! It is officially spring! We hope you are not too mad about losing an hour of sleep due to daylight savings time! Do you want a refreshing bubble tea to make up for it? Join the East Asia Committee for this bubble tea workshop on April 4th in the Read more…
Discussion: territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 2.01 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, Netherlands💐Hello ISers!💐 Do you want to have extra knowledge about international politics? If so, in collaboration with the South and Southeast Asia Committee, EAC would like to invite you a lecture and discussion panel held by East Asia specialist Casper Wits and Southeast Asia expert David Henley. The topic of Read more…
Japanese Embassy Visit
Hello ISers 🌸 The East Asia Committee is back with its embassy visits! This time: Japan! The visit will take place on April 19th, at 2:30PM. We will meet up before hand and go to the embassy together via tram. We will be greeted by Minister Myochin, who will give Read more…
Onigiri Workshop
East Asia Movie Night
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 2.59 Turfmarkt 99, The Hague, NetherlandsAre you ready to kick off the second semester with a fun and entertaining Chinese sports and martial arts movie? You are more than welcome to watch Shaolin Soccer ⚽ (2001) with the BASIS East Asia Committee on Thursday 15 February. The movie is about a former Shaolin monk who Read more…
East Asia Movie Night
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.48 Turfmarkt 99, Netherlands🎬 Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean action-thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. The movie follows Dae-Su, an obnoxious drunk, bailed from the police station by a friend. However, he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell where he remains for the next 15 years. When he suddenly gets Read more…
Visit Taipei Representative Office
Taipei Representative Office Van Stolkweg 23, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands-This event is now full- Do you want to learn more about Taiwan and its diplomacy with the Netherlands and other countries? Join the BASIS East Asia Committee in a visit to the Taipei Representative Office in The Hague. For this event, a BASIS membership is required. Sign-up is mandatory Read more…
Visit of a North Korean Defector
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 2.01 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsCome and join this once-in-a-lifetime event! The East-Asia committe is thrilled to welcome the NGO PSCORE on Campus the Hague. Not only will you have the unique opportunity to learn about North Korean Human rights abuses and internet freedom, but you will also hear a rare in-person testimony of Sugyeong Read more…