One of our main activities is organising and hosting Luncheon Briefings on pertinent topics of EU-Asia relations. Beginning with an informal lunch, the Briefings usually last for 1.5 hours, including questions.

Attendees include EIAS members and other interested parties.

Experts wishing to discuss a possible topic for a Lucheon Briefing are invited to contact EIAS Direct Dr Willem van der Geest.

Asian Studies in the Czech Republic and other new EU Member states
14 October 2004, EIAS, Brussels

Prof PhDr. Jaroslav Vacek, CSc., Dean, Philosphical Fac, Former Vice-Rector for International Relations, Charles University, Prague.

The enlargement of the European Union in May 2004 has brought to the fore the unique intellectual knowledge and competence which the Central and Eastern European Countries have built up across a wide range of fields.

The European Institute for Asian Studies seeks to contribute to a better scholarly traditions in the new EU Member States by inviting leading scholars from the new EU member states to introduce the research traditions in their respective disciplines to a wider audience.

Letter of Invitation (pdf)