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= ANU College of Asia and Pacific =

ANU College of Asia and Pacific is(Cap) one of the faculty of the Australian National University. Location in the capital of Australian: Canberra.

The ANU College of Asia and Pacific mostly housed in the Coombs Building. Coombs Building is a hexagonal building that inaugurated in 1964. The Research School of Pacific Studies (RSPacS) is housed by the Coombs Building over forty years, even before the ANU become a university from Institute.

The current Dean of the faculty :Michael Wesley. He worked at the University of Hong Kong, the University of New South Wales and the Griffith University. He became the Director of the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Studies of ANU in 2012 ,and now he is the Dean of the ANU College of Asia and Pacific.

History
H.C.Coobs make the initials plan to build a research school in 1945. The plan is include the build of the research school of the social sciences and Pacific(RSPACS). At the end of the 20th century, the famous international scholar Raymond Firth, who came from the London School of economics, been invited to a group of different scholars (included Howard Florey, Mark Oliphant , and Keith Hancock) to establish the first research school within Australia National University.

The RSPACS founded in 1946 ,initial research in the school is focused on the Island in Pacific that belongs to Australia.

A series of causes resulted in a major change in the balance of power in Southeast Asia during the last decade of the 20th and the last decade of the 20th century, and in the 1970s and 1980s, the research about European and North American Studies in the region decreased.

In the eighties, this school put more and more focused on the research about Pacific to Southeast Asia.

In 1994,the School of the social sciences and Pacific changed the name to the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.

The branch of the University of Melbourne in Canberra: Canberra University College (CUC),merged with ANU in 1960. The CUC School of Oriental Languages that founded in 1952 renamed to the Faculty of Oriental Studies in ANU.

In 2010, the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies merged to ANU College of Asia and Pacific.

The Schools under the College
There are four Schools and one center under the ANU College of Asia and Pacific.

1.Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs is building in 1946 and it is part of the RSPACS in the beginning.

There are seven departments under the Carol Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs:

1.Contemporary China Center，2.Department of Political and Social Change，3.Department of Pacific Affairs，4.Department of International Relations，5. Center for Democratic Institutions，6.Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy，7.Strategic and Defense Studies Center

The current director of the school:

Toni Erskine,Professor of International Politics, University of Cambridge's associate Fellow of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence and co-editor of A Journal of International Politics, Law, and Philosophy.

2.  School of Regulation and Global Governance

The School Regulation and Global Governance (REGNET) is the emphasis on the research of the health problem and social problem and the weather problem in Asia and Pacific.

The areas that REGNET working at: Climate, energy and environment, law, justice and human rights, society, safety and health, trade, investment and intellectual property rights.

The current Director of the School:

Sharon Friel, a researcher at the Australia Academy of Social Sciences and a public policy researcher at Australia National University. She is one of the most important researchers in the area of social determinants of health in the international. In 2014, she was named one of the most influential female leaders in the world health sector.

3.  School of Culture, History and Language

School of culture, history and language (CHL) is a research organization that focuses on people in Asia and the Pacific region, language and land research and learning.

The research is focused on the themes of culture, history, language and cultural in Asia and Pacific.

The current director:

Simon Haberle. His research is now focused primarily on the application of high resolution paleoecological analysis and the impact of climate change and human activity on land ecosystems in the world Pacific and India oceans.He currently utilizes his knowledge of pollen in Australia and is looking for the effects of atmospheric pollen and spores on respiratory health.

4. Crawford School of Public Policy

Students in the school actively participate to make the impact of challenges on the world such as the problem about water, food, energy, economic development and environment.

The Crawford School  offers graduate degree and administrative courses in pubic policy, applied economics, public management and environmental management.

The Director of the school:

Helen Sullivan. Professor Helen Sullivan's research and education explored the nature of changes in the state and society. It includes the theory and practice of management and cooperation, the innovation forms of democratic participation, the new ideas of public policy and the practice of public service reform.

5.  Australian Center on China in the World

The Australian Center on China in the World of Australian National University is a comprehensive research institute founded in 2010. The central purpose is: based on the inheritance of humanities, compatible with the fine investigation of social sciences, caring for the public's demand for knowledge, and striving to contribute to public policy.

The Australian Center on China in the World Building is located at the heart of Australia National University campus.

