Both ANU and IU boast long traditions in the study of the pan-Asian region from numerous academic perspectives: law, religion, language, culture, political science, public policy, and more.
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific houses a remarkable assembly of scholars and resources devoted to the study of Australia’s neighborhood from Afghanistan to the Pacific. Dedicated to outstanding research and education, the College is a center for Australia’s intellectual engagement and scholarly dialogue with the societies, worlds of thought, economies, and cultures of Asia and the Pacific. Members of the College conduct research in areas ranging from public policy, climate change, linguistics, and archaeology to defense studies and international relations.
ANU Asian Studies Programs
- Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies
- China Centre
- School of Culture, History & Language
- Crawford School of Economics and Government
- School of International, Political & Strategic Studies
- Japan Institute
- Centre for Korean Studies
- Pacific Studies
- Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
- School of Regulation, Justice & Diplomacy
- South Asia Studies
- Southeast Asia – Island Southeast Asia | Mainland Southeast Asia
- National Thai Studies Centre
IU: A Rich Tradition of Area Studies
Long known for its area studies expertise, IU has more than 10 departments, programs, and centers – including three Title VI National Resource Centers and one Title VI National Foreign Language Resource Center – that are directly focused on the study of the pan-Asian region. Such area specialization is further supported through research conducted by numerous scholars across IU’s varied academic and professional disciplines. From intensive summer language institutes for languages of the Central Eurasian region and a variety academic programs focused on Asia to study abroad opportunities across the region, IU offers a myriad of ways to study the pan-Asian region.
IU Asian Studies Programs
Area Studies Centers and Programs
- Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region
- Center for the Study of the Middle East
- East Asian Studies Center
- India Studies Program
- Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center
- Islamic Studies Program
Foreign Language Programs
- Central Eurasian Studies (Hungarian, Pashto, Tibetan, Uzbek, etc.)
- East Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)
- India Studies (Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit)
- Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Kurdish)
Research Centers and Institutes
