Anna Lindh Foundation

Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

National Network

Sweden

Address

Universitetsvägen 10F10691 StockholmSweden

Country

Sweden

City

Stockholm

Street address 2

Universitetsvägen 10F

Mobile Phone

+46 (0)707568364

Telephone

+46 (0)8162943

E-Mail

martin.safstrom@su.se

E-Mail (2)

johan.fresk@su.se

Year of Establishment

1960

Contact Person1

Martin Säfström

Job Title 1

Director of Studies

Contact Person 2

Johan Fresk

Job Title 2

Deputy Director of Studies

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development

General Information

The department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University conducts education and research on Asia and the Middle East, including both language studies and  area studies.

Mission and Objectives

The department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University aims to;
1) Educate specialists in the field.
2) Conduct research on Asia and the Middle East.
3) Provide balanced information to the general public in Sweden on issues related to our fields of expertise.

Main Projects / Activities

The department has education within Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages, as well as area studies within the two main areas: Asian Languages and Cultures and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.

We offer a variety of courses at undergraduate and master's level across a wide range of subjects within the field. Among our freestanding courses we offer both day time and evening courses that are given in English, as well as distance courses.

Doctoral studies are conducted in two main areas: Asian languages and cultures, and Middle Eastern languages and cultures.

For more information see: https://www.su.se/department-of-asian-and-middle-eastern-studies/