More than 80 graduate students from 39 universities in 25 nations gathered at the (EWC) adjacent to the campus in February to present their research at the . The interdisciplinary gathering, planned and organized by EWC participants who are pursuing at UH, is among the largest of its kind worldwide. About 35 of the conference participants were UH students.
“Thanks to the East-West Center, this annual conference offers graduate students a unique opportunity not only to present their research in a professional setting, but also to get involved in organizing an academic meeting, which can be invaluable career experience,” said student conference chair Smrity Ramavarapu from India.
The three-day conference held February 14–16 at EWC’s included 25 panel sessions focusing on the Asia-Pacific region and interactions with the U.S. The primarily self-funded presenters were selected from 207 graduate students who submitted paper abstracts.
麻豆传媒 Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna, a graduate of the at UH Mānoa, delivered the conference’s keynote address titled
Although UH and EWC are separate institutions, they have long been close partners and neighbors.