Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia
The Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia (JCI) is an independent Malaysian think tank established in March 2014 [1] with a focus on key public policy concerns in Southeast Asia. It is based at Sunway University in the Malaysian state of Selangor.
Formation | March 2014 |
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Type | Public policy think tank |
Headquarters | Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia |
Parent organization | Sunway University |
Website | https://www.jci.edu.my |
JCI's work focuses on four key areas: economics, education, social progress and governance.
The Institute also co-ordinates the Jeffrey Cheah Travel Grants, which facilitate[2] academic exchange between students and staff at Sunway University, Sunway College, Monash University Malaysia Campus and Harvard University in the United States.
History
JCI was created as part of a Jeffrey Cheah Foundation gift that established two Professorships in Southeast Asian Studies at Harvard University.[3][4][5]
Woo Wing Thye, Professor of Economics at University of California Davis and the former Executive Director of the Penang Institute[6] was appointed JCI's founding President[7] in 2014.
James Chin, Professor of Political Science and Head of the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Monash University Malaysia [8] was named to lead the Institute's governance programme. Other fellows and researchers are drawn from institutions around the Southeast Asian region.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/11/brevia
- http://asiacenter.harvard.edu/programs/southeastasia
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2014-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/08/20/jeffrey-cheah-foundation-harvard/
- http://penangmonthly.com/penang-institute-begins/
- http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Education/2014/02/09/Finance-expert-helms-institute/
- http://www.sass.monash.edu.my/about-us/SASS-Prof-James-UH-Chin.html