The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a post-doctoral institute established in 1993 by Dutch universities and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, to encourage Asian Studies in the humanities and social sciences and to promote national and international scientific co-operation in these fields. The IIAS is mainly financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences. Director: Prof. Max Sparreboom.

International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
(European Alliance's corresponding address)
P.O. Box 9515 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
T +31-71-527 2227 / F +31-71-527 4162
iias@let.leidenuniv.nl
www.iias.nl

NIAS is a research institute focusing on political, economic, business, cultural, and social transformations in modern Asia in their wider context and in a historical perspective. NIAS has a special mandate to stimulate the development of Asian studies in the Nordic region. NIAS works in partnership with the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, Lund University and the Nordic NIAS Council. Director: Dr Geir Helgesen.

NIAS - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
33 Leifsgade DK 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
T +45 35 32 95 00 / F +45 35 32 95 49
sec@nias.ku.dk
nias.ku.dk

Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies was founded in 1956 on the initiative of the German Parliament and the German Foreign Ministry. The Institute has been assigned the task to study the political, economic, and social developments in Asian countries. Its field of activity concentrates on contemporary affairs, while aiming to procure and broaden scientifically based knowledge of the region and its countries. Director: Patrick Koellner.

Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Rothenbaumchaussee 32 D-20148 Hamburg, Germany
T +49-40-42 88 74 0 / F +49-40-410 79 45
ias@giga-hamburg.de
www.giga-hamburg.de/ias

CERI (Centre for International Studies and Research) is the largest of of eight dedicated research centres of Sciences Po, the foremost teaching and research institution in the social sciences in France. Since its creation in 1952, CERI has developed research in international relations and comparative politics; it has made Asia central to its entire comparative intellectual agenda. Director: Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

CERI - Sciences Po
Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques
56 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France
T +33-1-58717000 / F +33-1-58717090
info@ceri-sciences-po.org
www.ceri-sciencespo.com

SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is the only higher education institution in the UK specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Founded in 1916, the School is part of the federal University of London. SOAS offers a full range of social science and humanities degree programmes, as well as languages and cultures, all with a distinctive regional focus.

Director & Principal: Prof. Paul Webley
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russel Square, London WC1H oXG, United Kingdom
T +44-20-76372388
F +44-20-74363844
study@soas.ac.uk
www.soas.ac.uk

CEAO - Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental

The Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental (CEAO, Centre for East Asian Studies) was established in 1992 at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), one of the most prestigious Spanish public universities. The Centre's main aim is to promote research on East Asian Studies and co-operation with Asian scholars in all the academic areas.
Director: Prof. Taciana Fisac

Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental (CEAO)
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Campus de Cantoblanco
28049 Madrid
Spain
T +34-91397 4695
F +34-91397 5278
ceao@uam.es
www.uam.es/ceao