Texts and Terrain

Textes et Terrain. Remise en perspective de 20 ans d'activités de l'EFEO au Viêt Nam

On February 25, in the premises of the villa at 13 Hai Ba Trung in Ho Chi Minh City, an exhibition made up of some thirty panels shows the activities of both the EFEO (Textes et Terrain. Remise en perspective de 20 ans d'activités de l'EFEO au Vietnam [Texts and Terrain. An Overview of 20 years of EFEO Activities in Vietnam]) and the AFD (AFD: Objectif développement [AFD: Development Objectives]). This exhibition highlights the cooperative efforts, both scholarly and operational, that unite these two institutions.

To see the exhibition click here (PDF File, 7 Mb)

EFEO News
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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Call for applications
Paris, France, 22 October 2025
As part of PSL University's Grand Programme de Recherche (GPR) "Faire collection", the EFEO is inviting applications for a temporary position in documentary research on the constitution of collections at the EFEO library.

Application deadline: 22 October 2025

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Library
Paris, France, 21 October 2025
The EFEO library in Paris is open at its usual times, from Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
Please make your book reservation requests via the catalogue, and your archive consultation requests via the form on https://archives.efeo.fr/ (bottom left of the home page).

Consult the catalogs and digital tools:
Books and periodicals catalog
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- Digital heritage library

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Welcoming delegations to the EFEO 2026-2027
Paris, France, 14 October 2025
The recruitment campaign for delegates to the EFEO for the year 2026-2027 is now open. Applications must be submitted no later than 14 October 2025.

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EFEO Field Scholarships - 1st Semester 2026
Paris, France, 10 October 2025

Call for applications for the EFEO Field Scholarships - 1st Semester 2026:

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 10th of Ocotber 2026.