EFEO
A Century of Field Studies in Asia
The French School of Asian Studies was founded in 1900 in Saigon. The mission of the EFEO is interdisciplinary research on the civilizations of Asia,extending from India to Japan. A network of eighteen research centers in twelve Asian countries allows its 42 research scholars (anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, historians and others) to carry out their fieldwork while maintaining a network of local specialists and Asianists from around the world.
EFEO News
Call for applications
Paris, France, 30 September 2024
As part of its support for international mobility, the InSHS and the EFEO are offering researchers, teacher-researchers and research engineers from research units supervised or co-supervised by the CNRS, assistance in carrying out research activities in 2025.Read more
Photographic exhibition
Paris, France, 26 September 2024
The exhibition Le corps du texte, tatouages rituels du Cambodge et de Thaïlande is on show at the Maison des étudiants de l'Asie du Sud-Est (House of South-East Asian Students) at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris until the end of September 2024.Read more
Exceptional summer closure
Paris, France, 24 July 2024
Due to the organisation of the Olympic Games in Paris, the EFEO will be close exceptionally closed from Friday July to Monday 19 August at 8 a.m.We thank you for your understanding and wish you a pleasant summer break.
The Direction
Digital pass
Paris, France, 05 July 2024
Because of the Olympic Games, from 18 July to 25 July inclusive you will only be able to access the EFEO with a digital pass.Available from the official website.
To obtain this pass you will need to provide a "proof of visit" issued by the EFEO library.
The request for this receipt should be sent to bibliotheque@efeo.net, who will reply within 48 working hours. Once you have your receipt, you can download the pass from the dedicated website.
The EFEO and the library will close on the evening of Thursday 25 July and reopen on Monday 19 August at 9am.
There are no restrictions on access during the Paralympic Games in September, so no passes will be required.
Photographic exhibition
Paris, France, 28 June 2024
The EFEO is displaying an exhibition as part of the symposium "Le Prince Damrong Rajanubhab et George Cœdès. Collaboration et regards croisés sur l'histoire du royaume de Siam" organized on May 15 by the Inalco - Langues O', the Inalco Foundation, and the EFEO.Free admission, from 15 April to 30 June 2024, 9am to 6pm, EFEO, 1st floor landing.
More information on the symposium READ MORE
