---------------------------------------------------- ChinaResourceNews No. 36 (December 15, 2007) http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/archives/chinaresource-l.html ---------------------------------------------------- October 19, 2007: The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows", in which ChinaResource.org and the Institute of Chinese Studies are participating, has been awarded 6.5 million Euros annually over five years by the German Research Council as part of the DFG's Initiative for Excellence 2006/07. http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/ressources/press/press_release_20071019.pdf For more information about the cluster of excellence please go to http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de December 3, 2007: To improve research opportunities at the University of Heidelberg, the Cluster "Asia and Europe" has acquired access to ProQuest – Dissertation and Theses. With more than 2.4 million entries, this database is the most comprehensive collection of academic dissertations and theses in the world. http://tinyurl.com/35fjqh (Access is restricted to members of the University of Heidelberg.) ____________________ With kind regards, Matthias Arnold ([log in to unmask]) ChinaResource.org http://chinaresource.org/ _______________________________________________________ An archive of this list as well as an subscribe/unsubscribe facility is available at: http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/archives/chinaresource-l.html