Vasja Hafner, BA
Volontär
Vasja Hafner holds a BA in Geography and Sinology from the University of Ljubljana and is currently pursuing an MA in Sinophone Societies and Cultures at the University of Vienna. His academic training combines political and human geography with Sinology, and his academic and research interests focus on political developments in East Asia and international relations, with particular attention to cross-strait relations, China–EU relations, China’s engagement with the Global South, and domestic political dynamics in the region. He has undertaken study and language training in Taiwan, including an exchange semester at the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations at Tamkang University, as well as intensive Mandarin programmes at Chinese Culture University in Taipei and National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung.