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Institute of Asian Research

Institute of Asian Research is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Institute of Asian Research rather than just read about it. In short: The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) is a research institute founded in 1978 at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the university's focal point for Asia-related policy and current affairs as well as interdisciplinary scholarship on contemporary Asia. It houses major endowments and five research centres that cover Southeast Asia, South Asia, Korea, Japan, and China.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) is a research institute founded in 1978 at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the university's focal point for Asia-related policy and current affairs as well as interdisciplinary scholarship on contemporary Asia. It houses major endowments and five research centres that cover Southeast Asia, South Asia, Korea, Japan, and China. It also houses the academic journal Pacific Affairs, which has been published continuously since 1928. The institute was a founding partner of UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and its Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program. It hosts over 50 events and lectures each year that bring together scholars, practitioners, and community members. Its IAR Fellows program has welcomed over 150 fellows to date.

List of affiliated faculty Timothy Cheek, Louis Cha Chair in Chinese Research; Co-Director, Centre for Chinese Research Paul Evans, Professor Emeritus Qiang Fu, Associate Professor (Sociology); Co-Director, Centre for Chinese Research Kristen Hopewell, Canada Research Chair in Global Policy and Professor Tarun Khanna, Assistant Professor Soo Yeon Kim, Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Research and Associate Professor; Editor, Pacific Affairs Steven Lee, Associate Professor (History); Director, Centre for Korean Research Alex Yu-Ting Lin, Assistant Professor Juliet Lu, Assistant Professor Kai Ostwald, HSBC Chair in Asian Research and Associate Professor; Director, Institute of Asian Research M.V. Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament; Co-Director, Centre for India and South Asia Research John Roosa, Professor (History); Director, Centre for Southeast Asia Research Tsering Shakya, CRC Chair in Religion and Contemporary Society of Asia, Co-Lead, Himalaya Program Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor; Co-Lead, Himalaya Program Veena Sriram, Assistant Professor Yves Tiberghien, Konwakai Chair and Professor; Director, Centre for Japanese Research

C. K. Choi Building

The institute is housed in the C. K. Choi Building, a 1995 building notable for its environmentally-friendly design. It was designed by Matsuzaki Wright Architects of Vancouver as the UBC's "flagship environmental building". It features Asian architectural motifs, such as curved roofs. The building is named after Dr. Cheung-Kok Choi, a businessman and philanthropist as well as a major donor to UBC.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Institute of Asian Research

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Institute of Asian Research claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Institute of Asian Research before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Institute of Asian Research ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Institute of Asian Research

In research: Institute of Asian Research appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Institute of Asian Research in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Institute of Asian Research is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1978 establishments in British Columbia, Academic units of the University of British Columbia, Asian-Canadian culture in British Columbia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Institute of Asian Research outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Institute of Asian Research matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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