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The Asia Institute is the University of Melbourne’s key centre for studies in Asian languages, cultures and societies. Asia Institute academic staff have an array of research interests and specialisations, and strive to provide leadership in the study of the intellectual, legal, politico-economic, cultural and religious traditions and transformations of Asia and the Islamic world. The Institute is committed to community engagement and offers a dynamic program of academic and community-focused events and cultural exchanges that aim to promote dialogue and debate.

  • Director’s welcome

  • Studying at Asia Institute

  • Our people

  • Contact us

  • Asian Studies

    The countries of Asia are Australia’s largest trading partners and are of vital importance to Australia’s economic growth and security. For Australians, Asia increasingly defines who we are and our place in the world.

  • Arabic Studies

    Arabic is the fifth most commonly spoken native language in the world, with about 230 million people speaking it as their first language. Arabic studies students at the Asia Institute will learn not only about reading, writing and speaking in Arabic, but also living and interacting in the ‘Arab way’.

  • Chinese Studies

    China is a ‘rising power’ in the Western Pacific region whose future importance for Australia is hard to over-estimate. China’s current levels of investment in research and development and in the tertiary sector indicate that China is poised to make a very rapid transition to a ‘knowledge economy’.

  • Gender Studies

    Our program explores the significance of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history.

  • Indonesian language and studies

    Indonesia’s geographic proximity and strategic importance to Australia make it vital to understand its peoples, politics, history, languages and cultures.

  • Islamic Studies

    The Islamic studies program at the University of Melbourne provides students with the opportunity to study the development of Islamic thought and Muslim societies from a broad multidisciplinary perspective.

  • Japanese language and studies

    The study of Japanese language and culture gives the individual insight not only into a deep and diverse culture but also provides important contrasts when considering various nations’ roles in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Korean Studies

    Studying the Korean language as well as its contemporary history, politics, security, economy and society provides students with a deeper understanding of the issues pertaining to the Korean peninsula and its neighbours.

  • Language Other Than English (LOTE) accreditation exams

    The Asia Institute holds up to three examinations for LOTE accreditation for prospective teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese each year.

  • Asia Institute Schoalrships

  • Faculty of Arts Scholarships

Our people

  • Director
  • Asian Studies
  • Arabic Studies
  • Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Indonesian Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies
  • National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies
  • Translation Studies
  • Professional

Director

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Vedi Hadiz Director, Asia Institute +61383444329 vedi.hadiz@unimelb.edu.au

Asian Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor +61383447557 m.ewing@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907 lmayo@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Rosser Deputy Director, Asia Institute; Professor of Southeast Asian Studies +61390355629 andrew.rosser@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ken Setiawan Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies and Asian Studies +61383440237 setiawan.k@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic)

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic) +61383442279 diarmuid.cooneyodonoghue@unimelb.edu.au

Asian Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Surjeet Dhanji Fellow surjeet.dhanji@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Anthony Milner Professorial Fellow a.milner@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Maila Stivens Principal Fellow m.stivens@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler Honorary Fellow m.conleytyler@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Adam Fforde Professorial Fellow fforde@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Pookong Kee Emeritus Professor pkee@unimelb.edu.au

Arabic Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies; Arabic Studies Convenor +61383445672 abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Christina Mayer Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies +61390354223 cmayer@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Arabic Studies (Teaching Periodic)

We are currently unable to retrieve the Staff contact information requested.

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Mark Wang Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383440807 myw@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies (on leave in 2021) +61383442010 rogerssm@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874 anthony.spires@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow xiao.tan@unimelb.edu.au

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Xiao Han Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354936 xiao.han1@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Qiuping Pan Fellow qiuping.pan@unimelb.edu.au
Professor On Kit Tam Professorial Fellow onkit.tam@unimelb.edu.au

Chinese Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Shaoming Zhou Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61383444945 shaoming@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Li Du Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies +61383445393 lpd@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jia Gao Professor in Chinese Studies +61383448428 jia@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies; Master of Translation Convenor; Chinese Studies +61383444893 esther.leung@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Delia Lin Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61383443387 delia.lin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Yongxian Luo Professor in Chinese Studies +61383444282 yongxian@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907 lmayo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies (on leave in 2021) +61383442010 rogerssm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Craig Smith Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630 craig.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874 anthony.spires@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sow Keat Tok Lecturer In Chinese Studies +61390358333 sowkeat.tok@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Ruonan Zeng Principal Tutor in Chinese Studies +61383449770 ruonan.zeng@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Yi Jin Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic) yij@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Zhenyi Guo Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic) guoz@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Lily Fu Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic) fu.l@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Tracy Hong Tutor in Chinese Studies tracy.hong@unimelb.edu.au

