The European Association for Chinese Studies (
simplified Chinese: 欧洲汉学学会;
traditional Chinese: 歐洲漢學學會;
pinyin: Ōuzhōu Hànxué Xuéhuì; EACS) is an international scholarly association representing China scholars from Europe. It was founded in 1975 and is registered in Paris. The Association is governed by a Board and its daily activities are managed by its president,
secretary-general, and treasurer.
EACS Conferences
Conferences have been held biennially since 1976.[1] The EACS holds a four-day conference devoted to planned programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching.With over 600 presenting participants in over 150 panels in Leipzig in 2021,[2] it is one of the greatest conferences on Chinese Studies worldwide.
2024 (scheduled) - 25th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Tallinn
2022 - 24th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Olomouc[3]
2021[4] - 23rd biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Leipzig[5]
2018 - 22nd biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Glasgow[6]
1948 - 1st JS Conference, Cambridge, London, and Oxford
Journal
Since 2020, the Association has published a scholarly journal annually. The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies is an "open-access and peer-reviewed journal that fosters academic discussion and exchange on China- and Chinese-related topics. It is organized and financed by the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS)".[11]
^"The Conferences and Publications of the Junior Sinologues (1948–1972) and the European Association for Chinese Studies (1975–2004), in EACS Newsletter No. 32, June, 2004