8 Doctoral Scholarships at Heidelberg University

19th Mar 2012 19th Mar 2012

Deadline: 15^th May 2012

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships, subject to budgetary approval of the Cluster for the second funding period in the Excellence Initiative of the German central and state governments. A decision is expected by June 16, 2012. In case of success, the new funding period would start on November 1, 2012.

Call for Contributions: Oriens Extremus

18th Mar 2012 18th Mar 2012

Deadline: 30^th Sep 2012

Oriens Extremus assembles articles dealing with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian cultural and intellectual history from the beginnings until the modern age. The next issue of Oriens Extremus will feature a special section devoted to The Chinese Revolution: Creating a New World. It focuses on an epochal process that spectacularly culminated a century ago in the Chinese revolution of 1911. However, the political events may be seen as merely the most prominent manifestation of an underlying current that changed

Vacant Position: Associate Professor of Religion in Modern China

15th Mar 2012 15th Mar 2012

Deadline: 11^th Apr 2012

The University of Oslo invites applications for a position as Associate Professor of Religion in Modern China, with application deadline 11 April, 2012. Salary level NOK 455,900 - 509,100 per year.

For further information, please contact:
Head of Administration Ragnhild Rebne, telephone: +47 22 85 59 26
Head of Department/Professor Arne Bugge Amundsen, telephone: +47 22 85 76 29

“Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China” A Joint Research Workshop of the IAS & the ISF

7th Mar 2012 7th Mar 2012

Jerusalem, 1^st – 6^th May 2012
Deadline: 30^th Mar 2012

The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) is very glad to announce the forthcoming workshop “Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China”. The workshop, co-organized by Yuri Pines and Paul Goldin, is due on May 1-6, the Institute for Advanced Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Applicants are most warmly welcome! For further details please visit our site: External Link
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Call for Papers: “Political Strategies of Identity Building in Non-Han Empires in China:”

6th Mar 2012 6th Mar 2012

Munich, 18^th - 19^th Jun 2012
Deadline: 8^th Apr 2012

A Continuation of the Workshop “Ethnicity and Sinicization Reconsidered”
This workshop is especially aimed at post-graduate students of East Asian and Central Asian history, sociology, anthropology, political science, or ethnology (i.e. Sinology, Mongolian Studies, Korean Studies, Central Asian Studies etc.). Participants are asked to give a talk of no longer than 20 minutes.

The Wellington Conference on Contemporary China 2012

15th Feb 2012 15th Feb 2012

Wellington, New Zealand, 13^th - 14^th Aug 2012
Deadline: 30^th May 2012

The Wellington Conference on Contemporary China is an annual event organized by the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre. Each year, this conference brings together leading China scholars to examine, debate and advance scholarship on issues of great significance in contemporary China studies.

TOChina Summer School 2012

15th Feb 2012 15th Feb 2012

Torino, 25^th Jun – 6^th Jul 2012
Deadline: 21^st May 2012

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The TOChina Summer School is delighted to announce that applications for the 2012 TOChina Summer School on the politics, foreign policy and political economy of contemporary China are accepted as of now.

True to its tradition, the School tackles the complexity of today’s global China through a 2-week, super-intensive program featuring leading China experts from around the world, a vibrant international class, and an informal environment designed to encourage in-depth discussions and first-rate networking.
Training runs Monday to Friday, from 9.30 am to 5 pm. Lectures address both China’s long-term, structural transformations, and the most topical trends informing current international debate. The TOChina faculty is selected to provide timely, cutting-edge insights, engage in extensive Q&A sessions, and devise case-studies and role-games for maximum impact. Working language is English.
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Call for Papers: Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art (TSLA)

8th Feb 2012 8th Feb 2012

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art (TSLA), which was initiated in 1980 and published bimonthly, is one of the most highly ranked academic journals in China that publish original research articles in arts and humanities, especially in literary theory. From 2012 year onwards, TSLA will publish original academic articles that are written in English. Articles that deal with any issues in literary theory, critical theory, aesthetics, philosophy of art, cultural studies will be welcome.

