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.
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| Formation | March 2014 |
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| Type | Public policy think tank |
| Headquarters | Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia |
Parent organization | Sunway University |
| Website | Official website  |
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
editJCI 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
edit- ^ "Jeffrey Cheah Institute launches think tank | the Malay Mail". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ^ "Brevia". 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Southeast Asia | Harvard University Asia Center". asiacenter.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jeffrey Cheah Foundation establishes two professorships at Harvard University".
- ^ "Penang Institute begins | Penang Monthly". penangmonthly.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20.
- ^ "Finance expert helms institute".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
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External links
edit- Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia Web site
- Woo Wing Thye UC Davis Faculty Page
- James Chin Monash Malaysia Faculty Page Archived 2014-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
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