Oil/Energy and Empires

An interdisciplinary lecture series located in Vienna and Innsbruck about the different implications of fossil fuels and the resulting power dynamics in different EurAsian regions. Click this article to find out more!

Tasting EurAsia: Food, Drink, and Transformation across Connected Worlds

The lecture series will explore food and drink cultures across Eurasia as a particularly productive field for studying historical transformation, circulation, and connectivity. Food is not merely a matter of subsistence or taste: it provides a lens…

Contextualizing Imperial Borderlands (9th Century BCE – 9th Century CE and Beyond)

The first volume of the new series Afro-Eurasian Transformations ‒ Ancient Worlds and Beyond comprises a collection of papers whose overarching topic pertains to the study of territories situated beyond direct imperial control. Nonetheless, more…

Der Golf der Pistazie

EurAsia-Blog in der Standard: Im Gastblogbeitrag beschreibt Milad Abedi, Postdoktorand am Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altorientalistik der Universität Innsbruck, wie Begriffe, die aus dem Iran in zahlreiche Sprachen weltweit weitergegeben…

Routes and Communication Networks. Rethinking Connectivity and Agency in the Historical Geography of the Balkans

Recent scholarship has convincingly challenged the long-standing image of the Balkans as an inaccessible and fragmented region. Historical evidence instead reveals a landscape characterized by extensive mobility and dense networks of travel, trade,…

Power in Performance: The Politics of Culture in Central Eurasia.

Registration deadline moved to Sunday 18 Oct 2026! - Our visiting fellow Eva-Marie Dubuisson will be teaching at the Department of Near Eastern Studies during the upcoming semester. She will offer an intriguing course titled Power in Performance:…

Blog post: Tarim Expedition: Eine Reise entlang der östlichen Seidenstraße by Sandra Wabnitz

Join us on a 14-day expedition along the eastern Silk Road, from Beijing via Dunhuang, Turpan, and Kuqa to Ürümqi, exploring the remarkable traces of a history spanning thousands of years.

EurAsia Young Scholars Award for Research in East and Southeast Asia (Alpha+ Foundation of the Austrian Science Fund)

Thanks to the generosity of the Alpha+ Foundation of the FWF, the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations is able to make available funding for extended study and research stays in Asia. The thematic focus should be on the application of…

Die Rolle des Weisen in der antiken chinesischen Philosophie

EurAsia-Blog in der Standard: Im Gastblogbeitrag untersucht Sinologin Flaminia Pischedda wie die antike chinesische Philosophie die Figur des Weisen darstellt und welche Bedeutung dessen Handlungsweise und Nahbarkeit für die Leserschaft haben.

Opportunity: Scientific project assistant predoctoral

To support the Cluster's digital research ecosystem, we are seeking a project staff member who will contribute to the coordination and further development of Digital Humanities activities, research data management, and digital research…

The four partner institutions collaborate in offering training to students and early career scholars in Austria and internationally. For this purpose, the Austrian Consortium for the Study of EurAsia (ACE) was initiated.

Through courses, summer schools, workshops, and training sessions, both in person and online, we aim to equip new generations with the following skills: 

  • Competence in reading original language sources as a basis for cultural literacy
  • Global methodology and outlook
  • Competence in the use of digital methods
  • A set of transferable skills