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Welcoming delegations to the EFEO 2026-2027

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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Call for applications

As part of its support for international mobility, the CNRS Sciences humaines & sociales 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 2026.

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Direction of Resources

Reporting to the Director General of Administration, , you will be responsible for managing the Resources Department. You will manage the activity of the support functions and implement the public policies in your field, with a view to efficiency and innovation. You will also perform the duties of Prevention Adviser.

Application deadline: 20 July 2025: https://bit.ly/4epSXeT

Announcement

On the occasion of the French President's State visit to Indonesia on 28 and 29 May 2025, the Director of the EFEO, Nicolas Fiévé, has signed a partnership agreement with the Indonesian Heritage Agency (IHA) in the presence of Madame Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture.

New publication

Arts Asiatiques 79 (2024)

École française d'Extrême-Orient, Paris, 2025, 164 pages.

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EFEO Field Scholarships - 2nd Semester 2022

2022-03-14

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

2022-03-11 Paris, France

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

2022-03-07 Paris, France

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

2022-03-04 Paris, France

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.

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