On 7th October 2016 MIASU held a conference: ‘Inner Asian Lineages and Future Horizons’ to celebrate 30 years since the Unit was founded in 1986 by Professor Caroline Humphrey and Professor Urgunge Onon. Dr David Sneath (Director) gave the welcome speech. Panels at the conference represented the Unit’s major themes: 1. Nationhood, Statecraft, and Inner […]
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8-9 December – Steppe Road: Mongolia’s Connectivity in Eurasia: an International Symposium
November 23rd, 2015 by anna.c
Steppe Road: Mongolia’s Connectivity in Eurasia 8-9 December 2015 In September 2014, upon Mongolia’s initiative, heads of state of Mongolia, China and Russia met during the SCO Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and agreed to work together on transnational infrastructure development. The three parties agreed in principle to build a ‘Steppe Road’ in Mongolia, reviving a […]
News – Workshop: How to Create a Template for the Identification of Tibetan Xylographs
January 13th, 2015 by anna.c
A specialised workshop entitled “How to Create a Template for the Identification of Tibetan Xylographs” was held at the MIASU on January 8 and 9. It was organised by Michela Clemente within the Marie Curie project entitled “Tibetan Book Evolution and Technology (TiBET)”. The project has the aim of identifying Tibetan xylographs through a study […]
Conference – Printing as an agent of change in Tibet and beyond
November 12th, 2013 by admin
Printing as an agent of change in Tibet and beyond CAMBRIDGE, 28–30 NOVEMBER 2013 The workshop will focus on the introduction of printing and will bring together the world specialists on early Tibetan printing, leading scholars on the materiality and technology of the book in Asia as well as experts in paper and pigment research. […]
Summit of Regional Economic Development, Innovations and Cultural Heritage, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
August 5th, 2013 by admin
Caroline Humphrey addressing the Summit of Regional Economic Development, Innovations and Cultural Heritage, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, July 27th 2013. 剑桥大学教授卡洛琳·汉弗莱笑谈内蒙古“六宝” (Cambridge Professor Caroline Humphrey on the ‘Six Treasures’ of Inner Mongolia) China News: http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/07-27/5092002.shtml People.com.cn http://society.people.com.cn/n/2013/0727/c136657-22349247.html 21CN.com http://news.21cn.com/caiji/roll1/a/2013/0727/15/23064568.shtml