Activities

The MSC has expanded its social media presence with new Facebook and Instagram pages! We'll be keeping them updated with our latest activities and events, so be sure to check them out!

In September 2024, Monika Verma began her new position as a research fellow at the Myanmar Studies Center, where she will be for the next two years as a recipient of the Marie Curie Sklodowska (MSCA CZ) fellowship. Her current research delves into the securitization of migration in South Asia and its broader consequences for Rohingya refugees. More information on Monika Verma and her research can be found in her blog post at this link.

The Palacký University Olomouc, together with The Myanmar-Institut e. V. (Berlin), organized the Interdisciplinary Myanmar Conference 2024, held in Olomouc on 21-23 June, 2024. The conference theme was 'Myanmar's International Role: More Than a Buffer State.' More information and the program can be found on the conference website. 

As part of the Interdisciplinary Myanmar Conference 2024 (21-23 June), the keynote speech “Burma/Myanmar and the United Nations: Hope, Hypocrisy and Betrayal”, delivered by Prof. Catherine Renshaw (Western Sydney University), was open to the public. The recording of her speech is available here. 

The summer school "Navigating Geostrategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific: Focus on Southeast Asia and Myanmar" for PhD and advanced MA students with SSH background was held on 17-21 June in Olomouc. Some of the speakers included Brantly Womack, Michal Lubina, Catherine Renshaw, Paul O'Shea, Elizabeth Rhoads, Kristina Kironska, and others. See the summer school website.