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The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, known as NIAS, was a research institute and resource center dedicated to Asian studies. It was affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and served all five Nordic countries.
The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies officially closed on the 31st of December 2023, ending its work as a Nordic research center on Asia.
The Nordic Council of Ministers established the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies in 1968. It was created as a Nordic focal point for research on Asia.
The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies served all five Nordic countries: Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, along with Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. The institute itself was based in Copenhagen.
NIAS Press publications remain available worldwide even after the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies closed. This continued availability is due to a partnership with NUS Press.
NIAS Press, the publishing arm of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, focused mainly on social sciences and history relating to contemporary Southeast Asia and East Asia, though not exclusively. It presented authors from around the world and published exclusively in English.