Why Study at Asia Institute?
The Asia Institute, through its undergraduate and postgraduate study programs, promotes study of the rich languages, intellectual, cultural, political and religious traditions of Asia and of the Islamic world and their contemporary manifestations. Language programmes include Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese.
The Institute's staff have a broad range of research strengths that include politics, anthropology, economics, linguistics, history, religion and society, providing expertise across a number of Asian countries and the Middle East. Research grants and linkages are supported by national and international agencies, including those from North America and Asia. Our establishment of the Centre for Islamic Law & Society [CILS], and the Aceh Research Training Institute [ARTI], are prime examples of the inter-relationship between fundamental research and engagement with the broader community.
Staff of the Asia Institute hold joint appointments in the Faculty of Medicine, in the Departments of Political Science and History, and are co-located in the Faculty of Law. These appointments have been important in "mainstreaming" Asian studies across the university, as have the Asia Literacy Awards for University staff, who now have enhanced opportunities to study Asian languages.
The study of Asia at the Institute and the University of Melbourne is multi-disciplinary. Large numbers of students from the Faculties of Arts, Law, Music, Medicine, Architecture and Economics, amongst others, undertake Asian language or studies programs, thus providing a wealth of study and future career options. Students can also benefit from "in country" study through Melbourne Abroad Language Scholarships which provide opportunities to practice their learnt languages, and spend a period of time living as participant-observers in the societies and cultures of Asia.
The Asia Institute is located in the award-winning Sidney Myer Asia Centre at the University of Melbourne. There we offer a vibrant and varied program of public lectures, seminars and events hosted in our state of the art 500-seat Lecture Theatre. These programs bring prominent Asian specialists to our students and to the community at large.
With over thirty academic staff, and a strong record of teaching, publications and research grants, the Asia Institute is one of the two pre-eminent centres in Australia that bring together disciplinary and linguistic expertise on Asia.
For further information about the Asia Institute, contact:
- Tel:
- +61 3 8344 5990
- Fax:
- +61 3 9349 4870
- Email:
- arts.unimelb@custhelp.com