Alphawood gift expands Asian art history education with online learning and scholarships for Southeast Asia Alphawood Foundation Chicago announced this week a gift to SOAS University of London of over £1.8 million to support the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art programme, with a focus on expanding opportunities for students from Southeast Asia.
SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance Co-organises Virtual Conference on ‘Sustainable Finance for Asia’s Transition to Net Zero’ with the Asian Development Bank Institute Tokyo-based think tank of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance organised a three-day virtual conference on Sustainable Finance for Asia’s Transition to Net Zero.
Economist invited to speak at G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, Professor Ulrich Volz, was invited to speak at the Second G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency.
European Research Council grants awarded to Maqām music project and Zoroastrian ritual analysis Funding has been awarded to two SOAS researchers: Professor Almut Hintze will be analysing prehistoric oral culture of the Indo-Iranians, and Professor Rachel Harris will be leading a project on a musical tradition found across Western and Central Asia.
Colfe’s School take part in global music event with Moroccan Gnawa and Chinese Pipa Musicians Pupils from Colfe’s School, listen to traditional Moroccan Gnawa musician and a Chinese pipa soloist play in a lively educational global music event held at SOAS.
The SOAS China Institute welcomes President of the World Bank Academic and corporate members of the SOAS China Institute met with David Malpass for conversations under the Chatham House rule.
SOAS and Wits University embrace equal partnership to deliver pioneering degree New three-year joint PhD in Applied Development Economics will be delivered by the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Economics & Finance, South Africa in partnership with the Department of Economics at SOAS University of London.
SOAS 2nd in the world for Development Studies in QS World University Rankings QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 ranks 11 of SOAS's subjects in the top 100 globally