The director of the center:

Jane Golley, Jane majors in the Chinese economy and carries out applied research on wide development and model change problems. Past studies include regional development and inequality, household consumption and emissions of carbon dioxide, urban and rural migration and urbanization, gender imbalances and economic growth, and China's distinctive socialism.

Recent research hobbies include educational opportunities, income and health inequality.

Institutes in College
The Australian National University Regional Institutes is the center of multidisciplinary research, innovative collaboration, and support networks, both students of Australian National University. Each year, each institute welcomes international scholars, holds high-level meetings and offers a series of seminars and open lectures to delve into some of the most pressing issues facing the region today.

There are 11 ANU Regional Institutes under the college of Asia and Pacific :

1.    China Institute

Australia National University China Institute of Research is comprised of staff and students from all areas of Australia National University and engaged different kinds of research about Chinese which include the Hong Kong, Taiwan and the oversea Chinese.

Currently, more than 50 scholars of the Australian National University are conducting research about China in this institute.

The current executive director of ANU China Institute: Professor Richard Rigby. 1970, Rigby graduated in History at ANU. 1975-2000, Rigby worked in Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs. 2008, Rigby started work in ANU China Institute.

2.    Indonesia Institute

Australia National University Indonesia institute was established in 2017. It aims to promote interest in Indonesia and serves as a key coordination point for activities related to Indonesia on campus.

This Institute want to promote exchanges among Australian National University scholars working in Indonesia and support academic exchange with relevant Australian visitors to Australian National University.

3.    Japan Institute

The Australian National University Japanese Institute no just research and education in the  Japanese studies area but also in the area of arts, economics, environment, health, history, international relations, languages, laws, linguistics, politics and regulation,.

The purpose of the Institute is strengthening schools, universities, public institutions, governments and the private sector to understand Japan, promote public policies and promote relations between Australia and Japan.

4.    Korea Institute

The National Research Institute of the Australian National University was established on August 15, 2008.

The target for the ANU Korea Research Institute are supports the Australian National University Program to expand and strengthen Korean language education and a wide range of Korean related disciplines to strengthen the relationship between Korea and Australia and further strengthen Korea's research field on a global scale.

5.    Malaysia Institute

The Australian National University Malaysia Institute was established in 2016. It aims to promote interest in Malaysia and serves as a key coordination point for Malaysia-related activities across the campus and promote communication between Australian National University scholars working in Malaysia.

6.    Mongolia Institute

The ANU Mongolian Institute was established in 2013 to promote Mongolian studies across Australia, providing formal advice and information source on Mongolia to universities and government agencies.

7.    Pacific Institute

The Pacific Institute promotes Pacific-related seminars, workshops, conferences, sponsors, accepts visitors from the region, coordinates university contacts and participates with Pacific Island organizations, educational research institutes and governments.

8.    Southeast Asia Institute

At the Southeast Asian Institute, about 80 researchers at Australian National University have an important research interest in Southeast Asia, teaching about 200 graduate students, and teaching numerous undergraduate and master's courses in Southeast Asian studies.

The main research scope of this institute is Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam, and ASEAN. The researchers in the institute also want to build connection with the Southeast Asia’s through the land and sea.

9.   South Asia Research Institute

South Asia South Asia Research Institute: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. The purpose of the institute are create an agenda for national and international discussions on South Asia, develop world class undergraduate and graduate programs and provide partners and necessary resources for people focusing on South Asia.

10.    Gender Institute

The ANU Gender Institute was established in March 2011.

The aims of the institute is to combine ongoing research on gender and sexuality, education and outreach activities, and to promote innovative research and programs to help reduce gendered inequalities in Australian National Universities.

11.   Myanmar Research Center

The Australian National University Myanmar Research Center was launched in 2015.

Currently, the Myanmar Research Center will focus on promote exchanges between Australian national universities and scholars in Burma, and support scholarly exchanges with scholar who relate to  Myanmar and Australia National University.

Research
The research at the College of Asia and the Pacific is driven by a triple commitment - to innovative disciplinary expertise, to deep engagement with our subjects, and to solutions that address policy challenges.

Our research is designed to help better understand the evolving dynamics of our region and support transformative social change. We serve as both a practical resource and a trusted partner for all who focus on Asia and the Pacific.