Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia
FormationMarch 2014
TypePublic policy think tank
HeadquartersSunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
Parent organization
Sunway University
Websitehttps://www.jci.edu.my

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.

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

JCI 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

  1. ↑ "Jeffrey Cheah Institute launches think tank | the Malay Mail". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Brevia". 15 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Southeast Asia | Harvard University Asia Center". asiacenter.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07.
  4. ↑ "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)
  5. ↑ "Jeffrey Cheah Foundation establishes two professorships at Harvard University".
  6. ↑ "Penang Institute begins | Penang Monthly". penangmonthly.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Finance expert helms institute".
  8. ↑ http://www.sass.monash.edu.my/about-us/SASS-Prof-James-UH-Chin.html


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