Third EACS Summer School in Chinese Studies – 2012 Edition: Chinese Folk Culture

6th Feb 2012 6th Feb 2012

Moscow, 18^th - 24^th Jun 2012
Deadline: 15^th Mar 2012

The classes will be held from 18 June (Monday) to 23 June (Saturday). A Moscow city tour is scheduled for 24 June (Sunday). Institute of Oriental and Classical Studies, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia
Time & Place, Courses, Participants, Requirements, Application, Contacts

Call for Papers: “New European research on contemporary China” European Junior China Scholars Conference

5th Feb 2012 5th Feb 2012

Beijing, 6^th - 7^th Jul 2012
Deadline: 1^st Mar 2012

This conference aims to bring together doctoral candidates, post-doctoral researchers and recent PhDs based in China, either European nationals or affiliated with European research institutions, in order to produce an overview of the emerging problematics in Chinese studies. The focus of the conference is on contemporary China, in a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Call for Papers: “Cosmopolitan China” An International Conference

4th Feb 2012 4th Feb 2012

Manchester, 17^th - 18^th May 2012
Extended Deadline: 13^th Feb 2012

Convened by Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) and Confucius Institute (CI) Pathways to Cosmopolitanism PhD Program (Manchester and NUS) Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Culture (RICC)
Manchester Architecture Research Centre (MARC).
Questions of ethnic diversity and multi-culturalism lie at the heart of debates on cosmopolitanism. To what extent can the case of China

Position in Premodern China Studies at Heidelberg University

30th Jan 2012 30th Jan 2012

Preliminary Deadline: 15^th Feb 2012

The Department for Chinese Studies (Institut für Sinologie) at Heidelberg University seeks to employ as soon as possible a Research Scholar in Pre-modern Chinese History (Shang to Yuan political, social or cultural history) to fill the position of wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (salary level TV-L 13, roughly equivalent to Lecturer in Britain or Assistant Professor in North America). The position is affiliated to the chair for Classical China Studies.The successful applicant will be teaching

Position in Early Chinese Manuscript Studies at Heidelberg University

30th Jan 2012 30th Jan 2012

Preliminary Deadline: 15^th Feb 2012

The Department for Chinese Studies (Institut für Sinologie) at Heidelberg University, Germany, invites applications for a Research Scholar position (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, salary level TV-L13, roughly equivalent to Lecturer in Britain or Assistant Professor in North America) in the field of Early Chinese Manuscript Studies (brush-writings on wood, bamboo, or silk from the 5th c. BCE to the 4th c. CE). The successful applicant will assist in coordinating the activities

Call for papers: Conference on “Constructions of Race and Racism in East Asia: East-West Perspectives”

17th Jan 2012 17th Jan 2012

Munich, 12^th - 14^th Sep 2012
Deadline: 15^th Aug 2012

We welcome papers for a conference on Constructions of Race and Racism in East Asia, which will be held at the University of the Armed Forces, Munich, Germany from September 12 to 14, 2012.
This conference follows an earlier book project entitled “Race and Racism in Modern East Asia: Western Constructions and Eastern

Vacant Position: Professor in King’s China Institute

16th Jan 2012 16th Jan 2012

Deadline: 10^th Feb 2012

King’s College London wishes to make a further appointment at Professorial level to its China Institute, as part of the strategic expansion of the Institute and the College’s broader internationalisation strategy. Fields of particular interest for the appointment are China and global politics, political economy, comparative governance, entrepreneurship and management, the state, including its legal, organisational and political aspects, urbanisation, and economic and social changein China.

Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Symposium “Metamorphosen des Alltäglichen : 100 Jahre Wandel und Entwicklung in China (1912-2012)”

16th Jan 2012 16th Jan 2012

Universität zu Köln
5^th May 2012
Deadline: Feb 15^th 2012

Nach dem Ausbruch der Revolution im Oktober des Jahres 1911 begann mit der Abdankung des letzten Kaisers am 1. Februar 1912 eine Phase des Umbruchs und des Wandels in China, die bis heute andauert. Seither prägten Phasen der

Vacant Position: Chair in Contemporary China

12th Jan 2012 12th Jan 2012

University of Nottingham - School of Contemporary Chinese Studies
Deadline: 15^th Feb 2012

Salary is internationally competitive and negotiable, starting from £55,758 per annum.
Excellent applications will be considered from any suitably qualified candidates for the above post based in the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham, but would be particularly welcomed from specialists in financial economics or a related subject area with a focus on Contemporary China.

