Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

The 13th Asian Studies 2025 meeting, entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Development of Asian Studies’, took place on Friday 19 September at the La Corrala Cultural Centre in Madrid. The meeting was organised by Casa Asia and the Centre for East Asian Studies at the UAM.

This year's edition opened with a lecture by Kwok-leong Tang, professor at Harvard University, entitled ‘Why Expertise Matters More than Ever: Asian Studies in the GenAi Era’.

Taciana Fisac, in collaboration with Routledge Publishing, provides us with valuable resources for understanding Chinese grammar within natural discourse, going beyond the conventional approach with numerous examples from original Chinese texts.

Thanks to Ediciones UAM, we are publishing a new monograph covering various linguistic and cultural aspects of Japan in tribute to our colleague Ana María Goy Yamamoto, who was director of Ediciones UAM from 2018 to 2021.

Next Tuesday, 21 November, Alfonso Sánchez Romera will give a lecture on the Chinese urban middle class today in Video Room 1 of Module II of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Iván González Pujol, an expert in Japanese economics and politics, has joined the CEAO research team.

Specialist Rebekah Rhodes from Espacio - SOLO Contemporary Art Collection will give the inaugural lecture for the 4th edition of the Master's Degree in East Asian Studies at the UAM. Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. Module V. Classroom 105. 5:30 p.m. Free admission.

Lecture by Dr Julio César Abad Vidal

Reflecting on Kim Takhwan's Murderous Novels, a historical fantasy about the power of literature.

Talk by researcher Jiang Yingying entitled ‘The waves of feminist and LGBTIQ+ movements in China’

Zen meditations and multi-instrumental music

Presentation by Pilar González España, Rudolf Wienand and Baldo Martínez to mark the 30th anniversary of the CEAO.

First event of the 30th anniversary of the Centre for East Asian Studies. Focusing on Japan, we were joined by the Japanese ambassador. In addition to paying tribute to Professor Ana María Goy Yamamoto.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Tuesday, 28 October, we will celebrate the pioneering work of Professor Emeritus Kayoko Takagi as a specialist in Japanese language and literature at the UAM. A teacher, translator and mentor, she also currently serves as the brilliant academic director of the renowned Japan Collection series published by the UAM Publications Service. 

The event will take place in the Salón de Actos of the Faculty of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.

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A series of conferences dedicated to analysing the national security landscape in various areas of relations with China took place in early January. The event was organised by Casa Asia in collaboration with the Centre for East Asian Studies at the UAM and the Spanish Association for East Asian Studies, and was held at the La Corrala Cultural Centre in Madrid.

This latest issue published in the Japan Collection, edited by Kayoko Takagi, is

an extensive collection

of tales from

medieval Japan, 

transporting us to a fascinating world and  teaching us how the mythology and beliefs of ancient India were transmitted in the service of Japanese Buddhist catechism.

The Doctoral Research Conference, now in its fifth edition, will be held on 12 December in the meeting room of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. With an extensive programme and in a hybrid format, it will run from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

The director of the CEAO, Professor Taciana Fisac, a specialist in Chinese literature, has published Claves de la gramática china (Keys to Chinese Grammar, Edicions Bellaterra, 2023). This work promises to change the paradigm of Chinese language teaching in our country.

During the early decades of the 20th century, thousands of young people returned to China after studying or working in the United States, Europe or Japan, eager to contribute with their knowledge to the modernisation of their country. Professor Carles Prado Fonts offers a glimpse of a China that was less isolated and distant, and more connected to the world.

Salón de Actos of the Faculty of Education. 12:00 noon 

Professors Taciana Fisac and Mario Santander taught the specialised course ‘Chinese grammar and translation for Spanish speakers and Chinese teachers’ at Menéndez Pelayo University.

A productive session with Professor Nishimura Kimiyo from the Department of Hispanic Studies at Sophia University, strengthening our academic collaboration ties.

Application periods for the Master's Degree in East Asian Studies are now open. An Open Day was also held for those interested.

Celebration of the 15th anniversary of Spain's first Confucius Institute, located in Madrid. A grand event attended by the Chinese ambassador himself and both local and international directors of the ICM.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

Next Wednesday, 29 October, we will begin a series of four lectures addressing the growing strategic tensions in the region and the issues that define the security agendas of different countries.

They will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The times and locations will be announced on our social media channels.

On 16 October, Professor Noritaka Fukushima, Director of the Department of Hispanic Studies at Kobe University, will join us for a lecture on the study and teaching of both languages.

It will take place in Video Room 1 of Module II-101 of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, from 12:10 to 2 p.m.

Pilar González España, Professor of East Asian Studies, brings us a bilingual literary recital organised by the Cervantes Institute in Beijing that is ‘revelatory and healing, with the power to transform our lives’. Poetry as an act of meditation and knowledge, of encountering oneself and others, and, above all, of liberation through words.

During June and July, Menéndez Pelayo International University offers summer courses on Chinese culture, translation and grammar, as well as training for ELE teachers in Asian contexts, taught by professors Mario Santander Oliván, Wang Juan 王涓, Shi Lili 石丽丽, Luisa Shu-Ying Chang and Jorge Marcos González Martínez.

We are pleased to announce that on Wednesday, 29 November, Chao Zen will join us for a talk and discussion on relations between the United States and China. The event will take place in Room 105 of Module V of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

We present the latest volume (No. 7) of the Japan Collection in the Salón de Actos of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters from 12:00 to 2 p.m, with a preview of the upcoming book on Japanese language and culture in tribute to our colleague Ana María Goy Yamamoto.

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Next Thursday, 5 October 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 105 Mód.V of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the UAM, we will welcome specialist Efraín Villamor, who will give a lecture entitled: ‘Buddhism in Central Asia’.

Free admission.

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Participants include Daniel Sastre (UAM), Keiko Morito (Japan Foundation), Risa Inmamura (Japan Foundation), Pilar Cabañas (UCM), Alejandro Prieto (EUA) and Daniel Villa (UCM).

The lecture ‘Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups’ given by Professor Robert Hellyer on how British companies in the 1920s changed American consumer preferences through negative advertising.

Japanese literature specialists Kayoko Takagi and José Pazó will discuss the work of Japanese writer Tsubouchi Shōyō at an event organised by HELICOM.

Conference ‘Where is China: a conversation about the 20th Communist Party Congress’