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).
Clearinghouse of knowledge and information
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.
Research
IIAS hosts many postdoctoral researchers (fellows) in Asian Studies. Positions[1]are open for outstanding post-doctoral researchers from around the world focusing on one of IIAS thematic clusters: Asian Cities, Asian Heritages and Global Asia.
Academic Cooperation
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.[2]
Since 2001, IIAS serves as the permanent secretariat for the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS). ICAS was set up to strengthen contact between researchers from Asia, Europe, and the USA working in Asian Studies.[3]
Urban Knowledge Network Asia (UKNA) UKNA is a network of 102 researchers from 13 partner institutes in Europe, China, India and the United States. Its key objective is the nurturing of contextualised and policy-relevant knowledge on Asian cities. This is done via a series of research staff exchanges starting in 2012 and specifically targeted case-study based research, all of which relates to the network’s three main themes of housing, heritage, and the environment. The exchanges are financed by the Marie Curie Actions ‘International Research Staff Exchange Scheme’ (IRSES) of the European Union.
See also
References
- ↑ "Fellowship positions at IIAS". IIAS. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ↑ "Selected workshop proposals Asia-Europe Workshop Series 2010". European Alliance for Asian Studies. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ↑ "International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS)". Icassecretariat.org. Retrieved 2010-09-08.