Conferences, public lectures, summer language schools and open calls in Buddhist Studies, Tibetan Studies and related fields — many lectures can be joined online. Always confirm dates and deadlines on the organizer's website.
19–23 Jul 2027
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
The early-career conference of Tibetan Studies meets at Korea University in Seoul. Abstracts and CVs are due 1 November 2026.
5–7 May 2027
Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada
An international conference at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Presenters get four nights' accommodation; abstracts are due 18 December 2026.
31 Jul – 4 Aug 2028
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
The largest international Buddhist Studies conference meets at the University of British Columbia. Initial panel proposals are due 28 February 2027.
Guest lectures and seminars at Buddhist Studies centres around the world.
Prof. Hwang Soonil (College of Buddhism at Dongguk University)
Numata Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg · University of Hamburg, AAI (ESA OST), Room 120, Hamburg
The lecture distinguishes the early Buddhist Middle Way as practice from its doctrinal 'Middle View' sense and shows how Seongcheol reinterpreted it in modern Korean Buddhism.
Max Kramer (Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin)
Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna
A book presentation examining how ethics and emotion shape online political engagement amid rising ethno-nationalism.
Ven. Prof. Chongdok [Park Cheonghwan] (Dongguk University)
Numata Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg · Abteilung für Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets, Alsterterrasse 1, Room 117, Hamburg
The talk assesses how Korea's Jogye Order cares for its aging monastics under the 2011 Monastic Welfare Act, comparing it with Catholic and Thai Buddhist systems.
Collected daily from university and institute lecture calendars. Times are as given by the organizer; check their page for registration and changes.
9 Jun – 5 Aug 2027
Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal (and online)
Eight weeks of intensive classical language or Buddhist Studies courses in Kathmandu or online, accredited by Kathmandu University.
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