IIASN9-The IIAS

The IIAS

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.

Staff
Prof. W.A.L. Stokhof (Director); Drs S.A.M. Kuypers (Deputy Director); Drs P.G.E.I.J. van der Velde (Editor); Drs C.H. Yang-de Witte (Fellows Officer); Drs I.D. Lasschuijt (Managing Editor IIASN); Drs E.J.C.M. Guitjens (Seminar Organizer); Drs C.B.W. Veenkamp (Management Assistant); K. van Belle-Foesenek (Secretary); J.A.H. Trel (Secretary); C. Titahena (Database Assistant)

Temporary Staff
Drs A.E. de Deugd (WWW); M. Langehenkel (Database); Y.J.M. Sanders (WWW)

Board
Prof. F. Hüsken - Chairman (Nijmegen University); Prof. H.W. Bodewitz (Leiden University); Prof. C. Fasseur (Leiden University); Prof. W.L. Idema (Leiden University); Prof. O.D. van den Muyzenberg (University of Amsterdam); Prof. H.W. van Schendel (Erasmus University, Rotterdam); Prof. H.A. Sutherland (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam)

Academic Committee
Prof. B.N.F. White - Chairman (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague); Prof. B. Arps (Leiden University); Dr C.E. von Benda Beckmann (Erasmus University, Rotterdam); Prof. P. Boomgaard (Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, Leiden); Prof. W.J. Boot (Leiden University); Prof. J.C. Breman (University of Amsterdam); Prof. P. Kloos (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam); Prof. D.H.A. Kolff (Leiden University); Prof. A. Niehof (Agricultural University Wageningen); Prof. R. Schefold (Leiden University); Dr E.B. Vermeer (Leiden University)

Programme directors
Dr D.E. Tooker (IIAS) 'Cultural Traditions in Endangered Minorities of South and Southeast Asia'; Dr L.M. Douw (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Dr F.N. Pieke (Institute for Chinese Studies, University of Oxford) 'International Social Organization in East and Southeast Asia: Qiaoxiang Ties in the Twentieth Century'; [vacancy] 'Changing Lifestyles in Asia'; Dr C.J.M.A. Smeets (KNAW) 'Endangered Languages'