MA MEAS Information for Current Students
Studying at IN-EAST
Course selection is determined together with Melanie Kogler before the beginning of each semester in an individual mentoring meeting, in which you can ask all your questions about available courses, recommended selection strategies etc. Timetables for IN-EAST classes can be found in the downloads section.
Important information (announcements, information regarding classes and exams, internship and job offers, etc.) will be sent to your student E-mail account. Please make sure to check it regulary and/or enable automatic forwarding to your private E-mail account. Your student E-mail is the major channel for information from our side.

Contact
If you need further information or have open questions, please contact the Coordination Unit at
maceas@in-east.de
Ms. Melanie KOGLER, M.A., Coordinator
Campus Duisburg
Office LE 705/706 in LE building
Please contact me by E-mail to set up an individual appointment.
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Additional Information
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Information Regarding Possible Stays Abroad
Please find here documents and information about a possible stay abroad in East Asia (study or internship) during your last MA semester.
First, please check this general information sheet carefully. It also contains the deadlines.
If you are sure you would like to apply for a stay abroad please use this application form.
If you have been invited to and attended the information meeting but have not yet submitted your statement of commitment, please print it out here, fill out and sign it and submit it a.s.a.p. to Ms. Melanie Kogler.
Data Protection: Your details are covered by the full set of data protection laws that are valid at the time of writing. https://www.uni-due.de/en/privacy-policy.php
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Additional Course Offers within the University Alliance Ruhr
Within the framework of the UA Ruhr (University Alliance Ruhr) – a cooperation between Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University and University of Duisburg-Essen – students have the opportunity to take courses at the other institutions. If you are interested, please check the links below. Please be sure to discuss the details with Ms. Melanie Kogler beforehand – especially if you want to have courses count towards your MA degree, the amount of CPs and the overall fit of the course content need to be checked and approved. If you simply want to take courses additionally out of interest, please make sure they do not interfere with your regular curriculum in MA CEAS and MEAS.
To register for courses and exams, please use the application form (German) / English) and follow the procedure described on the last page of the application form.
Open MA Courses in East Asian Studies at Ruhr University Bochum: https://www.area-ruhr.de/research/ma-courses/
General Courses in English in the University Alliance Ruhr (BA- and MA-level courses): https://www.uni-due.de/gesellschaftswissenschaften/internationales/courses_english.php
Information Regarding the Registration of MA Theses
Please read through this information sheet on MA thesis registration and check for any updates or changes to the procedures shortly before registering/submitting your thesis. Sudden changes may be announced by email from the examination office or IN-EAST or on the examination office website, while this information sheet may be updated a little later.
Make sure to talk to Ms. Melanie Kogler before registering your thesis.
Downloads and Links
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Downloads
- Timetable for Winter Term 2026/27
- Timetable for Summer Term 2026
- MA MEAS Examination Regulations, including a module description (in German)
- Module Handbook (English)
- Module Handbook (German)
- Information Literacy Training: (mandatory for all MA CEAS students and external MEAS students)
- Study Program Stucture MA MEAS
- Guidelines for Writing Assignments and MA Theses (2025)
- Information about Submitting a Medical Certificate/Attestation (2025)
- Regulations regarding Term Papers
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Links
- Examination Office
- University Library
- International Office
- ISAAC (International Student Activity and Assistance Club)
- e-Point (IT-support)
- Career Service
- Fachschaft Instagram
Course registration is enabled on LSF during registration periods. (Deadlines are announced on LSF and by E-mail notification each semester.)
Exam registration is enabled on HISinOne during the exam registration periods (usually during 5th and 6th week of each semester). We provide you with a step-to-step tutorial on how to register for IN-EAST modules each semester.