Welcome to the Asian Studies Centre at the University of Münster

As part of this internal workshop, researchers from various disciplines at the University of Münster will explore opportunities for interdisciplinary research on the topic of body and age(ing) in Asia. The workshop will take place on Friday, 12 December 2025, starting at 9 AM in seminar room RS 23 at the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies.
Interested listeners are welcome to attend. Please register in advance at asienzentrum@uni-muenster.de.

Contact: asienzentrum@uni-muenster.de
Contact persons: Syrinx von Hees [de] and Kerstin Storm

The Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies and the Institute for Missiology and the Study of Theologies Beyond Europe, in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" and the Asian Studies Centre, invite to the international conference "Intercultural Knowledge Transfer in (Transregional) Asian Religious Contexts", which will take place from 13 to 15 November 2025 in Münster.
The preliminary programme has now been published and can be viewed here.
Contact: knowledgetransfer2025@uni-muenster.de

The Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies cordially invites all interested parties to attend the lectures in its winter lecture series. A total of three events will offer insights into a wide range of topics from the field. The lectures will begin at 6:15 PM and will take place at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Schlaunstraße 2 (room RS 225, 2nd floor).

Thursday, 23 Oktober 2025
Dr. Tobias Mörike, Vienna
Palästina in Dingen erfassen. Sammlungen der deutschen Palästinaforschung zwischen Bibel-Orientalismus und Frühzionismus

Thursday, 04 Dezember 2025
Dr. phil. habil. Claire Gallien, Cambridge
Early Modern Orientalism and the Recreation of the Islamicate Canon: From the Catalogue to the Anthology

Thursday, 15 Januar 2026
Prof. Dr. Marco Schöller, Münster
Kontinentalverschiebung. Zur begrifflichen Ausgrenzung des Türkentums aus Europa im 19. Jahrhundert

During the winter semester 2025/26, two lectures will be held at the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies as part of the "Sinological Lectures Münster" series. The lectures will be held in German language and will take place in seminar room RS 23. Anyone interested is cordially invited to attend!

Thursday, 11 Dezember 2025, 6 PM c.t.
Prof. i.R. Dr. Roderich Ptak (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
Toponymische Vielfalt: chinesische, portugiesische und malaiische Namen ausgewählter Inseln entlang der Route Singapur-Macau

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 6 PM c.t.
Prof. Dr. Christian Soffel (University of Trier)
Wo Konfuzius scheiterte: Einige Überlegungen zu den Familienbeziehungen in China aus historischer Perspektive

The first event in the "Tea & Talk" series in winter semester 2025/26 will take place on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. It will start at 4 PM in room RS 428 (Schlaunstraße 2, 4th floor).

The theme of the afternoon is "Around the World in a Teacup". Students are invited to enjoy tea and snacks while engaging in a relaxed conversation about food in Asia and their personal experiences with it.

Registration is not required.