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Broaden your horizons by coming to Leeds and learning about one of the most vibrant regions of the world. The Times 'Good University Guide' recently placed The University of Leeds in the Top 6 for East and South Asian Studies.
New Programmes
New MA Degree in Advanced Chinese Studies
For the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year, the department will be offering a new degree aimed at providing future Chinese studies researchers with the practical, linguistic and academic skills required for conducting research on and in China. Please visit the WREAC website for further details.
Full details at the WREAC website or view our flyer. (PDF)
MA in Japanese Business
We are pleased to announce the launch of the MA in Japanese Business
programme.
View full details.
Download a brochure.
Thai & South East Asian Studies Joint Honours and MA programmes
We are pleased to be able to offer a number of new Thai & South East Asian
Studies Joint Honours and MA programmes.
Download a brochure.
The White Rose East Asia Centre (WREAC)
We are pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the University
of Sheffield, we have been recommended an award of £4 million to
undertake world-class research and provide advanced research training
in Japanese and Chinese Studies.
Press
release.
White Rose East
Asia Centre.
South East Asian Studies
View our new South East Asian Studies pages.
Korea Research Hub (KRH) - Launch of New Website
The Korea Research Hub (KRH) website, a collaborative project between
the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield, has just been
launched.
The KRH was established in June 2007 to promote the study of Korea, and
the Korea Research Hub website provides a number of useful web-based resources
to help those interested in Korean studies. The KRH website is also intended
to promote and facilitate networking and collaborative research among
Koreanists. The KRH team have ambitious plans to broaden the scope of
the project's work over the coming years.
View the website.
New Publication
A new book entitled ‘China, Japan and Regional Leadership in East Asia’ edited by Christopher M. Dent has just been published by Edward Elgar publishers. The book is compiled of revised papers presented at a WREAC research workshop that took place last year.
View details
Forthcoming Events
Expo 09 - PG Study in East Asian Studies
Do you want to find out more about postgraduate study in the Department of East Asian Studies? Come to Expo 09 at the University of Leeds on 18 November. Furthere details are available at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/expo09
The 11th BATJ Annual Conference
The 11th British Association for Teaching Japanese (BATJ) Annual Conference will be held at University of Leeds on 5-6 September. The two-day conference aims to provide an opportunity to develop knowledge and awareness of various issues on Japanese language education from both theoretical and practical aspects. It includes a keynote speech on teacher development (Prof. Shin'ichiro Yokomizo, Saga University, Japan), a talk on the translation of Japanese literature (Prof. Mark Williams, University of Leeds), a presentation on an E-learning advanced Japanese language course (Dr. Thomas McAuley & Dr. Dr Luli van der Does-Ishikawa?University of Sheffield) among other presentations both from the UK and overseas.
The application form, tentative programme and further details are available at http://www.batj.org.uk/conference.htm/ or contact Mr. Kazuki Morimoto K.Morimoto@leeds.ac.uk
The East Asian Research Society (EARS) organises a number of events
throughout the year.
View their website.
News
Department rated as 'world class'
A recent Sunday Times special issue on UK Universities rated the Department's
research as being of a 'world class' standard. This was part of a wider
survey that ranked the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, to which
our Department belongs, as the fourth best in the country for foreign
language provision.
Why Study Chinese?
A number of recent articles have highlighed the growing need
for Chinese language skills.
View articles.