The University of British Columbia’s , the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, and the 91ÑÇÉ« Centre for Asian Research hosted the 2025 Myanmar Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop from 14–16 May 2025 at 91ÑÇɫ’s Keele campus.
The workshop brought together 32 emerging scholars and young leaders from Myanmar, of Myanmar origin, or those conducting research on Myanmar. It provided a unique platform to build networks, foster collaboration, and strengthen participants’ contributions to Myanmar’s democratic future. It is part of an ongoing series that has supported the professional development of Myanmar students at universities across Canada.
This year’s workshop also included an interactive session on civil-military relations led by NUS Professor Terence Lee (National University of Singapore), a training on post-disaster relief led by Ali Asgary at 91ÑÇɫ’s Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM) Lab, and a public event at the University of Toronto where participants presented policy briefs from the Futures of Myanmar project, a collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada.
This event was made possible through the generous support of the International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative.
N. Thein photograph