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
Signing of multi-year contracts for EFEs and the Réseau des EFE
Paris, France, 15 September 2025
On 15 September, the Réseau des Écoles françaises à l’étranger, in partnership with the Ministry manager of Higher Education and Research, organised a morning of reflection in Paris on: "Les Écoles françaises à l’étranger et les SHS : innovation, partenariats stratégiques et rayonnement international".

The morning concluded with the signing of multi-year contracts between Écoles françaises à l’étranger and the Réseau des EFE.
New Publication
Pondicherry,

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Lecture
Paris, France, 18 June 2025
On the occasion of the exhibition Angkor Royal Bronzes: Art of the Divine presented at the Guimet - Musée national des arts asiatiques until September 8, of which he is co-curator, Brice Vincent will present "Bronzes royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin: nouveaux regards sur la métallurgie du cuivre dans le Cambodge angkorien". This lecture is organised jointly by the Association des Amis d'Angkor and the EFEO.

At 5.30 p.m. in the Grand Salon of the Maison de l'Asie, subject to availability.
Conference
Paris, France, 12 June 2025
On Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June, Fabienne Jagou, in collaboration with Cameron Warner (University of Aarhus, Denmark) and Nicole Willock (Old Dominion University, USA), is organising a conference entitled ‘Succession in Times of Change in the Tibetan World’ at the Maison de l'Asie.
Announcement
Indonesia, 29 May 2025
On the occasion of the French President's State visit to Indonesia on 28 and 29 May 2025, the Director of the EFEO, Nicolas Fiévé, has signed a partnership agreement with the Indonesian Heritage Agency (IHA) in the presence of Madame Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture.