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

On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, a guided tour of the institute’s collection will take place starting at 4:00 p.m. (sharp).

The collection comprises around sixty historical objects from the Islamic world, including Qur’an fragments, manuscripts, Egyptian gravestones, and metalwork.

Registration: asienzentrum@uni-muenster.de

As part of the "Students for Students - Students report on their experiences in internships and studying abroad" series, in winter semester 2025/26 two students from the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies report on their experiences at the Peking University 北京大学 in China and at the National Dong Hwa University 國立東華大學 in Taiwan.

As the event takes place at lunchtime, interested participants are welcome to bring their own lunch. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided. Registration is not required.

The Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies cordially invites to attend the international conference "Poetry and Knowledge: The Production and Transmission of Knowledge in Arabic Verse (1100–1800)", which will take place at the Institute from 20 to 22 November 2025. Those who are unable to attend in person can follow the presentations online.
All interested parties are cordially invited to attend the entire conference. Registration is not required.

The programme, all further information and the link for online participation can be found here: uni.ms/poetry-and-knowledge.

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