The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Contentious Solidarity: Engaged Ethnography and Knowledge Mobilization among Plumbers in Delhi” by Dr. Sanjeev Routray, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at FASS and Research Associate at IAS.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Sustainable Development in the Borderlands of Borneo” by Dr. Lidya Lestari Sitohang, Assistant Professor at State University of Surabaya (UNESA) and Visiting Scholar at IAS.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “The Art of Quiet Activism: Navigating “Civic Subjecthood” in A Southeast Asian Kingdom” by Dr. Mu'izz Abdul Khalid, Southeast Asian Studies, Universiti Malaya.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “The Likely Very Strong 2026/27 EL Nino: Anticipating Hotter, Drier Conditions and Associated Impacts and Risks in Brunei Darussalam and Borneo” by Prof. Fredolin Tangang, FASS, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Innovation in Climate Policy in Cities and the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities” by Prof. Jose Antonio Puppim de Oliveira, FGV EAESP & University of Manchester

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Student Migration: Transition from Privileged to Underprivileged Mobility?” by Dr Hong Sungah, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Tenuos Tenure: Regimes on Possession and Social Segregation in Urban India” by Professor Thomas Hansen, Stanford University.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Reframing Ambedkar: The Mediation of Visual Methods in Case Studies” by Dr Marcelo Schellini, FASS, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “The River as Method: Revisiting Asian Studies” by Assoc. Prof. Iftekhar Iqbal, FASS, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “The Myth of Homogeneity: Asian Values and the Cultural Limits of the “Global South”” by Prof. Chang-Yau Hoon, Visiting Professor at IAS, Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Professor and Director of the International Office at Singapore University of Social Sciences.