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[2nd Talk] Prof. Dr. Fan Ruolan: "A Study of the Dialect Groups, Scales, and Influences of Female Migrants from South China to Malaya"

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Introduction

The “Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series” will be launched very soon. Prof. Fan Ruolan from China is our Second speaker.

Speaker

Prof. Fan Ruolan

Prof. Fan Ruolan is a Professor of the School of International Relations and Southeast Asia Research Centre of Sun Yat_Sen University. She is also the Researcher of the Institute of Belt and Road Studies and the Director of the Centre of Gender Education and Research. Her areas of expertise are SEA politics, Chinese, Islamic studies, and Malaysian studies. Prof. Fan Roulan published several remarkable books, such as _Gender and Immigrant Society: A Research of Women in Singapore and Malaysia from 1929 to 1941_ (2019), _Women’s Political Participation in Southeast Asia_ (2015), _An Analysis of Violence Against Women from Gender Perspective_ (2013), _Research on Female Political Leaders in Southeast Asia_ (1st author, 2021), _The Outline of Malaysia History_ (1st author, 2018), _Islam and Modernization in Southeast Asia_ (1st author, 2009), and many more research papers.

Moderator

Dr. Tey Shi Bin (Assistant Professor, Dean of the International Education College at New Era University College)

Dr. Tey Shi Bin graduated with a First-Class Honours Bachelor's degree in Chinese Studies from the University of Malaya. She was jointly recommended by the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, and the Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Malaya to receive the "Chinese Government Full Scholarship" for further studies in China. In 2010, she completed her Master's degree in Chinese Classical Literature at Central China Normal University in China, earning honors for an excellent thesis and being named an outstanding international graduate student. In 2014, she received her Ph.D. in Classical Philology from the same institution, again being recognized for her outstanding thesis and for her excellence as a graduating international student.
After earning her doctoral degree, Dr. Tey returned to Malaysia to serve in the Department of Chinese Studies at New Era University College. On January 1, 2018, she was promoted to Associate Head of the Department and Assistant Professor. On April 1, 2019, she was appointed as the founding Dean of the International Education College, responsible for expanding and developing the institution's international affairs. In August 2019, she received the First Outstanding Teacher Award. In December 2021, Dr. Tey was appointed as a contract Associate Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, a 985 and Double First-Class University.
Dr. Tey  has published over 20 academic papers and works of poetry and prose. She is the author of monographs such as A Study of the Sub-Section Novels in the "Bibliographical Section" of the "History of Qing" Supplement and Addenda and is the chief editor of Chinese Scholars. She has delivered over 60 specialized lectures and Moderatored and participated in nearly 20 academic review sessions. Dr. Tey has received several literary awards and has written columns for the China Daily supplement. Additionally, she works as a corporate copywriting consultant and has written brand content for businesses.

Information

Date: 24 November 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm
Platform: Zoom (ID & password will be sent through WhatsApp and Email)
Free registration. Please register by 22 November 2021 (Monday) via this link: https://ibit.ly/5Nhc

Trailer (Video)

Lecture Postscript

The 2nd session of the "Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series," organized by the Institute of International Education, New Era University College (IIE, NEUC) and the Tan Lark Sye Institute, was held on 24 November 2021. The guest speakers for this event was Prof. Dr. Fan Ruolan from Sun Yat-sen University. It was attended by more than 200 people.

Dr. Fan is affiliated with the School of International Relations and the Southeast Asia Research Center at Sun Yat-sen University. She also serves as a researcher at the Belt and Road Research Institute, a doctoral advisor, and the director of the Center for Gender Education and Research at Sun Yat-sen University. Her research areas include Southeast Asian politics, the Chinese diaspora, Islam, and Malaysian studies.

This lecture was titled “A Study of the Dialect Groups, Scales, and Influences of Female Migrants from South China to Malaya.” This lecture was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tey Shi Bin from NEUC. During the Q&A session, the audience actively engaged with the speaker, who addressed all questions comprehensively.

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