Chinese Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Anne McLaren Professorial Fellow a.mclaren@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Christine Wong Professorial Fellow +61390355925 christine.wong@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970 k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383446629 ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647 jaya.keaney@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies +61383447046 joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au
Dr CQ Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525 c.quinan@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Honorary Fellow +61390354061 benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies affiliated staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676 chloe.diskinholdaway@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy; Honours and Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Coordinator +61383440268 jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667 langb@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288 natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Claire Maree Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin Head of Program, Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742 alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au

Indonesian Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Edwin Jurriens Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies; Indonesian Studies Convenor +61390357594 edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor +61383447557 m.ewing@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ken Setiawan Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies and Asian Studies +61383440237 setiawan.k@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Justin Wejak Senior Tutor in Indonesian Studies +61383447184 justinw@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Periodic)

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Monika Winarnita Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) monika.winarnita@unimelb.edu.au

Indonesian Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Sander Adelaar Principal Fellow s.adelaar@unimelb.edu.au
Dr David Hanan Fellow david.hanan@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Richard Robison Professorial Fellow richard.robison@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Thomas Reuter Professorial Fellow +61390354281 treuter@unimelb.edu.au

Islamic Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies +61383446861 a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Muhammad Kamal Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies +61383448197 muhammad@unimelb.edu.au

Islamic Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Riaz Hassan Senior Fellow hassan.r@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Shakira Hussein Fellow shussein@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hussain Mohi-Ud-Din Qadri Fellow mohi-ud-din.hussain@unimelb.edu.au

Japanese Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Claire Maree Professor in Japanese; Deputy Associate Dean Research, Grant +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jon Glade Lecturer In Japanese Studies jon.glade@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Masako Nagayama Principal Tutor In Japanese Studies masako@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Ikuko Nakane Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61383448893 inakane@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Akihiro Ogawa Professor In Japanese Studies akihiro.ogawa@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jun Ohashi Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies; Japanese Studies Convenor +61383444263 juno@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Nana Oishi Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61390354844 nana.oishi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Yasuhisa Watanabe Senior Lecturer In Japanese Studies +61390355552 watanabe@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)

Person Position Phone Email
Ms Chie Hama Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) chie@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Tamami Mori Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) tamami.mori@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Masae Takeuchi Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) masae.takeuchi@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Hiroko Woods Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) hiroko.woods@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Atsushi Takagi Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) atakagi@unimelb.edu.au

Japanese Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Mayuko Itoh Fellow +61383443102 mayuko.itoh@unimelb.edu.au

Korean Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Jay Song Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies; Korean Studies Convenor +61390358852 jay.song@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ryan Gustafsson Postdoctoral Fellow gus@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Periodic)

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Adam Zulawnik Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) adam.zulawnik@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Jie Hae Hur Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) jiehae.hur@unimelb.edu.au

National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies +61383446861 a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au

Translation Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Delia Lin Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61383443387 delia.lin@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies; Master of Translation Convenor; Chinese Studies +61383444893 esther.leung@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Craig Smith Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630 craig.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Yu Hao Lecturer In Translation Studies haoyh2@unimelb.edu.au

Tutor in Translation Studies (Teaching Periodic)

We are currently unable to retrieve the Staff contact information requested.

Profesional

Person Position Phone Email
Chloe Pearse School Manager (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) +61390358037 chloe.pearse@unimelb.edu.au
Robyn Borg Team Leader, Academic Programs (AI) +61383440155 borgr@unimelb.edu.au
Cathy Harper Editor, Melbourne Asia Review catherine.harper1@unimelb.edu.au
Georgia Ardley Teaching and Learning Officer +61383440491 georgia.ardley@unimelb.edu.au
Mary Wang Administration Officer; Executive Assistant to Professor Vedi Hadiz +61383440646 mary.wang@unimelb.edu.au
Lu Lin Administrative Support Officer, Global Japan office lu.lin@unimelb.edu.au
  • Asian Civil Society

    This research cluster employs an interdisciplinary approach to analyse the dynamically expanding role of civil society in contemporary Asia.

  • Asian Governance Transformations

    How is governance in Asia changing? What is driving change and how is it being contested? What are the implications for human rights, democracy, social welfare, and foreign relations?

