Research Units

The whole EFEO research program brings together its academic staff and visiting scholars to conduct interdisciplinary research. Through its diverse scholarly partnerships, the EFEO fosters transversal research [projects] both on a regional and international scale. This general research program is divided into two sectors:

EFEO News
Roundtable
Online, 26 October 2021
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Paris Agreements on Cambodia, the French Embassy in Cambodia presents a roundtable discussion on the theme “Safeguarding Heritage in the Service of Peace: the Cambodian Experience”.
This online event, hosted by the French ambassador, will gather representatives from the Cambodian government, APSARA National Authority, UNESCO, International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Angkor Region (CIC-Angkor), the EFEO as well as other actors involved in heritage conservation and development in Cambodia.

🗓️ Tuesday, October 26 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm (Cambodian time, 9:30am to 11:30am French time)
To join the event ➡️ fb.me/e/2CdlgSkX0
In Memoriam
20 October 2021
It is with deep regret that we learn of the demise of the eminent sinologist and former director of the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO), Léon Vandermeersch, who passed away on October 17, 2021 at the age of 93.

The entire staff of the EFEO will always remember him with the greatest respect and we express our deepest condolences to his family.
In Memoriam by Franciscus Verellen
New Publication

Mémoires de l'Inde
Textes et légendes Charlotte Schmid

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Aséanie
Online,


All issues of the journal Aséanie (from 1997 to 2014) are now available on Persée!
24e Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois
Blois, France, 06 October 2021

Meet the Réseau des Écoles françaises à l'Étranger - ResEFE - at the 24th Rendez-vous de l'histoire in Blois during the Carte blanche for the ResEFE: "Les chercheurs sur leur terrain de travail : questions sociales et environnementales". October 8, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Chocolaterie site of the IUT - Amphi 1, Blois.
Christophe Pottier, for the EFEO, will present "Vivre et travailler dans les temples d'Angkor au XXe siècle".
The ResEFE will also be present at the Salon du livre, on the stand of the Librairie Jean de Léry (Stand N and N')
Annual Seminar of the EFE
Online, 28 September 2021
The Réseau des Écoles françaises à l'étranger - ResEFE - opens its online seminar "Les Écoles françaises à l’étranger et les musées : partenariats, réalisations communes et perspectives".

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EFEO Field Scholarships - 1st Semester 2022
20 September 2021
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 October 2021.
Short-term EFEO postdoctoral contracts 2022
20 September 2021
The recruitment campaign for short-term post-doctoral contracts (3 to 6 months) has just been launched. It will close on 14 October. READ MORE