8th Łódź East Asia Meeting: East Asia After Global Financial Crisis

12th Jan 2012 12th Jan 2012

Łódź, 4^th - 5^th Jun 2012
Deadline: 28^th Feb 2012

Ever since its first edition in 2002, the Lodz East Asian Meeting gather scholars, researchers and students in all disciplines, specializing in East Asian studies. Being the first academic conference of its kind in Poland, gradually it became one of the most important venues for academic exchange in the field. After hosting eight conferences and publishing six volumes of studies, we hope to broaden its scope and turn it

Cambridge: University Lectureship in Chinese Studies (post-Han and pre-1800)

8th Jan 2012 8th Jan 2012

Department of East Asian Studies, Cambridge University
Deadline: 1^st Feb 2012

"Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in Chinese Studies available from October 1^st 2012 or other date to be arranged thereafter. Successful applicants must have a strong publication record and experience in teaching classical and literary Chinese, sinological research methods,dynastic history, and/or

Call for Papers: Asian Postmodernities and their Legacies

20th Dec 2011 20th Dec 2011

Zürich, 30^th - 31^st Mar 2012
Deadline: 15^th Jan 2012

The University Research Priority Program Asia and Europe (University of Zurich) in collaboration with The Institute of East Asian Studies, Department of Sinology (University of Zurich), invite proposals for the Graduate Student Workshop.

Key themes: spaces & boundaries, environmental issues, body & gender, theories & methods
Download: Call for Papers (PDF)

Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Heidelberg sucht Geschäftsführer|in

16th Dec 2011 16th Dec 2011

Deadline: 31st Dec 2011

Am Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Heidelberg e.V. ist baldmöglichst die Stelle einer/ eines Geschäftsführerin/ Geschäftsführers zu besetzen. Die Vergütung erfolgt nach TV-L.
Die Aufgaben umfassen die Geschäftsführung im Konfuzius-Institut in Zusammenarbeit mit dem/der chinesischen Direktor/in des Instituts, die Organisation und Koordination von Veranstaltungen und Kursen auf allen Ebenen des Spracherwerbs

Seventh EACL Springschool in Chinese Linguistics

12th Dec 2011 12th Dec 2011

Humboldt-University, Berlin
26^th - 30^th Mar 2012
Deadline: 6^th Jan 2012

The Board of the European Association of Chinese Linguistics is pleased to
announce the 2012 edition of the EACL Spring School in Chinese Linguistics. The aim of the EACL Spring Schools in Chinese Linguistics is to provide a opportunity for MA and PhD-students affiliated to European universities to be exposed to areas in Chinese

Doctoral Scholarship: China’s Maritime Commerce and Naval Activities in Northeast Asia During the “Yuan-Ming Rupture”

12th Dec 2011 12th Dec 2011

Ghent University, Belgium
Deadline: Jan 31^st 2012

Funding for a 48 months doctoral scholarship to be undertaken at the Department of South and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Ghent University, Belgium (supervisor Prof. Dr. Angela Schottenhammer).

The scholarship will require a comparative-analytic

Call for Papers: Cultural Translation and East Asia: Film, Literature and Art

6th Dec 2011 6th Dec 2011

Bangor University UK, Sep 7^th - 8^th 2012
Deadline: 20^th May 2012

The aim of this interdisciplinary conference is to focus on questions of ‘cultural translation’ in all its forms and constructs.
As global identity becomes increasingly defined by questions of communication across languages and
cultures the role of ‘translation’ becomes key in the forging of new subjectivities.

Museums

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Museums

The links gathered here are to websites of European museums with collections of Chinese art, and to announcements of special exhibitions. You can select a country below, or view the complete list. For a general overview (in French) of exhibitions in various European countries, click here.

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List of Libraries

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A star (*) denotes access to online catalogue.

Austria

General

EASL
Bibos Gateway, Austria* (unified access to many Austrian libraries, including the Austrian National Library and the Library of Vienna University)

Wien

Austrian National Library – Sinica Collection
Austrian National Library, Sinica Database*
"Brief report on the Sinica collection of the Austrian National Library"
Institut für Sinologie der Universitaet Wien (also access to their Western material catalogue*)

Belgium

General

EASL

Gent

University Library, Universiteit Gent

Leuven

"Chinese collections in Leuven, Belgium"
Libis Net* (OPAC)
Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation, CICM Chinese Memorial Library

Czech Republic

Prague

"Lu Xun Library, Prague"
Oriental Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic*

Denmark

General

EASL

Copenhagen

The Royal Library* (also access to online catalogue)
The Royal Library, Orientalsk Samling
"The Royal Library, Copenhagen"
"In the world of Chinese characters-Readers of Chinese in the Royal Library of Denmark"
Department of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies*

France

General

EASL
Catalogue Collectif des ouvrages – base Etudes chinoise*
"Plans for a tour of sinological libraries in France"

Lyon

Institut d'Asie Orientale*
The Municipal Library of Lyon, Chinese Collection

Paris

Bibliothèque nationale de France*
Catalogue MUSCAT – Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle*
Collège de France -Bibliothèque d'Extrême-Orient*
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire des Langues orientales

Germany

General

EASL
German Libraries Online*

Berlin

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Ostasienabteilung*
Humboldt-Universität/Universitätsbibliothek, Zweigbibliothek Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften*

Bochum

Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Bonn

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Libraries

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Libraries and Databases

These pages currently contain 106 links to libraries in 14 different countries. You can follow one of the general links, select a country below, or view the complete list. A star (*) denotes access to online catalogue.

