Objective
A major objective of the Center is to collect and preserve information and artifacts of all kinds concerning the study of the peoples and cultures of Burma/Myanmar, and to make these materials broadly available for research and study.
A major objective of the Center is to collect and preserve information and artifacts of all kinds concerning the study of the peoples and cultures of Burma/Myanmar, and to make these materials broadly available for research and study.
Goals
The Center for Burma Studies is a non-political, non-degree granting, administrative and academic unit within Northern Illinois University. The Center has the following goals:
- The maintenance and expansion of a comprehensive research library to sustain the field of Burma studies
- The collection, care, and exhibition of the arts of Burma
- The support and promotion of undergraduate and graduate teaching concerning Burma
- The organization and hosting of self-supporting national and international conferences on Burma studies
- The publication of relevant scholarship on Burma
- The care and enhancement of archival resources such as photographs, music records, oral histories, personal papers, and field notes
- The promotion of outreach activities to schools and communities
- Encouraging the performance of Burmese arts
- The securing of educational opportunities through scholarships, internships, and fellowships
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