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New funding announced for CAPI Program

We are delighted to report that Internship Program Manager Robyn Fila's project 'Academic Diplomacy in Practice' has been awarded 4 years of funding by the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program (QES).

Pictured from left: CAPI intern Luisa Schwarz, Robyn Fila, program coordinator Matt Green and Principal Khu Myar Reh at the Karenni Social Development Center, Thailand, one of our partners that will be hosting the new QES scholars.

New funding announced for CAPI Program

What do we do?

Established in 1988, the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) is located at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. CAPI is a research centre focused on research, education and community engagement in the Asia-Pacific. We facilitate international conferences, events, and research projects for faculty and area experts as well as experiential learning opportunities for students. Since its inception in 1988, CAPI acts as a vital link between UVic and the Asia–Pacific region, providing opportunities and initiatives that bring scholars and others together. Read more

SDG wall in Kuala Lumpur. Photo credit: 2022 CAPI Intern Elly Thompson

Recent major works

India After World History: Literature, Comparison, and Approaches to Globalization (2022). Edited by CAPI Senior Research Fellow Neilesh Bose

Smart Cities in Asia: Regulations, Problems, and Development (2022). Edited by CAPI Post-Doc Scholar Thanh Phan and Senior Research Fellow Daniela Damian [open access]

Covid-19 in Asia: Law and Policy Contexts (2020). Edited by CAPI Director Victor V. Ramraj

Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians (2020), the culminating volume of the Landscapes of Injustice Project, edited by Project Director and CAPI Senior Fellow Jordan Stanger-Ross