Welcome to the Asian Studies Centre at the University of Münster

The Asian Studies Centre is based at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Münster and was founded in 2024. It aims at networking scholars, students, and employees interested in Asia, who do research on Asia, or who are from Asia, to bundle their wide-ranging interests and competencies and make use of otherwise unknown synergies. [more]

Academic collaboration with the PRC

Globe on a book — © Uni MS - Jan Lehmann

Since academic collaboration with China has recently become a challenge and raises questions that cannot always be answered, we have collected valuable information which might render some assistance. [see more]

News & events

17-06-2026 | Lecture

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Giulia Falato

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

The Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies and the Asian Studies Centre are jointly hosting a guest lecture by Prof. Dr Giulia Falato from the University of Parma as part of the "Sinological Lectures Münster" series, on the topic "Aesop and Mediterranean Wisdom in China: Processes of Circulation and Transformation". The lecture will take place on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at 6 PM c.t., in seminar room RS 23 of the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies. All interested parties are very welcome!

07-05-2026 | ESRA - Lecture series

Lecture by Shih Hou-yu 施厚羽

Thursday, 07 May 2026, 4 PM c.t.

As part of the "Emerging Scholars Research Asia (ESRA)" lecture series, the Asian Studies Centre and the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies invite all interested parties to a lecture by Shih Hou-yu 施厚羽. On Thursday, 7 May 2026, 4 PM c.t., the visiting scholar from National Taiwan University will speak on the topic "Rule by Beating: The Institutionalisation of Violence and its Practices in Tang China". No registration is required.