Sinology at the University of Vienna

The Division of Sinology at the University of Vienna is part of the Department of East Asian Studies. The Division offers excellent research and research-based teaching on modern China. It is the largest center of research on modern China in Austria and is one of the most important centers of its kind in the German-speaking world.

In addition to modern Chinese language training, our focus of teaching and research is on politics, law, history, and society in Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan).

Office Hours during the semester

APPOINTMENTS: REQUEST NECESSARY

MO 10:00 - 12:00

DI 10:00 - 12:00

MI 10:00 - 11:00

DO 15:00 - 16:00

FR CLOSED


Study related questionsstefanie.yu@univie.ac.at

General information
sinologie.ostasien@univie.ac.at

Questions about EcoS
ecos@univie.ac.at


For general enquiries:

  1. Please continue to send us your enquiry in advance to sinologie.ostasien@univie.ac.at
  2. in urgent cases you can also reach us by telephone at +43-1-4277-43840
  3. A personal appointment at the secretariat is only possible after making an appointment in time at sinologie.ostasien@univie.ac.at

ATTENTION

Communication exclusively via univie email addresses and Moodle.

Dear students!

We hereby draw your attention to the fact that any communication with lecturers and the staff of the Institute must take place exclusively via your univie email address. In addition, we would like to point out that you should regularly check your univie email addresses and also regularly check your spam folder when forwarding to your private email address. Please also check your Moodle accounts regularly, as this is where the work assignments for the respective courses are issued!

If you do not follow these work assignments, you cannot be graded positively.

 Events

27.11.2025 17:00
 

Where You Live Is Who You Are: Public Housing as Political Form in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Vienna

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27.11.2025 18:30
 

Abstract: In the first part of my presentation, I will introduce Taiwan’s current language situation, highlighting the variety of languages spoken...

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27.11.2025 18:35
 

The Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies is pleased to announce its program for winter term 2025/26 with a focus on Taiwan’s multilingualism and...

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03.12.2025 18:30
 

Diasporic Chineseness and Colonial Nostalgia: Multiracial Britishness in 1910-45 Hong Kong and its contemporary implications

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04.12.2025 17:00
 

Hong Kong Cinema and the Sense of an Ending, 1997: Sound, Music, and the “Real” in the Closing Credits

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10.12.2025 17:45
 

The Time to Live and the Time to Die 童年往事 Hou Hsiao-hsien 侯孝賢 (1985)

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 News

17.07.2019
 

Eine transgenerationale Sicht auf Politik und Emotion

in der Volksrepublik China

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24.03.2021
 

The European Association for Chinese Studies is proud to announce that the first volume of the Association's online and open access journal is now...

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23.06.2021
 

Understanding the Evolution, Perception and Impact of China’s Social Credit System (ENGINEERING)

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13.01.2023
 

The editors are pleased to announce the publication of the latest special issue of the Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies (Volume...

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