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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.

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
Publications
Book
Russia-Africa for Peace, Security and Development

Абрамова И. О., Amuhaya C. Ayuma, Degterev D. A. et al.

M.: National Review, 2023.

Article
Jihadi counter-terrorism: Local Radical Islamists Governance vs. Global Jihadism
In press

Askerov Mir-Ali.

Journal of Globalization Studies. 2025. Vol. 16. No. 2.

Book chapter
The EU and China: how do they fit in Central Asia?

Krivokhizh S., Soboleva E.

In bk.: EU–Central Asian Interactions: Perceptions, Interests and Practices. Routledge, 2024. Ch. 6.

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 .

All publications
Contacts

190121, Saint Petersburg,
Soyuza Pechatnikov str., 16

Email: asian_african_studies@list.ru

Administration
Evgeny Zelenev
Director – Evgeny Zelenev
HSE Campus in St. Petersburg
Institute of Asian and African Studies

Tag "research projects" – News

Malaysian Literature, Phenomenon of Hikikomori and 'Ddakji' Game: Highlights of the Third Conference on Asian and African Studies

Malaysian Literature, Phenomenon of Hikikomori and 'Ddakji' Game: Highlights of the Third Conference on Asian and African Studies
On March 17-18, HSE University-St Petersburg hosted the third scientific conference of students and PhD students 'Current Research Problems in Asian and African Countries'. The conference welcomed 96 research fellows and students from more than 20 universities in Russia and other countries. Find out how the conference went and what impressions of it the participants have in the article.
On Campus professors ideas & experience conferences & seminars students research projects Reporting an event
March 21, 2023

Minorities in Asia and Africa in Focus

Minorities in Asia and Africa in Focus
On 9-10 October 2015 Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg hosted the international conference “Minorities and Conflicts: Asia and African states in the Modern World”, which was organized by the Department of Asian and African Studies and the Centre for Asian and African Studies. The conference welcomed Russian and international researchers from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Armenia, Turkey South Africa and South Korea, as well as students and PhD candidates from St. Petersburg’s universities.
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October 14, 2015