Mission & objectives

Mission

To promote research and dialogue within the Faculty of Society and Design and others at Bond University.
To support regular contacts with Australian, Asian and international academics.
To promote dialogue through attendance at local, national and international conferences.
To develop alternative research methodologies in international relations.
To research the role of culture in economic, strategic and political change.
To provide regular avenues of publication on these themes.
To make this research available to business, government and the wider public, both in Australia and overseas.

To run seminars to raise community awareness on East-West issues and research within the Faculty of Society and Design.
To develop educational insights for use in undergraduate and postgraduate study.
To provide opportunities for emerging as well as established overseas scholars to visit Australia and Bond University.
To network with community, ethnic and international organisations.
To provide informed public commentary and submissions to government and media, where appropriate.
To help provide guidance for postgraduate research through existing higher degree programs at Bond University.

The objectives of the Centre, in line with its key mission and focus, include:

Support informed local and national debates on international relations, East-West studies, and on cultural and religious dialogue.
Exchange of ideas with organisations and researchers in the Asia-Pacific and Eurasian regions.
Forge cooperative links with Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, European and Turkish centres and universities.
Support new trends in the teaching of International Relations, East Asian and related studies at Bond University and other institutions.
Support staff and student exchanges, as well as agreements in support of international exchanges, e.g. with Chinese and Turkish institutions.
Support and report new analysis by attendance at key international conferences.
Support policy submissions to government, international governmental organisations, and NGOs.
Provide publication opportunities and a 'dialogue space' for Asian scholars and new writers that present alternative views on Centre themes.