General Links

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Library Travel Grants (Administered by EACS)

Library of Congress Grant Programs (as of July 2001)

The China WWW Virtual Library Internet Guide for China Studies, Libraries and Library Resources for Chinese Studies *

European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)
[ Note: subsets of this link are entered under individual countries below. ]

Sinological Serials in European Libraries (SSELP) *

The European Library

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List of Institutions

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Austria

Wien

Institut für Sinologie der Universität Wien

BALTIC STATES

Riga

AsiaRes – Baltic Research Center for East Asian Studies

Belgium

Antwerpen

College for Traditional Chinese Medicine
Taoist Studies Centre TASC

Gent

Universiteit Gent, Sinology
Centre for Buddhist Studies

Leuven

Sinological Section, Catholic University
Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation

Liège

Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies

Bulgaria

Sofia

East-Asian Studies, University of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski

Czech Republic

Olomouc

Department of Asian Studies, Palacky University

Prague

Oriental Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Institute of East Asian Studies, Charles University
International Sinological Center CCK-ISC

Denmark

Aarhus

Department of East Asian Studies, University of Aarhus

Copenhagen

Asian Dynamics Initiative, University of Copenhagen
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies

Finland

General

Finnish National Network of Universities and Polytechnics for East and Southeast Asia

Helsinki

Department of East Asian Studies, Institute for Asian and African Studies, University of Helsinki

Turku

Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku

France

General

Centre d’Etudes Français sur la Chine Contemporaine (based in Hong Kong)
Sources d’Asie

Aix-en-Provence

Etudes Romanes, Latino-Américaines, Orientales et Slaves, Université de Provence
Institut de Recherches, Europe-Asie

Fontainebleau

INSEAD Euro-Asia Center

Le Havre

Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (ILCO)

Lyon

Département de Chinois, Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3
Institut d’Asie Orientale

Paris

Centre d’Etudes sur la Chine Moderne et Contemporaine
Center for International Studies and Research
Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l’Asie Orientale
Centre de recherche sur l’Extrême-Orient de Paris-Sorbonne (CREOPS)
Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
Institut Ricci de Paris
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)
Langues et Civilisations de l’Asie Orientale, Université de Paris VII
Section de Chinois, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

Quimper

International School of Asian and European Management (ISUGA)

Toulouse

Département Langues étrangères, Université de Toulouse II – Le Mirail

Germany

General

Deutsche Vereinigung für Chinastudien

Fachverband Chinesisch

Deutsche China-Gesellschaft

Berlin

Ostasiatisches Seminar (OAS), Freie Universität Berlin

Research Unit for Chinese and East Asian Politics, Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Free University Berlin

Technische Universität Berlin, Study Group for the History and Philosophy of Chinese Science and Technology

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (China-related projects)

Bochum

Department of Chinese Languages and Literatures, Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr University Bochum

Department of Chinese History and Philosophy, Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr University Bochum

Research Unit on Taiwanese Culture and Literature

The Richard Wilhelm Translation Centre

Landesspracheninstitut in der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Bonn

Abteilung für Sinologie am Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften der Rheinischen Friedrichs-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonner Sinologisches Kolloquium (Lecture Series)

Duisburg

Institute of East-Asian Studies, Duisburg-Essen Universität

Erlangen

Lehrstuhl für Sinologie Sinologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen

Freiburg

Orientalisches Seminar, Abteilung Sinologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Göttingen

Centre for Modern East Asian Studies CeMEAS (focuses on interdisciplinary research about East Asia)

Transregional Research Network CETREN (links India and East Asia)

University of Göttingen – Department for East Asian Studies

Hamburg

German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Institut für Asien-Studien

Asien-Afrika Institut, Universität Hamburg, Abteilung für Sprache und Kultur Chinas

Heidelberg

Institut für Sinologie, Universität Heidelberg (Institute of Chinese Studies)

