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.

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 Events

10.04.2026 18:00
 

Zwei Tage zu Kulturen des Performance-Making im China des 21. Jahrhunderts mit Keynote, sechs Panels und einem künstlerischen Programm; gefördert vom...

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07.05.2026 16:45
 

Official, Commercial, and Experimental: a brief overview of contemporary Chinese theatre and its historical background

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27.05.2026 18:30
 

Debating China under the Shadow of the 1995-6 Cross-Strait Missile Crisis: How did Taiwan’s Parties Address Relations with China in their Political...

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28.05.2026 09:45
 

The Kid Who Looks Up: Zuni Icosahedron and Hong Kong’s Cultural Evolution (1980–Present)

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28.05.2026 16:45
 

“To Wake up the Archives!” a performance-lecture

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03.06.2026 18:30
 

Democratic Struggle and ‘Community of Suffering’: Hong Kong, Taiwan and UK

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 News for students

25.02.2026 09:59
 

Die Sprachskripten für das 1. und 2. Semester können an zwei festgelegten Tagen im Sekretariat abgeholt werden.

Information für Studenten

 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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