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How to survive a PhD in Asian Studies

Centre for East Asian Studies and the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies proudly present: HOW TO SURVIVE A PHD IN ASIAN STUDIES

A documentary about the challenges of starting and finishing a dissertation in Asian Studies and how to overcome those.

In the documentary we hear from Finnish Asia scholars who in recent years have received a PhD in Asian Studies. The film offers hard fought insights into research, fieldwork and publishing for those taking on dissertation work. For those not working on a dissertation in Asian studies, the documentary offers a look at what it means to do research in practice.

The documentary is presented in three acts:
ACT I “What Have I Got Myself Into?”
ACT II “Tools of the Trade”
ACT III “The Road Goes Ever On and On”

Register here to watch the documentary. The documentary is stored in a password protected environment for copyright reasons, therefore we ask you to sign in with your name and email to see it. The collected information will no be used for any other purpose than sending the link to watch the documentary. The collected information will not be shared with others.

Financed by the Doctoral Program of Contemporary Asian Studies
Filming and editing by Samu Kolehmainen

Asian Studies Days - Annual Conference in Finland

The Finnish University Network for Asian Studies has organized the Asian Studies Days annually since 2010. The event provides a national platform for discussions and networking in Asian studies. During the Asian Studies Days, the Network publishes the annually updated catalogue “Academic Research Projects on Asia in Finland”.

See the program for Asian Studies Days 2025: https://asianet.fi/2025/08/21/asian-studies-days-2025-asia-and-ukraine/

Funding

 

Many Asian countries offer national and university-based funding and fellowship opportunities for foreign PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and scholars.

Finnish Universities’ Research Scholarships to the Fudan Nordic Centre

Read more about the scholarships: Finnish Universities’ Research Scholarships to the Fudan Nordic Centre

Research methods

Publishing

Asian Studies in Finnish Universities

These universities in Finland provide Asia related studies or language studies. For up-to-date information and inquiries, please contact the relevant university directly.

AALTO UNIVERSITY


LUT UNIVERSITY


UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND


UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI


UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ


UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND


UNIVERSITY OF OULU


UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE


UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Associations for Asian Studies

FINLAND

Karavaani ry – Student organisation for students in Cultural and Area Studies (incl. Asia, Africa and Middle East) at the University of Helsinki.

Mingbai ry – Student organisation for everyone studying Chinese language at the University of Turku, and everyone otherwise interested in the language.

Senpai ry – Student club at the University of Turku for everyone interested in Japanese anime and manga.

Taotao ry – Student organisation for everyone studying in the programme for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and everyone otherwise interested in East Asia.

 

NORDIC COUNTRIES

DCRN – Danish Chinese Research Network

NACS – Nordic Association for China Studies

NAJS – Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society

SASNET – Swedish South Asian Studies Network

 

EUROPE

AKSE – Association for Korean Studies in Europe

EACS – European Association of Chinese Studies

EAJS – European Association for Japanese Studies

EAJRS – European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists

EUROSEAS – European Association for South East Asian Studies

EASAS – European Association for South Asian Studies

EASL – European Association of Sinological Librarians