  • Gender, Environment and Migration

    Researchers in this cluster investigate migration in Asia and Australia from gender, environmental, and policy perspectives.

  • Language Dynamics in the Asia Pacific

    This research cluster explores the diverse languages of the Asia-Pacific region – their structures, pragmatics of usage, roles within society, and how they are taught and acquired.

  • Islam and Politics in Contemporary Asia and the Middle East

    This research cluster investigates how Islam plays a significant role in affecting political and social change today.

  • Research projects

    Asia Institute’s research projects involve aspects of four target areas (Arabic and Islamic Studies, China, Indonesia, Japan) and also Australia’s relationship to Asia.

  • Publications

    Academic staff make significant contributions to the understanding of Asian languages and societies, publishing in English and other languages.

  • Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS)

    CCCS plays a vital role in shaping an Australian approach to the study of contemporary China.

  • National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (NCCIS)

    NCCIS provides outstanding higher education level programs in Islamic studies.

  • Korean Studies Research Hub

    The KSRH is an inter-disciplinary virtual hub for collaborative research on Korean Studies at the University of Melbourne.

  • Undergraduate

    Information about enrolments, placement tests, submissions and extensions.

  • Honours, Graduate Diploma (Advanced), and Masters by coursework

    Information about course requirements, compulsory subjects, supervision, thesis submissions, extensions, plagiarism and contacts.

  • Graduate coursework

    Information about student services, course requirements, submissions, extensions, academic honesty and more.

  • Graduate research

    Information about facilities, thesis submission and extensions, research administration, student services, handbooks and more.

  • Future students

    Information for future students wishing to undertake an undergraduate, graduate coursework or graduate research degree.

  • Language placement tests

    Take a Language placement test to determine what level of language studies you should be starting at.

  • Language Other Than English (LOTE) accreditation exams

    The Asia Institute holds up to three examinations for LOTE accreditation for prospective teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese each year.

  • Asia Institute scholarships

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Ear to Asia

Ear to Asia podcast

Ear to Asia is a podcast series produced by Asia Institute.

From Japan to Turkey, from China to Indonesia, and to many places in between, Ear to Asia talks with our researchers who focus on Asia – in all its diversity of peoples, societies and histories. If you’d like to feast your ears on in-depth conversations about the world’s most populous and dynamic region, we encourage you to subscribe to Ear to Asia.

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Indonesia at Melbourne

  • Indonesia at Melbourne blog

    The Indonesia at Melbourne blog was launched in July 2015 to present analysis, research and commentary on contemporary Indonesia from academics and postgraduate students affiliated with the University of Melbourne.

  • Talking Indonesia

    The Talking Indonesia podcast presents an interview with experts on Indonesian politics, foreign policy, culture, language and more.

Melbourne Asia Review logo

Melbourne Asia Review is Asia Institute’s hybrid peer-reviewed digital journal-blog that publishes articles on key issues relating to Asia.

With four editions released per year, Melbourne Asia Review has over 300 peer-reviewed articles spanning a wide range of Asia-related research. The journal co-publishes selected articles with a wide range of respected mainstream media and academic publications and publishes in languages other than English.

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Editions of Melbourne Asia Review

  • Edition 11: (Post-)COVID social and environmental challenges in Asia

    Professor Mark Wang & Associate Professor Jay Song, September 2022.

  • Edition 10: Islam and inter/intra-religious relations in Asia

    Professor Abdullah Saeed & Associate Professor Matthew Nelson, June 2022.

  • Edition 9: The power politics of the Indo-Pacific in and after COVID-19

    Prof Timothy Lynch and Professor Robert Ross, March 2022.

  • Edition 8: Transnational migration, diaspora and development in Asia

    Prof Andrew Rosser, November 2021.

  • Edition 7: The politics of language learning in Asia

    A/Prof Michael Ewing, August 2021.

  • Edition 6: Human rights and civil society in Asia

    Ed 6: Dr Anthony Spires, May 2021.

  • Edition 5: Asian Australians

    Dr Jay Song and Associate Professor Claire Maree, February 2021.

  • Edition 4: Islam and contemporary politics

    Prof Abdullah Saeed, December 2020.

  • Edition 3: Business and human rights in Southeast Asia

    Prof Andrew Rosser, September 2020.

  • Edition 2: The Dynamics of Discourse and Power

    Dr Ikuko Nakane and Dr Michael Ewing, June 2020.

  • Edition 1: Authoritarianism, democracy and civil society

    Prof Vedi Hadiz, March 2020.