Institute

About us

The study of Indology and Central Asian Studies at our university began as early as 1830, resulting in a unique combination of classical Indology, modern South Asian Studies, Tibetology, and Mongolian Studies, which you can study exclusively at our institute.

Auf dem Farbfoto ist eine vergoldete Statue der Tara zu sehen, © Adobe Stock, Foto: Gary

Profile and Consultation

At our institute you can choose between three degree programs and three electives.

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Gruppenfoto des Institutteams, im Zentrum des Bildes liegt ein Baumstamm, in den "Wir" eingraviert ist. Die Menschen auf dem Bild stehen um ihn herum oder sitzen darauf. Die Menschen von links: Dr. Ira Sarma, Adelheid Buschner, Katrin Querl, Adele Hennig-Tembe, Prof. Dr. Jowita Kramer, Sonam Spitz, Dr. Sadananda Das, Beier Wang; Leipzig, 2022, Foto: Feng Yang

Team

Who teaches and does research at our institute?

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Historisches Foto von Hermann Brockhaus, Quelle: Universiätsarchiv

Institute History

Our institute looks back on a long history.

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News

Inform yourself about events we offer in addition to our curriculum, as well as our latest publications, and our celebrations in this section. We also publish other institutions' events, internships, or scholarships here.

Events

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Modern Yoga: Origin, Diversity, Future Tasks

We cordially invite you to a guest lecture by Dr. Ulrich Ott on July 5, 2023 at 3.00 pm.

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Workshop: Indian Rhythm Music and Dance

We cordially invite you to a workshop on Indian Rhythm Music and Dance, which will be offered by Oindrila Roy and Indranil Mallick on June 7, 2023, starting at 5:00 pm.

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ONLINE Tibetan & Himalaya Studies Lecture Series

With great pleasure we forward the invitation of the Central Asian Seminar (Humboldt-Universität, Berlin) to the summer term 2023 ONLINE Tibetan & Himalaya Studies Lecture Series.

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Hindi Intensive Course 2023

We would like to draw your attention to the Hindi intensive course of the University of Hamburg from 01.08. to 19.08.2023.

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Contact & Directions

Visiting address

Institute for South and Central Asian Studies

Institutsgebäude
Schillerstraße 6
04109 Leipzig
Head: Prof. Dr. Jowita Kramer

Phone: +49 341 97-37120
Fax: +49 341 97-37148


Office hours
Monday and Tuesday from 9 am - 12 pm and 1-3 pm.
Wednesday to Friday from 1-3 pm

Please use our mailing address for all kinds of mail:

Universität Leipzig
Institut für Indologie und Zentralasienwissenschaften
Internes PF: 132501
04081 Leipzig
Germany