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Director

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Prof Vedi Hadiz Director, Asia Institute +61383444329

Director's welcome

As Director, it is my great pleasure to introduce the Asia Institute, a School of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

The Asia Institute is the University of Melbourne’s key centre for studies in Asian societies, languages and cultures. Our programmes include the teaching of Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean languages, as well as the study of their modern societies. We also offer Islamic Studies, Asian Studies and Translation Studies more broadly to provide comparative perspectives. The Asia Institute has close links with other Schools and Faculties across the University, and our programmes are strongly interdisciplinary in focus.

Professor Vedi Hadiz
Professor Vedi Hadiz

Academic staff at the Asia Institute have an array of research interests and specialisations which may be loosely grouped into five broad clusters: Asian Civil Society, Asian Governance Transformations, Islam and Politics in Contemporary Asia and the Middle East, Language Dynamics in the Asia Pacific, and finally Migration, Gender and Environment. Academics are regularly called on by local and national media sources to provide expert opinion on a range of contemporary and historical issues that arise in scholarly, public and policy debates. They are involved in collaborative projects with scholars based in the region and beyond.

The Asia Institute also has an exciting roster of visiting scholars, regularly hosts conferences and is influential in leading international peak organisations. Our close involvement with the broader community is further demonstrated by our hosting of the National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies and the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies.

The importance of Asia and the Middle East to Australia – and the world – continues to grow at a significant pace. Many of Australia’s largest and most important trading partners are based in Asia, and diplomatic exchanges between Australia and the Middle East are expanding in both number and importance. The Asia Institute strives to provide leadership in the study of the rich intellectual, legal, political, economic, cultural and religious traditions of these vital regions.

On behalf of our staff and students, as well as our alumni and friends, I am delighted to welcome you to the Asia Institute.

Professor Vedi Hadiz, Director, Asia Institute.

Asian Studies

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A/Prof Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907
Prof Andrew Rosser Deputy Director, Asia Institute; Professor of Southeast Asian Studies +61390355629
Dr Ken Setiawan Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies; Indonesian Studies Convenor +61383440237
Mughis Mudhoffir Subject Coordinator in Asian Studies

Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Asian Studies honorary staff

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Dr Surjeet Dhanji Fellow
Prof Anthony Milner Professorial Fellow
A/Prof Maila Stivens Principal Fellow +61 3 8344 5554
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler Honorary Fellow
Prof Adam Fforde Professorial Fellow
Prof Pookong Kee Emeritus Professor

Arabic Studies

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Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies; Arabic Studies Convenor
Dr Christina Mayer Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies
Dr Tarek Makhlouf Subject Coordinator in Arabic Studies
Liliane Yarak Tutor in Arabic Studies

Tutor in Arabic Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies

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Prof Mark Wang Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies
A/Prof Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Associate Professor in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies honorary staff

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Dr Xiao Han Postdoctoral Fellow
Ms Qiuping Pan Fellow
Prof On Kit Tam Professorial Fellow

Chinese Studies

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Dr Li Du Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies
Prof Jia Gao Professor of Chinese Studies +61383448428
A/Prof Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444893
A/Prof Delia Lin Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61 3 8344 3387
Prof Yongxian Luo Professor in Chinese Studies
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies
Dr Craig Smith Senior Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630
A/Prof Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Associate Professor in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874
Dr Sow Keat Tok Lecturer In Chinese Studies
Ms Ruonan Zeng Principal Tutor in Chinese Studies +61383449770
A/Prof Shaoming Zhou Associate Professor in Chinese Studies

Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Jin Jin Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Dr Zhenyi Guo Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Dr Lily Fu Lecturer in Chinese Studies (Teaching Specialist)
Ms Tracy Hong Tutor in Chinese Studies

Chinese Studies honorary staff

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Prof Anne McLaren Professorial Fellow
Prof Christine Wong Professorial Fellow

Gender Studies

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A/Prof Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
A/Prof Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383446629
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies +61383447046
Dr CQ Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525

Gender Studies honorary staff

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Dr Benjamin Hegarty Honorary Fellow +61390354061

Gender Studies affiliated staff

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Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676
A/Prof Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies
A/Prof Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy +61383440268
Prof Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676
A/Prof Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667
Prof Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630
Prof Claire Maree Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor
Prof Fran Martin Head of Program, Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486
Prof Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742
Prof Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482
A/Prof Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820

Indonesian Studies

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A/Prof Edwin Jurriens Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies
A/Prof Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies
Dr Ken Setiawan Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies; Indonesian Studies Convenor +61383440237
Dr Justin Wejak Lecturer in Indonesian Studies +61383447184
Dr Monika Winarnita Tutor in Indonesian Studies

Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Monika Winarnita Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

Indonesian Studies honorary staff

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A/Prof Sander Adelaar Principal Fellow
Dr David Hanan Fellow
Prof Richard Robison Professorial Fellow
Prof Thomas Reuter Professorial Fellow +61390354281

Islamic Studies

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Prof Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies
Dr Muhammad Kamal Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies
Dr David Tittensor Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies +61383445786
Dr Rachel Woodlock Lecturer In Islamic Studies (Teaching Specialist) +61383447184

Islamic Studies honorary staff

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Dr Shakira Hussein Fellow
Dr Hussain Mohi-Ud-Din Qadri Fellow

Japanese Studies

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Prof Claire Maree Professor in Japanese; Deputy Associate Dean Research, Grant
Dr Jon Glade Lecturer In Japanese Studies
Ms Masako Nagayama Principal Tutor In Japanese Studies
A/Prof Ikuko Nakane Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61383448893
Prof Akihiro Ogawa Professor In Japanese Studies +61383447037
Dr Jun Ohashi Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies; Japanese Studies Convenor
A/Prof Nana Oishi Associate Professor In Japanese Studies
Dr Yasuhisa Watanabe Senior Lecturer In Japanese Studies
Dr Kaya Oriyama Lecturer In Japanese Studies (Teaching Specialist)

Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Ms Chie Hama Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Ms Tamami Mori Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Dr Masae Takeuchi Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Ms Hiroko Woods Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Mr Atsushi Takagi Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

Japanese Studies honorary staff

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Dr Mayuko Itoh Fellow +61383443102

Korean Studies

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A/Prof Jay Song Associate Professor in Korean Studies; Korean Studies Convenor +61390358852
Dr Sin Ji Jung Lecturer in Korean Studies
Dr Nicola Fraschini Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies +61383441511

Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Adam Zulawnik Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)
Ms Erica Hur Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies

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Prof Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies

Translation Studies

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A/Prof Delia Lin Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61 3 8344 3387
A/Prof Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444893
Dr Craig Smith Senior Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630
Dr Yu Hao Lecturer In Translation Studies

Tutor in Translation Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Profesional

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Chloe Pearse School Manager +61390358037
Robyn Borg Team Leader, Academic Programs (AI) +61383440155
Cathy Harper Editor, Melbourne Asia Review
Mary Wang Executive Support Officer; Executive Assistant to Professor Vedi Hadiz
Lu Lin Administrative Support Officer, Global Japan office
Kiloran Hiscock School Support Officer +61383443758
Kim Simpson Teaching and Learning Officer +61383444059