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[REFSA Semiconductor Study Tour] Selangor / Negeri Sembilan Cluster
Date: 20 – 21 August 2024 Location: Selangor & Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Read our press statement on the event here. Read relevant news here and
[REFSA Geoeconomics Dialogue] Strengthening Malaysia’s position amidst today’s Geoeconomic development
Research for Social Advancement (REFSA), a progressive think tank based in Kuala Lumpur, with the support from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Asia, convened a diverse group of policymakers, academics and thought leaders from across Asia-Pacific for a two-day roundtable in Kuala Lumpur. , with the main aim to explore the global order of today and tomorrow and deliberate and discuss the implications of the US-China rivalry for ASEAN, regional tensions in the South China Sea, and the way forward to manage disruption.
[REFSA Geopolitics Public Lecture] Feminist Foreign Policy in a World of Crisis
REFSA’s upcoming (online) Geopolitics Public Lecture themed “Feminist Foreign Policy in a World of Crisis – a Special Lecture by Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping” aims to explore and understand the development of feminist foreign policy in the West- and non-Western societies, and whether Malaysia and Southeast Asia can benefit from such a perspective and approach.
Asian Thought Leaders’ Engagement with EU Institutions; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Between 9-12 October 2022, REFSA Executive Director E Hun, alongside a delegation of Asian thought leaders, joined a high level dialogue programme and met with numerous EU institutions in Brussels. Hosted by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Asia, Brussels and Berlin offices, the delegation sat down with individual EU members of parliament, EU-based think tanks, various working groups within the European Commission, the EU Parliament and EU Council.
Reshaping Malaysia’s Future of Work – Gearing Up Social Mobility
On 26 August 2022, REFSA, IRDP and IDEAS co-hosted a roundtable on youth employment. Titled “Reshaping Malaysia’s Future of Work – Gearing Up Social Mobility”, the event brought together over 20 local thought leaders from diverse backgrounds, including academicians, public policy researchers and students. Taking the form of an open discussion, the 2.5-hour roundtable focused on the current trends of the Malaysian labour market, the key challenges that employers and jobseekers face and policy recommendations to address these issues.