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How to access the EFEO library and the loan-return service

The EFEO library is open by appointment from Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm. It offers a document lending and return service every Wednesday.
To make an appointment for THE READING SPACE: CLICK HERE
To make an appointment for the LOAN-RETURN SERVICE: CLICK HERE 
Please check the EFEO's Facebook page and Twitter account regularly for any updates to the terms and conditions of the public reception modalities.

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing, in his 88th year, on Saturday, April 24, of Professor François Gros, an outstanding Tamil scholar and director of the EFEO from 1977 to 1989.

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On March 4, 2021, the French Ambassador to Thailand, Thierry Mathou, was welcomed at the EFEO Center in Chiang Mai by its director, Yves Goudineau, and by Jacques Leider, director of the EFEO Center in Bangkok.

After a presentation of the EFEO's activities in Thailand and the European projects it is piloting in the region, the ambassador took part in a round-table discussion on the human and social sciences that brought together some twenty people: academics, publishers, and journalists. 

Kristofer Schipper (1934-2021)

We are sad to announce the passing of Pr Kristofer Schipper, which occurred on February 18th, 2021 in Amsterdam.

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