26 PhD programmes in Asian Studies in Europe

Bangor University Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD in Chinese Studies. The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support, and students will be assigned two supervisors.

The Chinese and Inner Asian Studies programme offered at SOAS University of London is able to supervise MPhil and PhD degrees by research and thesis in a wide range of cultural and linguistic subjects.

The Japanese and Korean Studies programme from SOAS University of London is based on literary, documentary, and archive material available at SOAS and also gathered during fieldwork in Japan and Korea.

The East Asian Studies degree from the University of Bristol will conduct advanced research on East Asia in an innovative interdisciplinary school. Study with internationally renowned sociology, politics and international relations scholars in a dynamic and supportive research environment.

The South East Asian Studies programme from SOAS University of London offers the widest coverage in Europe of research and teaching related to the languages and cultures of the principal countries of South East Asia. 

The Chinese Studies programme at the Maynooth University offers research degree opportunities for students with specific interest in the fields of Chinese language, literature and culture. 

The South Asian Studies programme from SOAS University of London has an international reputation for excellence in the field of South Asian studies earned by the world leading research undertaken. 

Our PhD East Asian Studies programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out significant and original research into an area of interest concerning the East Asian region, broadly defined (including south-east Asia, especially when related to areas and cultures which use Chinese writing characters).

Our Japanese Studies programme at The University of Manchester will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research at a department that focuses on modern and contemporary Japan.

Tomorrow's leading academic or a practitioner with specialist expertise on East Asia? Either way, the University of Sheffield will help you to realise your ambition as a PhD student in East Asian Studies.

This Asian and Middle Eastern Studies course from the University of Cambridge is offered at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies to those students who wish to study Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies, Hebrew Studies, Korean Studies, Japanese Studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Arabic or Persian), and Sanskrit and South Asian Studies.

At University of Oxford, the DPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies' main research degree. 

Our PhD Chinese Studies programme at The University of Manchester will enable you to undertake a significant piece of research that aligns with our interests in a wide range of areas.

The Chinese Studies Research programme offered by King's College London investigates contemporary China through political, economic, social, and international perspectives, with opportunities for collaborative research across Asia and the UK.

Program outcomes for the Chinese Studies course at the University of Zurich include acquiring subject-specific skills in the area of specialization and improving research methodology.

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Central Asian Studies doctorate at the University of Bern? 

The Contemporary India Research programme offered by King's College London supports interdisciplinary investigation of India within comparative and global contexts.

The Japanese programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports the development of independent academic researchers capable of producing original scholarship that introduces new materials, theories, and methods.

The Japanese programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in Japanese language and literature.

The East Asian Studies programme offered by Freie Universität Berlin develops advanced expertise in regional dynamics, cross-cultural engagement, and Asia-focused scholarly analysis.