LUCIS cooperates with research and public institutions inside and outside Leiden University.

• Asian Modernities and Traditions (AMT)
• African Studies Centre (ASC)
• International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
• Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
• Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR)
• LeidenGlobal
• Global Interactions (GI)
• Middle Eastern Studies ( MOS/ MES)
• National Museum of Antiquities (RMO)
• Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO)
• Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies (NISIS)
• Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde (National Museum of Ethnology/RMV)
• Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV)
• Scaliger Institute
• Textile Research Centre
• University library (particularly the Middle East collections)
• Van Vollenhoven Institute