The IIAS is a post-doctoral institute jointly established by the
Royal Netherlands Academy
of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(VUA), the University of
Amsterdam (UvA), and Leiden University (RUL).
The main objective of the IIAS is to encourage the pursuit of Asian
Studies in the Humanities
and Social Sciences, nationally as well as internationally.
To achieve this end, the constituent institutes have agreed upon
the following activities,
which were defined in the Agreement on National Cooperation in
Asian Studies
signed by all parties in 1993.
1. to set up and execute a post-doctoral programme for Dutch and
foreign
researchers;
2. to organize international scientific gatherings;
3. to act as a national centre for Asian Studies in order to
improve international cooperation
in the European context;
4. to develop other activities in the field of Asian Studies, such
as the publication of a
newsletter and the establishment of a data base, which should
contain up-to-date information
on current research in the field of Asian Studies.
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