Cluster of Excellence Asia and Europe in Global Context

Kiel

China-Zentrum der Universität Kiel

Köln

China-Studien, Ostasiatisches Seminar der Universität Köln

Leipzig

Ostasiatisches Institut, Universität Leipzig

Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

München

Institut für Sinologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

China-Projekt des Lehrstuhls für Konservierung und Restaurierung der Technischen Universität München

Münster

Institut für Sinologie und Ostasienkunde, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster

Trier

Das sinologische Institut, Universität Trier

Tübingen

Sektion Sinologie, Abteilung für Sinologie und Koreanistik der Universität Tübingen

Würzburg

Sinologie, Institut fürKulturwissenschaften Ost- und Südasiens, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Hungary

Budapest

Institut of East Asian Studies, the Eotvos Lorand University

Ireland

Cork

Department of Asian Studies of University College Cork

Limerick

Euro-Asia Centre, University of Limerick

Italy

General

Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente (IsIAO)

Bologna

Centro Amilcar Cabral
Department of Linguistic and Oriental Studies, Università degli studi di Bologna

Milano

Dipartimento di lingue e culture contemporanee, Università degli Studi di Milano
Lingua cinese, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Napoli

Istituto Universitario Orientale

Pavia

Centro Studi Popoli Extraeuropei “Cesare Bonacossa”, Università di Pavia

Roma

Dipartimento di studi orientali, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

Torino

Centro di Alti Studi sulla Cina Contemporanea (CASCC)
Cesmeo – Istituto Internazionale di Studi Asiatici Avanzati
Dipartimento di Orientalistica, Università degli Studi di Torino

Venezia

Dipartimento di Studi sull’Asia Orientale, Università Ca’ Foscari
Istituto Venezia e l’Oriente, Fondazione Giorgio Cini

Netherlands

Leiden

Institute for Area Studies, Universiteit Leiden
Sinologisch Instituut, Leiden University

Maastricht

Oriëntaalse Talen en Communicatie, Hogeschool Zuyd

Norway

Oslo

Institutt for østeuropeiske og orientalske studier, Kinesisk

Portugal

Aveiro

Centre for Asian Studies

Braga

Centre of Oriental Studies, University of Minho

Lisboa

Centre of African and Development Studies, Technical University of Lisbon

Romania

Bucuresti

Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Universitatea din Bucuresti

Russian Federation

Blagoveschensk

Department of Chinese Studies, Amur State University

Department of Chinese Studies, Blagoveschensk State Normal University

Kazan

Institute of Oriental Studies, Kazan Federal University

Moscow

Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, Russian State University for the Humanities

Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University

Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

MGIMO University

School of Asian Studies, Higher School of Economics

St.

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Institutions

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Institutions

These pages currently contain 126 links to institutions in 25 different countries. You can follow one of the general links, select a country below, or view the complete list.

(All links were checked and updated on July 2009. If you come across any broken links, or if you would like to add a link, please contact the webmaster.)

General Links

European Center for Digital Resources in Chinese Studies

European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)

European Foundation for Chinese Music Research (CHIME)

European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)

EU-China Academic Network (ECAN)

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)

Internet Guide for China Studies (The China WWW Virtual Library)

Institutes and Professors of Sinology at German, Austrian and Swiss Universities (1945-2004)

Women and Gender in Chinese Studies Network

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Expired: Durham University UK – School of Modern Languages and Cultures Reader (Associate Professor) in Chinese

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures seeks to appoint a Reader in Chinese.

The appointee will make an outstanding contribution to both research and teaching in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, and to the School’s new undergraduate programme in Chinese Studies, which is being launched in October 2011 in close collaboration with the Department of History and School of Government and International Affairs.

The current post arises from the need for enhanced leadership of the School’s research in Chinese Studies and of the core linguistic and research-led cultural component of the Chinese Studies programme, which is to be managed by the School with significant input from colleagues in History.

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Two new positions in Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Deadline: May 13^th 2011

HANDA CHAIR of Japanese-Chinese Relations

The University wishes to appoint a scholar of the highest international distinction with a proven record in academic leadership, research and teaching and a research specialism in Japanese-Chinese relations in any area of modern society, politics, or culture. Applicants should have an outstanding record of publication, experience of providing research leadership and a record of winning funding for research and/or knowledge exchange activities. This Chair position is funded by and named after Dr Haruhisa Handa, Chairman of Worldwide Support for Development. The appointment will be permanent and full-time at professorial level.

