Senior and post-doctoral young researchers are encouraged to carry out 3-4 week research stays in partner institutions.

The objective of this action is to promote mutual knowledge and joint research and publications.

During the last three years, however, the travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic prevented researchers from carrying out stays in other partner universities.

In January 2023, Profs. Mª Luz Suárez and Beatriz Pérez de las Heras, senior researchers at the University of Deusto, were able to travel to New Zealand, where they carried out the first research stay within the project. During their 3 week-stay, they had the chance to meet the staff of the National Centre of Research on Europe (NCRE, University of Canterbury) in Christchurch, including senior and young researchers, as well as PhD students.

As an outcome of their stay, both researchers intend to publish the respective research carried out in New Zealand in a scientific journal.

Specifically, Prof. Suárez worked on the topic “The cultural dimension of European Union-New Zealand relations through the lens of intercultural dialogue” , while Prof. Pérez de las Heras worked on “The European Union and New Zealand: pursuing a global climate agenda through trade”.

In April 2023, Professor Xiaotong Zhang, from Wuhan University and the Institute Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance (Fudan University), visited the University of Deusto in a research stay (from April 18 to May 11). During his stay in Bilbao, he got in contact with researchers from Deusto School of Law and the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. He also met staff members of the Vice-Rectorate for International Relations and the Director of the Global Engagement Office, as well as local authorities. All these meetings had the objective of strengthening mutual collaboration relations. Professor Zhang also took his stay at Deusto University to publicly present his last book Linkage Power Europe: the EU trade negotiations with the EU (1975-2019). He also taught the seminar on “Weaponization of Economics” to students of International Relations.

David Fernández-Rojo, Associate Professor and researcher at the University of Deusto carried out a research stay at the University of Toyo (Japan) from 1st April to 31st May 2023. During the stay, he had the chance to teach a series of classes about migration as a security challenge in its internal and external dimension for both the EU and the Asia-Pacific region. He also held various research meetings with members of Toyo University’s Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, as well as with researchers Ryuya Daidouji, from Aoyama Gakuin University, and Satoko Horii, from Akita International University.

In June 2023, Professor Milenko Petrovic, from the National Centre for Research on Europe (University of Canterbury) visited the University of Deusto in a research stay.

During his 3-week stay in Bilbao, Professor Petrovic had the chance to meet researchers from the School of Law, as well as academic authorities, such as the Dean of the School of Law and the Coordinator for the International Mobility. During his stay, Professor Petrovic worked on the EU-New Zealand relations, in particular economic and cultural relations. To this end, he was provided with an office at the School of Law and access to the Deusto Library- CRAI.

Inmaculada Herbosa, Associate Professor and researcher at the University of Deusto carried out a research stay at the University of Toyo (Japan) from 27 June to 27 July 2023. During the stay, she worked on the topic ‘Liability derived from AI’. She had the chance to give two seminars on this issue to students at the Center for Global Innovation Studies. She also held various research meetings with members of Toyo University’s Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, as well as with researchers of Toyo School of Law, such as Masaki Sakuramoto, Professor of Commercial Law.

Professor Martin Holland, Director of the National Centre for Research on Europe (University of Canterbury) visited the University of Deusto during the week 10-16 July 2023. Professor Holland met researchers from the School of Law and the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences. He also held work meetings with academic authorities, such as the Dean of the School of Law, and the Vice-Rector for International Relations and Research. These meetings were aimed to discuss new ways of collaboration to consolidate and expand the already established cooperation beyond the EUNAP project.

During his stay, Prof. Holland was provided with an office at the School of Law and access to Deusto Library-CRAI.

EUNAP project welcomes joint panel submissions from researchers and teachers in partner institutions to the annual European Union Studies Association-Asia Pacific (EUSA-AP) Conference.

Joint panels are expected to deliver joint papers too.

The 2020 EUSA AP Conference to be held at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 EUSA AP Conference took place in Australia, at Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) in 28-29 June 2021. More information on the conference is available at https://wp.me/P8ZcqX-aSI

Professors Francesco Alicino (LUM University), Xiaotong Zhang (Wuhan University) and Beatriz Pérez de las Heras (University of Deusto) submitted the joint panel “Rethinking EU-Asia Pacific relationships in the (post) Covid-19 era”.

The 2023 EUSA AP Conference will be held in Bangkok (Thailand) on 29-30 June 2023. The deadline for paper and panel submissions is 28th February 2023. This year, the Conference will be held in person. More information about the Conference is available at https://jeanmonnet.nz/eusaap-conference-2023/