Asia Studies Diploma, 2019
Diploma Course in Studies on Asia 2019

Objetive

The objective of this Diploma course is to present a general overview of the fundamental topics on East, South and Southeast Asia as well as the Middle East, through the following disciplines: Language and Culture; Geography, History and Religion, Economy, Sociology, Politics, and Law. All these contents will be studied from historical and contemporary perspectives.

The Diploma course will be imparted by specialized academic staff from different Mexican and foreign institutions.


Admission profile

Open to every kind of public.


General Coordination: Alicia Girón, Vania De la Vega Shiota and Javier Sacristán


PROGRAM


MODULE I. EAST ASIA

Coordinators: Jenny Acosta / Radina Dimitrova / Emilia Szekely

SUBMODULE: CHINA

  • The new silk roads. Arturo Oropeza. February 19th
  • The new era of China and its global impact. Gladys Hernández. February 19th
  • China-Mexico Relations, Chinese Economy, Economy, and environment, prospective. Pablo Aguirre. February 26th
  • Non-literary translation. Guillermo Acosta. February 26th
  • Introduction to Chinese culture. Flora Botton. March 05th
  • Chinese language. Liljana Arsovska. March 5th
  • Modern life in Chinese cities. Li Cheng. March 12th
  • The Chinese outbound tourism market. Tanya Arenas. March 12th
  • China and its relations with Latin America. Marisella Conelly. March 19th
  • Mexico's position regarding the new Silk Road. José del Carmen. March 19th
  • China's economic system. Enrique Dussel. March 26th
  • Economic growth, urbanization, and environment in China. Sergio Martínez. March 26th

SUBMODULE: KOREA

Coordinators: Alfredo Romero / Juan Felipe López Aymes

  • Cultural heritage and national identity in Korea. Silvia Seligson. April 2nd
  • Christianity in Korea: XIX and XXI centuries. Armando Azua. April 2nd
  • Contemporary Korean literature. Claudia Picazo. April 9th
  • Korean cinema. Jorge Grajales. April 9th
  • Korean diaspora in Mexico. Sergio Gallardo. April 30th
  • Korean War: the start of two national projects. Eduardo Roldán. April 30th
  • South Korean economic development. Genevieve Marchini. May 7th
  • South Korean political development. Juan Felipe López Aymes. May 7th
  • North Korean economic development. José Luis León Manríquez. May 14th
  • North Korean political development. Eduardo Tadeo. May 14th

SUBMODULE: JAPAN

Coordinators: Carlos Uscanga / Vania de la Vega Shiota

  • End of the Tokugawa Period, Meiji Era, political and economic processes in the interwar period. Rafael Zorzano. May 21st
  • Strategies and actors in the economic development. Melba Falck. May 21st
  • Economy, demographic changes. Emma Mendoza. May 28th
  • Introduction to the East Asia region. Victor Kerber. May 28th
  • From passivity to the activism of Foreign Policy, Japan in regional Cooperation Processes; security and conflicts: the new Defense Policy. Asenet Montero. June 4th
  • Japan's trade policy and the trilateral relationship with China and the United States. Ulises Granados. June 4th
  • Japanese philosophy. Rebeca Maldonado. June 11th
  • Theater and dance workshop. Monica Alcantar. June 11th
  • Mexico’s foreign policy the 20th century: the case of Japan. Carlos Almada. June 18th
  • Relations between Mexico and Japan. Ryuosuke Kuwana. June 18th


MODULE II. SOUTH OF ASIA

Coordinators: Wendy Phillips / Yogendra Sharma

  • Approaches to India: colonialism and epistemological construction. Beatriz Martínez. Jul 30th
  • Hinduism: a vision of being and time. Yogendra Sharma. Jul 30th
  • Buddhism and its three jewels: Buddha, Sangha, and Dharma. Roberto García. August 06th
  • Islam: religion and thought. Shekoufeh Mohammadi. August 6th
  • The Indian diaspora in perspective from colonization to globalization. Yogendra Sharma. August 13th
  • Thoreau and Gandhi: their divergences. Hari Nair. August 13th
  • The British Empire. Fernanda Vázquez. August 20th
  • Main and latent trends in the economy of post-independence India. Mario González. August 20th
  • International Trade Agreements: A Tool to Achieve Economic Empowerment of Women? Amrita Bahri. August 27th
  • Politics inside and outside. Ashwani Kumar. August 27th