Deadline for application is May 13th 2011. For further information please refer to:

http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3014245

Deadline: May 3^rd 2011

Lecturer in Modern Chinese Politics and Society

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The School of Arts and Languages at Högskolan Dalarna (Sweden) seeks a Senior Lecturer in Chinese 100 %

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Deadline: 20^th May 2011

Ref nr 2011/214

Description of the position

Due to the increasing interest in Chinese language, culture and society among European students, the Chinese subject at Högskolan Dalarna is rapidly expanding. We are now seeking a Senior Lecturer in Chinese for a one-year full time post. The post is temporary, from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, with the possibility of extension beyond that date. The post is based in Falun, Sweden.

The Institute for Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) seeks to fill the position of a Professor of Chinese Studies

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Deadline: 21^st Apr 2011

The Institute for Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) seeks to fill the position of a

Professor of Chinese Studies

with a pre-Song focus. Applicants should demonstrate a broad grasp of classical Chinese philology and culture as evidenced by an outstanding publication and teaching record. Additional interests in modern Chinese culture are desirable, especially in teaching. Only candidates with a completed Habilitation or comparable qualifications (as a rule, a second book/manuscript) (in accordance with Article 47, paragraph 2 of the Higher Education Law of the state of Baden-Württemberg) will be considered. Excellent skills in classical Chinese and fluency in modern spoken and written Chinese are essential, a reading capacity in modern Japanese would be appreciated.

The Institute for Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) seeks to fill the position of a Junior Professor (Assistant Professor) in Transcultural Studies – Economy and Society of China and East Asia (with tenure track option)

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Deadline: 21^st April 2011

The Institute for Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) seeks to fill the position of a

Junior Professor (Assistant Professor) in Transcultural Studies – Economy and Society of China and East Asia (with tenure track option)

Requirements include an outstanding PhD thesis, publications in recognized scholarly journals, experience in acquiring external funding and an active interest in teaching. Fluency in modern spoken and written Chinese is expected. Classical Chinese and a reading capacity in modern Japanese are appreciated. Experience in developing digital resources and in E-learning is an asset.

Department of Taiwan Culture, Languages and Literature at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan, invites applications for 2 Positions available in the fields of Taiwanese languages, culture and literature.

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Deadline: May 31st 2011

Department of Taiwan Culture, Languages and Literature at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan, invites applications for 2 Positions available in the fields of Taiwanese languages, culture and literature.

The position requires a doctoral degree in hand. Applicants should have a publication record, ongoing research projects, or have published their dissertation in the past three years. Please consult the regulations of the College of Liberal Arts at National Taiwan Normal University on the webpage:

External Link

The Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna announces the position of a Full Professor of Chinese Social Studies

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Deadline: 10^th June 2011

The Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna announces the position of a

Full Professor of Chinese Social Studies (full time, permanent position under private law).

The University of Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential consideration.

As specified in the University’s Development Plan, the position is to be linked to the research areas “Cultures and Identities outside Europe (Cultural and socio-economic development in East Asia), Aesthetic Communication.

Expired: Die Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn sucht für das Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaft zum 1. Okt 2011 eine/n Studienrätin/Studienrat im Hochschuldienst für Chinesische Sprache

10th Oct 2011 10th Oct 2011

Das Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaft sucht für seine Abteilung für Orientalische und Asiatische Sprachen eine/n Wissenschaftler/in mit einem breiten und fundierten Fachwissen sowie mehrjähriger Erfahrung in den Fachgebieten Chinesische Sprachwissenschaft und Sprachdidaktik, möglichst auch Übersetzungswissenschaft. Das Lehrdeputat der Ratsstelle umfasst 13 Semesterwochenstunden. Die Akademische Ratsstelle ist unbefristet.

Payment of Membership Fees

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By decision of the EACS board in 2015 the EACS asks its current members and its new members for a minimum payment for two years beginning from 2016. Your initial payment will cover your membership for the years 2016-17 and so on. Payment of fees for up to six years is recommended, especially to reduce the amount of charges when making bank transfers.

        2 years   4 years    6 years
Membership fee        € 62.00   € 122.00   € 180.00
Reduced rate*     € 32.00   € 64.00   € 96.00

*For student members and members from Russia, Baltic States, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania.

Payment Modes

Payment by Money Transfer

Members living in the EURO zone please send payment by bank transfer to the new EACS account: Post Bank Stuttgart, bank code 600 100 70, account 484 661 702.

