International Academic Exchange

• "Kyoto University in Southeast Asia"
• Kyoto University Southeast Asian Forum

• More About Bangkok Liaison Office
• More About Jakarta Residence

• Thai Alumni Association of Kyoto University: KUC Website (Mirro Site)
• Indonesian Alumni Association of Kyoto University: HAKU Website (Mirro Site)

• ASEAN University Network - Kyoto University Workshop

Bangkok Liaison Office

The Bangkok Liaison Office was established in 1963, and its present location is in the Sukhumvit area in central Bangkok. The office also functions as a residence of the CSEAS research staff stationed there to manage the office. In the recent years, however, management of the office has been opened to researchers from other schools, faculties or universities.

The office has three major functions. First, it is the base for information collection. Some of the major collections are books in the vernacular language, statistics, documents, and maps. The office maintains regular contact and exchanges academic information with Thai research agencies like the National Research Council of Thailand, Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, Kasetsat University, Chiang Mai University, Khon Kaen University, and Maha Sarakham University. The office also serves as a channel for various inquiries about local institutes from Japanese and other researchers and students.

The office likewise functions as a publicity base. It organizes workshops and holds receptions for scholars in Bangkok and from the region. The most recent international workshops were on “Intellectual Discourses of Southeast Asia” (held in May 2004), and “Area Informatics 2005: Potential of GIS/RS in Area Studies” (held in March 2005).

Third, the office provides logistic support to field surveys including helping in the acquisition of research visas, negotiation with research counterparts and attending to emergency measures.

The Bangkok Liaison Office has now expanded from its original base of Thai studies to the broader Mainland Southeast Asian studies, reflecting the shift of research interests of CSEAS staff.

Jakarta Residence

The Jakarta Residence was established in October 1970 at Jalan Rajasa, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, and has been funded by the Japanese government since 1973.

The residence has three major functions: the promotion of joint research between Indonesian and Japanese or Japan-based researchers; the collection of research materials; and information and service assistance to Japanese researchers and Indonesian scholars.

One major purpose of setting up the residence was to facilitate the 1986 Social and Economic Survey of South Sumatra by National Institute of Economic and Social Research (LEKNAS) and CSEAS. Since then the residence has continued to facilitate research collaboration with academic institutions in Indonesia. CSEAS has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) for research and educational collaboration with the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Hasanuddin University, Bogor Agricultural University, and the National Coordination Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL).

In 1983, the Center started the special project of acquiring vernacular materials, mainly in Southeast Asian languages, with funding provided by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture (Monbusho). Since then the residence has collected materials written in Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese, and other Indonesian languages, as well as in Dutch. The residence has also amassed a growing number of documents on Indonesian statistics and maps.

The residence has assisted many Japanese researchers to obtain research permits and has supported their research activities in Indonesia. Indonesian students and researchers receive service and information about studying and doing research in Japan as well.

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