The Center for International Indigenous Affairs（CIIA）at National Dong Hwa University（NDHU）recently hosted a number of visiting scholars from Northern Europe. Visiting scholars included Dr Pigga Keskitalo, Associate Professor of the Department of Teacher Education at Sámi University in Norway; Prof Reetta Toivanen, Professor of the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science at University of Helsinki in Finland,…
CIIA Director Dr. Jolan Hsieh （Bavaragh Dagalomai, 謝若蘭）, was invited as a speaker to the Borneo Rainforest Law Conference earlier this month. The conference was a phenomenal success with over 350 participants, all agreeing that the conference theme of Indigenous Rights is timely and important for both the region and around the world. The conference…
In late October 2017, Bavaragh Dagalomai （Jolan Hsieh）, a professor in the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures who doubles as the Director of Center for International Indigenous Affairs, National Dong Hwa University （NDHU）, led the students from NDHU’s College of Indigenous Studies to pay an educational visit to New Zealand for its Māori education.…
The biennial International Indigenous Research Conference （IIRC） and Ka Haka 2018 was held by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre for Research Excellence （NPM / NZMCRE）, in mid-November. Indigenous researchers from all parts of the world attended and shared their fruitful research and knowledge. Dr. Jolan Hsieh （Bavaragh Dagalomai / 謝若蘭）, the…
The College of Indigenous Studies （CIS） at the National Dong Hwa University （NDHU） in partnership with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi （TWWoA） and Te Wānanga a Aotearoa （TWoA） organized a study abroad team to Aotearoa New Zealand in early November. This study abroad group had the specific learning objectives of gaining a Māori-centered immersion education…
The Center for International Indigenous Affairs （CIIA） has been serving since its establishment in 2014 to dedicatedly and committedly promote academic cooperation between international and Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. The CIIA, the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures of the National Dong Hwa University and the Hualien Tribal College planned and held jointly the ‘2018 Forum…
The 2018 Annual General Meeting （AGM） of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium （WINHEC） just ended this September. Since its inception in 2002, the WINHEC has been a crucial partner with those working on international indigenous higher education. Having been actively establishing contact and communication with the WINHEC over the past year or so,…
In early October, Professor Jolan Hsieh（Bavaragh Dagalomai / 謝若蘭）, Director of the Center for International Indigenous Affairs（CIIA）led a group of students from College of Indigenous Studies to visit Canada for a two-week field research course. The group went to the traditional territory of the First Nations in Ontario and participated in the traditional Hall Harvest…
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta urged graduates of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi to build on the legacy of the institution’s first 25 years and embrace the opportunity and vision of its next 25 years of development. The keynote speaker for the Graduation 2018 called upon the 2961 graduates to ponder the endless opportunities of…
Potential partnerships between Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and higher education institutes in Taiwan have been canvassed by a group of Taiwanese academics. The team representing the Taiwan Connection Project visited Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne as part of the Taiwanese government initiative to promote and deepen partnerships with higher education and research institutes in Aotearoa, particularly…