Please use standard international transfer with IBAN: DE81 6001 0070 0484 6617 02; SWIFT-BIC: PBNKDEFF.… Read more ⤻

Members

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All EACS members are welcome to use the database to check their own payment status and are kindly requested to regularly check and update their own personal data. If you want to apply for membership in the EACS, please fill in the registration form. If you are a member already, please do NOT enter your data into the registration form but update your personal entry in the database by using the “edit” function under “my account”. If you do not yet have a login name and password, please write an e-mail to the treasurer Michael Schimmelpfennig (m_schimmelpfennig@yahoo.com). If you have a login name but have forgotten or not yet received a password, use the “request new password” function.

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Grants and Awards Archive

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NEWS | DIRECTORY | DEBATE | ARCHIVE

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Grants and Awards

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Jobs and Fellowships Archive

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To draw attention to worldwide career opportunities related to Chinese studies on this page, please e-mail the text of the announcement to the webmaster. In addition, you can provide documents for download (use PDF), and the web address where the advertisement can be found, and we will create a direct link. In case you are a recruitment agency and want to advertise jobs related to Chinese studies, please contact our secretary for our terms and conditions.

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Jobs and Fellowships

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NEWS | DIRECTORY | DEBATE | ARCHIVE

To draw attention to worldwide career opportunities related to Chinese studies on this page, please e-mail the text of the announcement to the webmaster. In addition, you can provide documents for download, and the web address where the advertisement can be found, and we will create a direct link. In case you are a recruitment agency and want to advertise jobs related to Chinese studies, please contact our secretary for our terms and conditions.

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Members of the Board 2014-2016

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Anderl, Christoph (Ghent University)

Ghent University, Department for South and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Blandijnberg 2, 5th floor, B-9000 Gent, Belgium

E-mail: Christoph.Anderl@ugent.be

Behr, Wolfgang (University of Zurich)

Ostasiatisches Seminar, Universität Zürich, Zürichbergstr. 4, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland

E-mail: wolfgang.behr@aoi.uzh.ch

Bislev, Ane (Aalborg University)

Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University, Kroghstraede 3, 9220 Aalborg Oest, Denmark

E-mail: abislev@cgs.aau.dk

Breuer, Rüdiger (Bochum University)

Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften, Sektion Sprache und Literatur Chinas, 44780 Bochum, Germany

E-mail: ruediger.breuer@rub.de

De Togni, Monica (Università degli Studi di Torino)

Università degli Studi di Torino – Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici – Palazzetto Gorresio – via Giulia di Barolo 3/a – 10124 Torino – Italy

E-mail: monica.detogni@unito.it

Dreyzis, Yulia (Moscow State University)

Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Chinese Philology Department, Mokhovaya str. 11, 125009 Moscow, RF

E-mail: xiaoyouliya@gmail.com

Falaschi, Isabella (Université Charles De Gaulle, Lille)

Université “Charles de Gaulle”, Lille 3. Address: 11, rue de Sèvres, 75006 Paris, France

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Members of the Board 2012-2014

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Behr, Wolfgang

Ostasiatisches Seminar, Universität Zürich, Zürichbergstr. 4, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland
E-mail: wolfgang.behr@aoi.uzh.ch

Breuer, Rüdiger

Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften, Sektion Sprache und Literatur Chinas, 44780 Bochum, Germany
Email: ruediger.breuer@rub.de

Dessein, Bart

Chinese language and culture, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, B9000 Gent, Belgium
E-mail: Bart.Dessein@ugent.be

De Togni, Monica

Università degli Studi di Torino – Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici – Palazzetto Gorresio – via Giulia di Barolo 3/a – 10124 Torino – Italy
E-mail: monica.detogni@unito.it

Falaschi, Isabella

Université “Charles de Gaulle”, Lille 3. Address: 11, rue de Sèvres, 75006 Paris, France
Email: ifalaschi@aliceadsl.fr

Folch, Dolors

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27 08005 Barcelona, Spain
E-mail: dolors.folch@upf.edu

Gamsa, Mark

Baltic Centre for East Asian Studies,
University of Latvia, Faculty of Humanities,
Visvalža street 4a, Rm. 105,
Riga 1050, Latvia
E-mail: mark.gamsa@asiares.lv

Guiheux, Gilles

Langues et Civilisations de l’Asie Orientale. Université Paris-Diderot (Paris 7). Case 7009 ; 16, rue Marguerite Duras – 75205 PARIS CEDEX 13, France
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Contact

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President Roger Greatrex
Secretary General Tian Yuan Tan 陳靝沅
Treasurer Michael Schimmelpfennig
And all current members of the board
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Constitution

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Constitution

(Revised on September 2, 2000)

Article 1

An international association to be known as the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), hereafter referred to as “The Association”, governed by the present constitution, is hereby established between the undersigned and any other person subscribing to its constitution.

