[INDOLOGY] ANNOUNCEMENT> The End of Tibetology in Copenhagen

[Dipak Bhattacharya]

I feel very sorry for this. But this has been going on for long in
Indology. Tibetology etc. I let my grief known. Do they serve any purpose?
In any case I do not approve of the curtailment of education.
Best wishes for further efforts and restoration.
Dipak Bhattacharya

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:03 AM, Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu>
wrote:

> Forgive me for the cross-posting, but some may be interested to respond to
> the message below
> of Prof. Trine Brox and add your voices to those who are protested Pr.
> Jan-Ulrich Sobisch's
> dismissal.
>
> Matthew
>
> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études,
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
>
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
> ------------------------------
> Re: ANNOUNCEMENT> The End of Tibetology in Copenhagen
> <https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/111891/re-announcement-end-tibetology-copenhagen>
> by Trine Brox <https://networks.h-net.org/users/trine-brox>
>
> Dear colleagues and friends,
>
>
>
> After my colleague Jan-Ulrich Sobisch was fired on Tuesday and we thereby
> learned that Tibetology will be discontinued at the University of
> Copenhagen, so many of you have written personal messages and entries on
> social media, asking what you can do to help. I am very moved by the
> concern and solidarity that you show us in these tremendously difficult
> times. I also know that your support means a lot to Jan-Ulrich. Thank you!
>
>
>
> With the shocking dismissal of Jan-Ulrich, who has been at the University
> of Copenhagen since 2003, they seem to sacrifice Tibetology as a maneuver
> to show the politicians that the University does indeed try to cut the
> costs of higher education. There is no other reason to discontinue
> Tibetology and dismiss Jan-Ulrich – he has an impressive publication
> record, he attracts external funding, he is part of international research
> networks, and he has dedicated students. However, by sacrificing
> Jan-Ulrich, we lose an educational program and many decades of a Tibetology
> research tradition in Denmark that will be impossibly difficult to rebuild
> in the future. What they are doing now is a catastrophe and must be stopped!
>
>
>
> There is, in fact, something you can do which might help us protest.
>
>
>
> *Jan-Ulrich has until February 23, 10 o’clock, to appeal the decision.
> Only afterwards will they announce the final decision. I hope that we can
> influence the final decisions making if the international community of
> Tibet scholars protests immediately. I would request you to write
> individual letters to the Rector and Director of the Board of the
> University. Please write a few words about your opinion to close down
> Tibetology here and about Jan-Ulrich as a scholar, so that we may impress
> them before they make their final decision.*
>
>
>
> Please be so kind to send me also an electronic copy, if you agree that we
> may use it to send it to the Minister of Education and in a further media
> campaign. I will also plaster copies of your letter on the wall outside of
> our Department Director’s office.
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues, I know that I am impinging on your precious time, but I
> ask you nonetheless to please take a few minutes and contribute to our
> fight to reinstate Jan-Ulrich in his job and to save the long tradition of
> Tibetan Studies at Copenhagen University.
>
>
>
> If you have any questions or other ideas, then please write to me, Trine
> Brox, at trinebrox at hum.ku.dk.
>
>
>
> Please send your original letters of protest to
>
>
>
> *Chairman of the Board of the University Director Nils Strandberg Pedersen*
>
> *and *
>
> *Rector Professor Ralf Hemmingsen*
>
> *Rector's Office*
>
> *Nørregade 10, PO Box 2177*
>
> *DK-1017 Copenhagen K*
>
> *Denmark*
>
>
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Trine Brox
>
> Associate Professor
>
> Modern Tibetan Studies
>
> Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
>
> University of Copenhagen
>
>    - Read more or reply
>    <https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/111891/re-announcement-end-tibetology-copenhagen>
>
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