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Institute of Asian and African Studies
HSE Campus in St. Petersburg
Institute of Asian and African Studies
Contacts

190121, Saint Petersburg,
Soyuza Pechatnikov str., 16

Email: asian_african_studies@list.ru

Administration
Evgeny Zelenev
Director – Evgeny Zelenev
About the Institute

The Institute of Asian and African Studies was established in 2022 at HSE University-St Petersburg based on the Department of Asian and African Studies, the undergraduate and graduate programmes in the related field, as well as the Centre for Asian and African Studies. The Institute focuses on the development of professional education along with Asian and African studies as a field of scientific knowledge, aiming to preserve and enhance the achievements of the St Petersburg school of Oriental Studies.

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Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes
Bachelor’s programme

Asian and African Studies

5 years
Full-time programme
RUS+ENG
Instruction in Russian with some courses in English
Master’s programme

Cross-Cultural Studies of Asia and Africa in the Context of International Relations

2 years
Full-time programme
RUS+ENG
Instruction in Russian with some courses in English
All programmes
Publications
Book
EU–Central Asian Interactions: Perceptions, Interests and Practices

Arynov Z., Bossuyt F., Davletova N. et al.

Abingdon: Routledge, 2024.

Article
Hiring in a tight labor market: Implications for social policy development
In press

Ternikov A., Sheveleva D., Manichev G.

Journal of Social Policy Studies. 2026.

Book chapter
Refugee migration to the People’s Republic of China

Soboleva E.

In bk.: Handbook on Migration to China. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025. P. 294-308.

Working paper
Symbolic Representations of ‘Sovereignty’ in Modern Political Discourse (Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Discourse From France, USA, Russia, and China)

Krivokhizh S., Akopov S.

Basic research program. WP BRP. National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2019. No. 65/PS/2019 .

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Japanese Popular Culture as a Tool for Language Teaching and a Field of Research: Project Activities of Japanese Studies Students

Students working on the project
"Translation of Japanese Manga Comics and Video Subtitling" is one of the longest-running and most in-demand projects implemented at the Department of Japanese Studies of the Institute of Asian and African Studies for bachelor's students enrolled in the Asian and African Studies program. Today, we will provide a detailed look at what project participants do, summarize the interim results of the first stage, and also speak with students who are mastering the basics of comic translation this year.
Education students research projects bachelor's programmes Department of Japanese Studies
March 18

Department of Japanese Studies Hosts Online Seminar on Student Research

Participants of the seminar
On January 15, 2026, as part of a series of joint online seminars with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, students from the Asian and African Studies program at the Institute of Asian and African Studies (Department of Japanese Studies) discussed their academic interests and current research topics with students from Japan.
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March 18