Article 2

The Association shall be registered as a non-profit organisation in a country of Europe.

Article 3

The purpose of the Association shall be to promote and foster, by every possible means, all scholarly activities related to Chinese studies in Europe. The Association shall not engage in any political activity.

Article 4

The Association shall consist of Ordinary Members, Corporate Members and Honorary Members. Ordinary Members shall be individuals of any country who support the aims of the Association. They shall be admitted on payment of an annual fee to be determined by the Board. Corporate Members shall be organizations which desire to support the aims of the Association by payment of an annual fee to be determined by the Board.… Read more ⤻

Organization

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Aims and History

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Aims and History

The European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) is an international organisation representing China scholars from all over Europe. Currently it has more than 700 members. It was founded in 1975 and is registered in Paris. It is a non-profit organisation not engaging in any political activity.

Purpose

The purpose of the Association is to promote and foster, by every possible means, scholarly activities related to Chinese Studies in Europe. The EACS serves not only as the scholarly representative of Chinese Studies in Europe but also as contact organisation for academic matters in this field.

Activities

One of the Association’s major activities are the bi-annual conferences hosted by various centres of Chinese Studies in different European countries. The papers presented at these conferences comprise all fields from traditional Sinology to studies of modern China. In addition, summer schools and workshops are organised under the auspices of the EACS. The Association carries out scholarly projects on an irregular basis.… Read more ⤻

EACS Young Scholar Award 2012

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Deadline: 15^th Jan 2012

The Board of the European Association for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce again the EACS Young Scholar Award (YSA). The purpose of this award is to encourage research in Chinese studies among young scholars, especially, but not exclusively, scholars studying and working at European institutions.

We very much welcome submissions from candidates world-wide.The Young Scholar Award is made possible through

Call for Papers: “Issues of Far Eastern Literatures”

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St. Petersburg, June 27^th – July 1^st 2012
Deadline: March 1^st 2012
Faculty of Asian and African Studies of St.Petersburg State University, International
Guo Moruo Academy and Guo Moruo Museum of CASS cordially welcome paper
proposals for the 5th International Conference “Issues of Far Eastern Literatures”, dedicated
to the 120th anniversary of outstanding Chinese writer, scientist and calligrapher Guo
Moruo (1892-1978).
Download: Call for Papers (PDF)

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22nd Annual Conference of the German Association of Chinese Studies

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Technische Universität Berlin, November 25^th – 27^nd 2011

“Kontinuität und Umbruch in Chinas Geschichte und Gegenwart”
[Continuity and Change in China’s Past and Present]
Aus Anlass des 100-jährigen Jubiläums der Xinhai-Revolution thematisiert die Jahrestagung der DVCS die Kontinuitäten und Umbrüche, die in Geschichte und Gegenwart Chinas zu erkennen sind.

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Cambridge PhD Fellowship in classical Chinese studies (2012-2015)

2nd Jan 2011 2nd Jan 2011

Deadline: December 1^st 2011

The Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge offers funding for one PhD fellowship in classical Chinese studies to start in October 2012. The value of the scholarship will be £15,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years.

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Expired: PhD Studentships at the University of Loughborough

1st Jan 2011 1st Jan 2011

Deadline: Expired

The Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University invites applications for two fully-funded PhD studentships for 3 years (UK or EU fee status). The studentship is available for PhDs commencing in October 2011.

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Site Map

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Open Letter to the President of the People’s Republic of China

15th Jan 2010 15th Jan 2010

His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China

Zhongnanhai, Xichengqu,

Beijing

People’s Republic of China

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

January 15, 2010

Your Excellency,

The European Association for Chinese Studies represents more than 800 scholars from 36 countries, mostly in Europe, who dedicate their efforts to the understanding and promotion of China, its ancient culture, as well as its recent spectacular transformation and rise on the global scene. As sinologists we are particularly happy about the contacts we have established with scholars and scholarly institutions in China since the beginning of the policy of reform and opening up. Cooperation and academic exchange between specialists in Europe and China brings out new results in our work and also helps the promotion of Chinese culture in Europe in general.

Given all these positive developments in China in recent years, we are disappointed and saddened by the trial of Liu Xiaobo, who on December 25, 2009 was sentenced by No.… Read more ⤻

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