Department of Near Eastern Studies

Welcome to the Department of Near Eastern Studies

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Outdoors view of the Department with logo
Klaus Wagensonner & Matthias Adelhofer

About our Department

As a centre for the study of the Near and Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, the Department is not only the only institution of its kind in Austria, but also one of the largest of its kind in Central Europe.

Research, including externally funded projects, and teaching focus on Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Assyriology), Near Eastern Archaeology, Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, and Turkish Studies, with particular strengths in Ottoman Studies, the study of modern Turkey, and Central Asian Studies.
 

Veranstaltungen

Stephan Procházka

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Facts about the Department of Near Eastern Studies

  • 140
    years old

    The Department was founded in 1886.

  • 4
    Journals

    with international reach

  • 4
    Disciplines

    with numerous specialisations

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