Dr. Julian Dierkes, PhD

Associate Professor

Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research

Faculty of Arts

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Asia, Education, Europe, History, International Affairs / Geopolitics

Contact Information

Chosen name and pronouns:

He/Him/His

julian.dierkes@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-6237

Twitter/ jdierkes

UBC Blog/ http://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/

UBC Blog/ http://blogs.ubc.ca/jukupedia/

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Japanese education, cram schools, history education, history textbooks, reconciliation, legal education, Canada-Japan relations, contemporary Mongolia,

Languages

German

Japanese

some French

In the Media

Mongolians are chafing at the government’s anti-covid curbs – Economist With New PM, a New Generation Taking Charge in Mongolia – Diplomat Economic concerns high as Mongolia holds national elections – Associated Press Mongolia’s Future as ‘Oasis of Democracy’ Put to Election Test – Bloomberg Mongolia speaker expelled amid ongoing battle against corruption – Al-Jazeera The Country That Exiled McKinsey – ProPublica Can Mongolian Copper Power the Green Revolution – Financial Times Why Mongolia hopes to host a Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting – Washington Post Mongolia mining corruption probe snares former PM – Financial Times