The EFEO Centres in Asia

The mission of the EFEO Centres in Asia is to be valued physical hubs in important Asian locations that:

- possess and make accessible unique, rich, on-the-ground academic expertise and resources
- draw visiting European scholars into new and stimulating interactions with each other and with local academic partners within and across disciplinary boundaries (including, for example, hosting or co-organising international lectures, workshops and seminars)
- facilitate enriching exchanges and engagement with local languages / cultures / communities / environments
- support international collaborations and enable new world-class research
- provide practical / logistical support to early-career scholars and those new to the area
- develop dialogues with local and international networks, agencies and communities of interest outside the academic world (including, for example, local European diplomatic personnel, Non-Governmental Organisations, and community-based groups)

EFEO News
EFEO Field Scholarships - 2nd Semester 2020
14 March 2020
The deadline for submitting an application to an EFEO Field Scholarships for Master and PhD students enabling a field study in Asia at one of the EFEO centers is set to the 14th of March 2020.
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New publication

Arts Asiatiques 74 (2019)

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Preserving and enhancing Laos heritage: signing of a new project in Champassak and Savannakhet
Vientiane, Laos, 10 February 2020
On February 10, 2020, at the French Embassy in Vientiane, the Director of the EFEO signed an agreement with the French Development Agency for a project to preserve and develop heritage in the provinces of Champassak and Savannahket, in the presence of the Lao Vice-Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism. READ MORE
Director's visit to the Chiang Mai Centre
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 06 February 2020
Le directeur de l’EFEO a signé le 6 février 2020 le renouvellement du MOU avec la Chiang Mai University, avec son président, en présence d’Yves Goudineau, responsable du Centre EFEO de Chiang Mai.
Director's visit to the EFEO Centre in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand, 04 February 2020
On February 4, 2020, the Director of the EFEO met with the new director of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Center, which houses the EFEO Center in Bangkok, in the presence of Jacques Leider, head of the Center, and Dominique Soutif.