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 2022
14 March 2022
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 2022.
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Study day
Paris, France, 11 March 2022

The EFEO is organizing a study day on "New Research in Sanskrit Yoga Literature"!

Programme and abstracts
With prior registration
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Exhibition
Paris, France, 07 March 2022

The EFEO presents the photo exhibition "Sādhu, yogin, and other ascetics" on the first floor of the Maisonde l'Asie and in the library until June 1!
Covid-19 Information: new procedures of the library
Paris, France, 04 March 2022
From Monday, September 13, access to the EFEO library changes:
  • The library will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
  • It will no longer be necessary to reserve a place in the reading room, but you will have to be registered or pre-registered on the Bulac catalogue for the "Maison de l'Asie" site: https://catalogue.bulac.fr/
  • The documents will be communicated 20 minutes after their reservation from your reader's account, and will be made available on the shelves on the patio side of the reading room- The library will welcome 15 readers per day. In case of overcrowding, priority will be given to readers consulting EFEO documents
  • The health pass will not be required, but the wearing of masks and the respect of protective measures will continue to apply
If you are experiencing Covid-19 type symptoms, please postpone your visit to the library.
New publication
Paris, France,

Les sultanats du Sud philippin
Une histoire sociale et culturelle de l'islamisation (xve-xxe siècles)

Elsa Clavé

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