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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?

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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.

  • 2012 Thai Studies PG Scholarships A Collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy in London Application Deadline: 29 June 2012 H.E. the Thai Ambassador Kitti Wasinondh presents the Lanna Award of 2010 to Lucy Vachell ...
    Posted 2 Mar 2012 05:40 by Admins ‎(Jenni Rauch)‎
  • Thai Foreign Minister visits Leeds Students of Thai Studies had the opportunity to use their language skills and demonstrate their knowledge of Thailand during a visit to the University by the Thai Foreign Minister His ...
    Posted 16 Feb 2011 08:09 by Web Admins ‎(Ben Caesar)‎
  • Exhibition: Cao Yu - the Pioneer of Modern Chinese Drama Cao Yu – the most significant figure in the development of modern drama in China – is the subject of a series of events being held in London, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh ...
    Posted 16 Feb 2011 06:09 by Web Admins ‎(Ben Caesar)‎
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