At the Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST of the University of Duisburg-Essen – Campus Duisburg –, more than 30 scholars from different scientific disciplines are engaged in both research and education on contemporary East Asia, focusing on the economies, politics, and societies of China and Japan. Eight chairs, rooted in the faculties of Business Administration, Social and Political Sciences are involved, led by the following experts:

(from left to right:)
Prof. Flemming Christiansen, Ph.D.  Political Sociology of China
Prof. em. Dr. Winfried Flüchter  Human Geography/East Asia
Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer  Politics/East Asia
Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha  East Asian Economic Studies/Japan and Korea
Prof. Karen Shire, Ph.D.  Comparative Sociology and Japanese Society 
Prof. Kristin Surak, Ph.D.  Comparative Sociology 
Prof. Dr. Markus Taube  East Asian Economic Studies/China
Prof. Dr. Axel Klein  Japanese Politics / Modern East Asian Studies
N.N.  East Asian Economic Studies

Established in 1994, IN-EAST is considered to be the most comprehensive university institute committed to contemporary East Asian studies in Germany. Eligible with an emphasis on either Japan or China, it offers the following research oriented Study Programs, leading to a Ph.D., a Master’s, or a Bachelor’s degree: