EurAsia Summer Academy of art, culture and history across the Himalayas
Description
Following the highly successful 2024 program, we are delighted to announce the return of the EurAsia Summer Academy of Art, Culture and History across the Himalayas, taking place from 14–26 September 2026 in Kathmandu, Nepal and organized under the EurAsia Summer Academy scheme of the Austrian Science Fund’s Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations.”
This intensive course offers students and researchers hands-on training with primary Sanskrit materials, combining classroom manuscript study with in situ reading of epigraphical records across the Kathmandu Valley as well as the chance to examine texts alongside material culture. The program features four modules taught by our instructors: Diwakar Acharya, Nina Mirnig, Marion Rastelli, and Pongsit Pangsrivongse.
The application deadline is 5 June 2026.
Information
Time:
September 14–26, 2026
Venue:
Chhahari Retreat, Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu
Organisation:
Diwakar Acharya (University of Oxford)
Nina Mirnig (ISTB)
Pongsit Pangsrivongse (ISTB)
Marion Rastelli (IKGA)
Supported by:
Austrian Science Fund Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations”
IKGA, Austrian Academy of Sciences
University of Oxford
University of Vienna
Contact:
Pongsit Pangsrivongse (ISTB)