Leiden Asia Centre

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Leiden Asia Centre
Formation2016
Location
  • Leiden, Netherlands
Academic Director
Florian Schneider
Executive Director
Floris Harm
Website https://leidenasiacentre.nl/

The Leiden Asia Centre is the Netherlands' expertise centre for socially relevant and applicable knowledge on contemporary East Asia. The centre was established in 2016 to address concrete questions from society about Asia. It conducts short-term and long-term research in close collaboration with partners from various sectors, including business, government bodies, and knowledge centres. [1] [2]

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The institute is housed in the Huizingagebouw of Leiden University, in the city of Leiden, The Netherlands . Its research is headed by the centre’s academic director Florian Schneider [3] and it is managed by executive director Floris Harm.

Goals

The primary aim of the Leiden Asia Centre is to generate academic knowledge related to contemporary East Asia that can find practical applications in the Netherlands. Focusing mainly on East Asia initially, its scope has expanded to include South and Southeast Asia, notably India and the Indo-Pacific . [4]

Activities

The centre conducts research on various aspects of East Asia, including political, economic, cultural, and social issues, as well as developments surrounding technology and the environment. [5] It collaborates closely with partners in society, fostering connections with businesses, government agencies, and other knowledge institutions. [6] The Leiden Asia Centre actively shares its findings through events, courses, public engagements, and publications, such as its open-access book series with Amsterdam University Press [7] and its publicly available research reports. [8] Moreover, it serves as a hub for experts, policymakers, and practitioners interested in East Asia.

Besides continuing multiple research projects, the Leiden Asia Centre has co-hosted the secretariat of the Dutch China Knowledge Network since 2021, together with Instituut Clingendael. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "LeidenAsiaCentre". Leiden Asia Centre. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Toekomst Nederlandse halfgeleiderindustrie onzeker door vijandig klimaat voor internationale student". ScienceGuide. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Florian Schneider is nieuwe directeur LeidenAsiaCentre". Sleutelstad. 18 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "About". Leiden Asia Centre. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Core themes 2024-2026". Leiden Asia Centre. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "'Zachte dreiging' van China is ernstige reden tot zorg, waarschuwen onderzoekers". Trouw.
  7. ↑ "Amsterdam University Press and the LeidenAsiaCentre sign new Open Access subsidy agreement". Amsterdam University Press. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Publications". Leiden Asia Centre. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "About". China Kennis Netwerk. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nederland lanceert kennisnetwerken China en Rusland/Oost-Europa". Instituut Clingendael. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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