Event Information:
- Date: January 16, 2023, to June 06, 2023
- Time: 20:00 - 21:20
- Location: Conducted online, no registration required. For details, please visit the Facebook page [Global Welfare Research](https://www.facebook.com/people/Global-Welfare-Research/100083190949048/)
- Moderator: Associate Professor Shu-Huah Wang, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University

Lecture Content:
Eliminating poverty is a primary goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and countries worldwide are dedicated to addressing challenging poverty issues through various social policies. This research project invites over 20 scholars from around the world to explore the current status of social welfare design for low-income groups, understanding the adequacy, inclusiveness, and corresponding outcomes of social welfare. The research project will hold a series of lectures in the spring of 2023, where scholars from different countries will share insights into their respective social assistance systems and significant research findings. Interested individuals are welcome to participate and engage in discussions.

Notes:
- The lectures will be conducted in English.
- This lecture series is sponsored by the National Science and Technology Commission (Grant No. 111-2628-H-002-020-).

Lecture Schedule:
- 01/16/2023 (Mon): Aungsumalee Pholpark (Thailand)
- 02/09/2023 (Thur): Tatiana Karabchuk and Aizhan Shomotova (UAE)
- 02/13/2023 (Mon): Ndangwa Noyoo (South Africa)
- 03/01/2023 (Wed): Zhao Xi (Mainland China); Carolina Muñoz Guzmán and Raimundo Eyzaguirre (Chile)
- 03/15/2023 (Wed): Keerty Nakray (India); Burak Gürel (Turkey)
- 03/31/2023 (Fri): Peng Chenhong (Hong Kong); Ji Young Kang (South Korea)
- 04/12/2023 (Wed): Claudia Sandra Krmpotic & Maria Beatriz Lucuix (Argentina); Rosina Foli (Ghana)
- 04/20/2023 (Thur): Eddy Walakira (Uganda); Aya Abe (Japan)
- 04/26/2023 (Wed): Sarah Marchal (Belgium)
- 05/10/2023 (Wed): Rubia dos Santos Ronzoni and Regina Dal Prá (Brazil); Siti Hajar Binti Abu Bakar Ah (Malaysia)
- 05/16/2023 (Tue): Tauchid Komara Yuda (Indonesia); Irene Y.H. Ng (Singapore)
- 05/23/2023 (Tue): Yu-Ling Chang (USA) *1.5 hours later than the usual seminar time listed below
- 05/30/2023 (Tue): Phạm Bảo Dương and Luu Van Duy (Vietnam); Aziza Umarova (Uzbekistan)
- 06/06/2023 (Tue): Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova and Linda Cook (Russia); Felix Muchomba (Kenya)