Forum for South Asia Studies

Forum for South Asia Studies (FSAS) is a collaborative academic effort by six faculties of Uppsala University of Sweden aimed at facilitating and promoting research and education related to the South Asian countries: India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Afghanistan, on the national and international level.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Aims
* 2 Education
* 3 Administration
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Aims

The purpose of the Forum for South Asia Studies is to strengthen South Asia related research and education, and increase Uppsala University’s collaboration with the region. The Forum is a coordinated effort by the six faculties that constitute the Humanities and Social Sciences:[1]

* The Faculty of Theology
* The Faculty of Law
* The Faculty of History and Philosophy
* The Faculty of the Social Sciences
* The Faculty of Languages
* The Faculty of Educational Sciences

The FSAS aims at:

* creating an academic environment for collaboration and information in research and education focusing on the South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Afghanistan;
* promoting and making visible South Asia related research and education at Uppsala University to other academic environments and to the general public;
* facilitating international collaboration between scholars in the field of South Asia research and education at Uppsala University and scholars from other universities.[1]

## Education

FSAS conducts a student and teacher exchange program between Uppsala University and Calcutta University.[2]

## Administration

The administration of the Forum for South Asia Studies is placed at the Department of History.[1]

Margaret Hunt, Faculty of History and Philosophy, is the current director of the FSAS. Other board members are: Siddhartha Dhar, Dept. for Peace and Conflict Resolution; Jens Wilhelm Borgland, Faculty of Theology; Heinz Werner Wessler, Faculty of Languages; Kavita Dasgupta, Faculty of History and Philosophy.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Forum for South Asia Studies". Uppsala Universitet. http://www.fsas.uu.se/FSAS/. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. ↑ "Forum for South Asia Studies". Uppsala Universitet. http://www.fsas.uu.se/Education/exchange-programs/. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

## External links

* The Forum of South Asia Studies on Facebook.

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum for South Asia Studies. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Organization:Forum_for_South_Asia_Studies&oldid=909250"