Persian short course in the Autumn
Continuing education
CAIS is offering a four-week course in Elementary Persian II. Elementary Persian II aims at improving the students’ ability to read, write and speak Modern Standard Persian. They will also have the opportunity to acquire post-elementary conversation skills to interact in routine aspects of…
Introducing more flexible modelling of regional household consumption and saving decisions into the dynamic GTAP model
Seminar
This event is hosted by the Crawford School of Public Policy and the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research at The Australian National University. A dynamic version of the GTAP model of the global economy became available in 2012. The dynamic version known as GDyn, introduced partial adjustment…
Europa Policy Lab: Making Elections Work for Citizens: Optimising Electoral Ergonomics and Engaging First Time Voters
Seminar
This Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Europa Policy Lab is a closed event. If you would like to attend, please email europe@anu.edu.au with your name and affiliation. Professor Michael Bruter and Dr Sarah Harrison are returning to ANU for a follow-up of their previous Policy Lab entitled ‘Making…
Carla Guelfenbein: 'In the Distance with You' - Author Interview
Other
The Humanities Research Centre (HRC) and the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) welcome author Carla Guelfenbein to the ANU. Carla Guelfenbein is a Chilean author of Russian-Jewish descent. Her works include El revés del alma, La mujer de mi vida, …
Europa Policy Lab: International Challenges in Engaging Local Government and Community in Mental Health Planning
Seminar
This is a free event presented by the ANU Centre of European Studies with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Speaker: Professor Karine Chevreul, Health Services Research Unit, Paris Hospital Consortium, and National Institute for Medical Research, University of Paris 7…
Why can’t we agree? What the literature and experience of other jurisdictions can teach Australia about agreement-making between First Nations and States.
Seminar
Abstract Agreements between industry and Indigenous groups are increasingly ubiquitous, as evidenced by an ever increasing number of Indigenous Land Use Agreements under the Native Title Act. More recently, state and territory jurisdictions (most notably Victoria and the Northern Territory) have…
Spatial Integration of Mainland Chinese Immigrants in Australia
Seminar
With its main sources of immigration shifted to skilled-based migrants since mid-1990s, Australia has seen increasing numbers of educated Asian immigrants. In particular, international migration from China to Australia is historically a significant and rapidly growing flow, forming the largest non-…