Overview
The centre was established in 2005 by integrating the institutes of Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies and East Asian Art History as well as the Korean Language Studies. This integration resulted in an excellent framework for organisation, research and teaching.
Aims and objectives
East Asia is a region with ancient, highly developed cultures that have gained tremendous weight in the political and economical arena. The East Asian Studies in Heidelberg are dedicated to an examination of East Asian societies as regards historical development, regional linkages as well as current characteristics. The Heidelberg Centre for East Asian Studies is one of the most important and most internationally oriented teaching and research centres of its kind in Europe. It maintains a lively intellectual and institutional exchange with other major research centres for regional sciences in East Asian, Europe and the United States.
Organization chart
| Centre for East Asian Studies | ||
| Institute of Chinese Studies | Institute of East Asian Art History | Institute of Japanese Studies |
| East Asian Library | ||
Directorate
Contact
Director:
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Prof. Dr. Barbara Mittler |
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Deputy Director:
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Prof. Dr. Judit Árokay |
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Organisation
- Institute for Japanese Studies | Institut for East Asian Art History | Institut for Chinese Studies
- East Asian Library
- Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe"
- Korean Studies Working Group
ZO Statute (in German)
