About the Centre
In 1988, the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) became the first Senate-approved research centre at the University of Victoria. Recognizing the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to Canada, the concept of a centre focusing on Asia-Pacific issues was given financial support by the Dorothy and David Lam Foundation, the Federal Secretary of State and the Provincial Government of British Columbia. Since its inception, CAPI has acted as a vital link between the University of Victoria and the Asia–Pacific region, providing programming and research initiatives that have brought together scholars from the Asia-Pacific region with those from UVic. Over three decades later, the Asia-Pacific region not only continues to of importance to Canada, but has grown in its significance. | more about CAPI's history
Past Directors
Andrew Marton | 2014-2017 |
Helen Lansdowne | 2011-2014 |
Andrew Harding | 2009-2011 |
Richard King | 2004-2009 |
William A. W. Neilson | 1992-2004 |
Ralph Huenemann | 1987-1992 |
Through the continued excellence of its research and programming, CAPI will be recognized as the pre-eminent Asia-Pacific focused academic centre in North America. The Centre will engage with institutions, civil society and leading scholars at the University of Victoria and across the world to broker and facilitate meaningful relationships that will make a difference.
Our four primary goals are:
- To create and maintain connections between the UVic community and the Asia-Pacific region.
- To create and provide research programs and learning opportunities of such quality as to ensure CAPI's leadership among Asia-Pacific research centres in North America.
- To recruit, retain and support talented faculty, students and staff at the Centre, supporting them to achieve their highest potential.
- To access external funding to increase our programming and thus to increase the benefit to the University and the wider community.
CAPI 2021-22 Annual Report
This report covers a period of transition and renewal at CAPI. As the world shifted from pandemic to endemic mode, CAPI colleagues gathered in person to map out our own way forward. And changes came quickly....
Previous annual reports
- 2020 - 2021
- 2019 - 2020
- 2018 - 2019
- 30th anniversary book (2018)
- 2017 - 2018
- 2016 - 2017
- 2015 - 2016
- 2014 - 2015
- 2013 - 2014
- 2012 - 2013
- 2011 - 2012
- 2010 - 2011
- 2009 - 2010
- 2008 - 2009
- 2007 - 2008
- 2006 - 2007
- 2005 - 2006
- 2004 - 2005
- 2003 - 2004
- 2002 - 2003
- 2001 - 2002
- 2000 - 2001
- 1999 - 2000
- 1998 - 1999
- 1997 - 1998
- 1996 - 1997
- 1995 - 1996
- 1994 - 1995
- 1993 - 1994
- 1992 - 1993 [inaugural edition]