Pok Rafeah Distinguished Chair

The Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Evans as the 7^th Pok Rafeah Chair for the 2022 academic year. Professor Evans is currently the HSBC Chair in Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

A specialist in Asian and trans-Pacific international relations, Professor Evans has taught and held visiting appointments at numerous esteemed institutions in Canada, the United States, Australia, and Asia. He served as Co-CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada from 2005 to 2008 and has led research institutes and various partnership and dialogue activities with think tanks and universities in the Asia-Pacific region. He currently serves as a Canadian representative on the ASEAN Regional Forum’s Experts and and Eminent Person Group.

As the holder of Pok Rafeah Chair at IKMAS, Professor Evans will lead a research project on “Middle Power Collaboration in Shaping an Indo-Pacific Order.” He will convene a workshop, give a public lecture, as well as lead research-sharing sessions with IKMAS fellows and graduate students.

More about Professor Evans: https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/paul-evans/