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Welcome to the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds. If you want to study an East Asian language – be it Chinese, Japanese, Thai, or Mongolian – and learn about the cultures, societies, histories, politics, economies and international relations of this important region, then the Department has a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes to suit you.

The Department was established in 1963 and has grown into one of the largest centres of East Asian Studies in Europe. We are a vibrant scholarly community. Our students and staff come from a variety of backgrounds and from different parts of the world. We also form part of the White Rose East Asia Centre (WREAC), a collaboration with Leeds University Business School (LUBS) and the School of East Asian Studies (University of Sheffield).

In this website, you will find information on the various options for study the Department can offer you, what activities and events we are involved in, and what it is like to study with us here in Leeds. Find out more about us.

What is it like to study with us?

Latest News

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Want to know what it is like to study with us? Our website offers insights into how we teach on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

In Student Profiles, our students reveal what it is like to study different aspects of East Asian Studies here at Leeds.

Find out more about your opportunities to Study Abroad as as undergraduate student, and the chance to take a Work Placement as a postgraduate student.

  • New Scholarships for Postgraduate Research in Thai Studies A Collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy in London H.E. the Thai Ambassador Kitti Wasinondh presents the Lanna Award of 2010 to Lucy Vachell for her outstanding academic achievements ...
    Posted 27 May 2010 04:43 by Admins ‎(Ben Caesar)‎
  • Buddhist Studies Conference: Historiography, adaptation and contemporary practice The University of Leeds is hosting the UK Association for Buddhist Studies Conference 2010.  The main theme of the conference is 'Historiography, adaptation and contemporary practice' and it will be ...
    Posted 21 Apr 2010 03:29 by Admins ‎(Ben Caesar)‎
  • The National Student Survey - free printer credits Finalists – Would you like your opinion on your student experience to be heard? Then take part in the National Student Survey now – once completed, 100 free printer credits will be ...
    Posted 26 Feb 2010 09:20 by Admins ‎(Ben Caesar)‎
  • The Japanese Consumer: An Alternative Economic History of Modern Japan We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by Dr Penelope Francks, Honorary Lecturer in Japanese Studies. The book presents Japan's economic history from a 'bottom ...
    Posted 3 Feb 2010 18:31 by Admins ‎(Ben Caesar)‎
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These pages were created by East Asian Studies staff. For all queries related to this website, please contact Shiqin Li (email: s.li@leeds.ac.uk; tel: +44 (0)113 343 3461).