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What do we understand Central Asia to comprise?
- The centre of the Eurasian continent; Tibet, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Afghanistan, and the CIS-states (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan).
What does the Central Asia Seminar have to offer?
- Programmes of study at Bachelor, Masters and PhD level.
- Language courses in Dari/Persian, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajik, Tibetan, Uighur and Uzbek—offered as intensive courses on occasion.
- Employment prospects as part of research projects.
- Guest fellowships for visiting academics from around the world.
- Access to archives and special collections.
- Up-to-date and reliable information for media and further education.
What can you study at the Central Asia Seminar?
- BA in Area Studies of Asia/Africa (with emphasis on Central Asia).
- MA in Central Asian Studies.
- PhD in Central Asian Studies.
Which topics are researched at the Central Asia Seminar?
- Sociology and cultural history.
- Languages and literatures.
- Topics pertaining to Ethnology and Religious Studies.
- The recent history of Central Asia, with regards to its relations to the surrounding areas.