Welcome

The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is an interdisciplinary unit composed of faculty members whose teaching and research focus primarily on China, Japan, Korea, and bordering areas.

Fellowships, Events & More

If you are looking for fellowships, events, or job opportunities related to East Asian Studies, be sure to check out our Newsletter listings. Back issues for the past year are posted at the Newsletter link at top. If you would like to subscribe to the CEAS Newsletter, send your e-mail address to ceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu.

East Asian Area Studies Major and Minor

For additional information about the East Asian Area Studies Major and Minor please visit our Degree, Programs and Requirements page or contact Dr. Frank L. Chance.
For the most recent list of courses, please visit our Academics page.

Startalk Penn Chinese High School Academy

The University of Pennsylvania’s new Startalk Summer High School Chinese Language Program couples Penn’s extensive experience with intellectual development programs for high school students and its excellence in Chinese language and culture taught by nationally known Penn professors.

For additional information about the program, please see our flyer located here.

To download an application form, please click here.

Startalk Penn High School Chinese Teaching Development Grant

Penn is inviting professional teachers of Chinese to observe and participate in the Penn High School Chinese Academy, an intensive high school language program taught on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

For additional information about the program, please see our flyer located here.

To download an application form, please click here.

Please note that both programs are pending funding.

 

 

Another Exciting Year
of CEAS Events!

Tuesday, May 5, 4:30PM, Cohen 337
Anxieties of Interpretation: Reading, Hermeneutics, and Knowledge in Early China
Michael Puett, Harvard University
Humanities Colloquium

Monday, May 11, 12:00PM, Cherpack Lounge (543 Williams Hall)
How to translate Sanskrit into Chinese: An observation of the translation method described in the Fozutongji 43
Toru Funayama, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University
Humanities Colloquium

Please visit our Events Page for more details on upcoming lectures, films, and performances.