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
inauguration of the ''Fudan-EFEO Centre for Humanities''
Shanghai, Chine, 17 November 2025
The inauguration of the new EFEO Centre, the "Fudan-EFEO Centre for Humanities", on the campus of Fudan University took place on 17 November 2025 in the presence of Nicolas Fiévé, Director of the EFEO, Guillaume Dutournier, Head of the new centre, representatives of the French Embassy in China and several colleagues from the School. They were welcomed by Mr. Chen Zhimin, Vice-President of Fudan, Mr. Ge Zhaoguang, Director of the National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan, and Ms. Lu Li'an.
Meeting
Hanoi, Vietnam, 13 November 2025
On November 13, 2025, Nicolas Fiévé had the pleasure of meeting with Professor Lê Văn Lợi, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
Signing of a new collaboration agreement
Hanoi, Vietnam, 12 November 2025
On November 12, 2025, Nicolas Fiévé traveled to Hanoi to meet with Rector Hoàng Anh Tuấn of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and sign a new collaboration agreement.
Call for applications
Paris, France, 09 November 2025
As part of the ANR ChEDiL collaborative research project (Project ANR-23-CE27-0008), the EFEO is inviting applications for a position as a database and digital infrastructure engineer.

The call for applications is open until 9 November 2025.

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Celebration of the centenary of the journal ''Arts Asiatiques''
Paris, France, 08 November 2025
Attend the conference organised to celebrate the centenary of the journal Arts Asiatiques on Saturday 8 November at the Guimet Museum, Jean-François Jarrige Auditorium.

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