MODULE III. SOUTHEAST ASIA

Coordinators: Natalia Rivera / Pablo Ramírez / Lukasz Czarnecki

  • Methodology for analyzing data from the countries of Southeast Asia. Lukasz Czarnecki. September 3rd
  • The innovation system in Vietnam and its impact on international competitiveness. Daniel Lemus. September 3rd
  • Buddhism, society, and politics in the SEA continental. Pablo Henri. September 10th
  • The hinge of diplomacy and trade between Mexico and Southeast Asia, a comparative study, 1960-2018. Natalia Rivera. September 10th
  • SEA and the Asian development strategy. Experiences from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Juan José Ramírez. September 17th
  • From Formosa to Babuyanes: two projects on maritime routes around the Philippines (1597 and 1730). Guadalupe Pinzón. September 17th
  • Islam in Southeast Asia. Juan José Ramírez. September 24th
  • Nationalism and authoritarianism in Southeast Asia. Pablo Henri / Natalia Rivera. September 24th
  • Distant geographies, close stories: geoeconomic ties between Mexico and Southeast Asia. Rocío Arroyo. October 1st
  • ASEAN + Three in China's international investment regime. Adelina Quintero. October 1st


MODULE IV. MIDDLE EAST

Coordinators: Hernán Taboada / Moisés Garduño

  • The ancient Middle East. José Luis Blesa / Antonio Argüello. October 8th
  • Modern Arabic literature through its translation into Spanish: Orientalize the Oriental. Shadi Rohana. October 15th
  • Keys to the social and intellectual history of Islam. Reynier Piñeiro. October 22th
  • Contemporary Middle East conflicts. Moisés Garduño. October 29th
  • Social movements and autonomies in the Middle East. Ericka Aguilar. November 5th


DURATION AND SESSIONS

From February 19th, 2019, to November 12th, 2019

Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.


RECOVERY FEES

Recovery fee (full course): $ 12,000.00 MXN

Payment in a single exhibition: $ 9,600.00 MXN

Module fees:

Module I: $ 6,193.00 MXN

Module II: $ 1,935.00 MXN

Module III: $ 1,935.00 MXN

Module IV: $ 1,935.00 MXN


MODALITY

Face-to-face modality


ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS

  • 80% attendance.
  • Cover the recovery fee.
  • Delivery of work per module (4 in total).

A diploma will be granted as a sign of successful completion.


DETAILS OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS

  1. Before requesting your registration process, please ask us any additional information and doubts you might have to the mail: educon.pueaa@unam.mx.
  2. After this, please confirm your interest in enrolling as a student with a mail to the same address.
  3. Once your registration is confirmed, in a lapse no longer than 3 business days, we will send an email with the referenced deposit document to make your payment and a brief registration form.
  4. Print the payment form and go to any BBVA bank branch to deposit before the deadline.
  5. Once you have made the payment, please mail us the original proof of payment with your name and signature on the back, and a copy of your official ID.
  6. In case of requiring an invoice, please notify us at the same moment of presenting your proof of payment, along with the fiscal data, to carry it out. OTHERWISE, THE INVOICE WILL NOT BE MADE ON LATER DATES.
  7. If you have any other questions, we are at your service at diplomadoestudiosasiaticos@gmail.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE VALID ONLY AFTER THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PROOF OF PAYMENT.


CONTACT

Telephone: 5424 3785

Mail: educon.pueaa@unam.mx


Notes:

* There will be readings in English throughout the Diploma course

** Limited availability