Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
The Leiden Institute for Area Studies consists of the School of Asian Studies, the School of Middle-Eastern Studies and the School of Religious Studies.
The institute is committed to a present-day vision of area studies, integrating (inter)disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives on a solid foundation of excellent language skills.
News
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King Willem-Alexander and Emperor Naruhito of Japan to visit Leiden University -
In memoriam: Prof.dr. Klaas Anthony Worp (1943-2026) -
Aholi So, one of the new Faces of Science: ‘I want to show what it means to be a researcher’ -
Anna van Ark is doing an internship at the Rijksmuseum: ‘I’ve always wanted to be a curator’ -
Dr Jake Benson wins J.P. Gumbert Dissertation Award -
In Memoriam: Harriet Zurndorfer (1946-2026)
In the media
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Willemijn Waal in Hecho en California: Greek alphabet may be older than we think -
Frank Pieke on BBC: ‘Corruption charges have become Xi's main basis of power’ -
Willemijn Waal in National Geographic Portugal: ‘Hittites were very pragmatic’ -
Rogier Creemers on CNN about Sundance 2.0: ‘The more capable these apps become, the more potentially harmful they become’ -
Vincent Chang on East Asia Forum: ‘China globalises its pantheon of national heroes and martyrs’ -
Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
Events
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LLRC conference 2026: Language teacher research
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The Biblical Covenant and its Afterlife
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Javanese Mystical Qurʾān Interpretation: Kyai Saleh Darat’s (d. 1903) Fayḍ al-Raḥmān and the Javanese Mystical World
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Revisiting Islam in Indonesia: Mysticism, Quran Hermeneutics, and Theology – A Symposium
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference 2026
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The Devāsurasaṃgrāma Myth in Buddhist Context: A Textual Study of the Deva-Asura War Narrative in the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra
