Institute of Asian and African Studies Dean: Professor Mickail S. Meyer International Students Office: phone: +7-095-203-2741, fax: +7-095-203-3647 EMail: office@polit.isaa.msu.su General Information Institute of Asian and African Studies was first opened in 1956 and now is the leading among the Oriental Studies institutions in Russia. The Institute teaches more than 40 languages of Asian and African countries (before 1972 the Institute was named Institute of Oriental Languages). Our graduates are constantly required by ministries, President Administration, State Duma. You could meet them among the heads of leading companies and mass media employees. The staff (more than 250 in number) includes 30 professors and 70 associate professors holding Doctor of Science or PhD degrees. Most of them are recognized as fundamental researchers in the area of Oriental studies and authors of vocabularies, translations from Japanese, Chinese, Sanscrit, Arabic, Persian, and other Oriental and African languages. The Faculty's scientists are the authors of the text-books on General History of Asian and African countries, on Oriental literatures, on languages, ethnology and geography of regions. Divisions - Philological Historical Socio-Economical
Departments - Arab Philology Indian Philology Iranian Philology Chinese Philology Turkish Philology Philology of South-East Asia, Korea and Mongolia
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