International Institute for Asian Studies
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| Motto | Encouraging knowledge and enhancing the study of Asia |
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| Established | 1993 |
| Director | Philippe Peycam |
| Location | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Website | www.iias.nl |
The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a research and exchange platform based at Leiden University in the Netherlands. The objective of the institute is to encourage the multidisciplinary and comparative study of Asia and to promote national and international co-operation. It acts as an interface between academic and non-academic partners including cultural, social and policy organisations.
IIAS was jointly established in 1993 by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Leiden University, the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).
The IIAS functions as a clearinghouse of knowledge and information and strives to contributes to the cultural rapprochement between Asia and Europe. It provides information services, constructs international networks, and sets up international cooperative projects and research programmes. At a broader level, IIAS links up with other groups in society, such as business people, policy makers, and the media by making expertise on Asia available to non-academic organizations through updates, consultancy services, and the like.
IIAS hosts many postdoctoral researchers (fellows) in Asian Studies. Positionsare open for outstanding post-doctoral researchers from around the world focusing on one of IIAS thematic clusters: Asian Cities, Asian Heritages and Global Asia.
The IIAS is an active initiator and facilitator of international cooperation. All of IIAS research programmes, fellowships and other activities are made possible with the cooperation of national and international partner institutions and organisations.
IIAS holds the secretariat of various networks, such as the European Alliance for Asian Studies and, at a global level, the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) and the Urban Knowledge Network Asia (UKNA).
The European Alliance for Asian Studies (Asia Alliance) is a cooperative framework of institutes specializing in Asian Studies, consisting of IIAS, Leiden/Amsterdam; the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen; Institute of Asian Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg; Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI Sciences Po), Paris; Swedish School of Advanced Asia-Pacific Studies (SSAAPS), Stockholm; Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental (CEAO, Centre for East Asian Studies), Madrid and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. Activities of the Asia-Alliance include regular Asia Updates, jointly organized workshops and conferences, and a structural cooperation with the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) by jointly organizing the Annual Asia-Europe Workshop Series.
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