How do you build an academic program around a field that is still defining itself?

In celebration of ASEAN Month 2026, join us for a 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒊𝒕 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓 special session of the ASEAN Studies Lecture Series (ASLS), where we revisit “The Program We Imagined” and look back at the beginnings of the ASEAN Studies Graduate Program—the ideas and aspirations that shaped its development and what its founding vision might mean for ASEAN Studies today.

📅 28 August 2026, Friday

⏰ 9:00 AM–11:00 AM (Philippine Standard Time)

📍 Via Zoom

📌 Register at: https://url.upou.edu.ph/LTIO-Reg28Aug26 

What should ASEAN Studies encompass? What perspectives should shape it? And how do you translate the idea of studying ASEAN into an academic program?

Join Dr. Jean A. Saludadez of the University of the Philippines Open University and Dr. Norfardilawati Musa of Open University Malaysia, both of whom were involved in the early development of the ASEAN Studies Graduate Program, as they revisit the ideas, questions, and aspirations that shaped the Program in its formative years.

The conversation will also explore how this founding vision can continue to inform the development of ASEAN Studies and its possibilities for the future.

#ASEANStudies #UPOU #FMDS #LetsTalkItOver 

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