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Please note that the Department of East Asian Studies (incl. the secretariat) has limited office opening hours for students. Therefore, please book an appointment before going to their offices. For information on available time slots from Monday to Thursday, please visit secretariat's schedule. For your appointment request, please send an email with a detailed description of your inquiry to sinologie.ostasien@univie.ac.at. An appointment is not possible without prior notification.

  • For general questions concerning the EcoS programme please contact us at ecos@univie.ac.at.
  • For questions addressed to the Directorate of Studies, please contact Ms. Stefanie Yu.

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EcoS is a two-year multidisciplinary master program that focuses on the contemporary societal, political and economic issues in the East Asian region as a whole. East Asia is much more than just the sum of its parts, so the program emphasizes a comparativist approach to current transnational and regional issues.

The application window for the academic year 2026/2027 will be open from March 2 until April 7, 2026. For more information about the application process, click here

Read the latest announcements concerning courses, guest lectures, special events and other relevant changes within the program.

Get the latest insights and detailed analyses from EcoS staff on key issues and trends in the East Asian region.

 Most Recent Announcements

24.11.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] The DPRK: Where Has It Come From and Where Is It Going?

Join us for a guest lecture on November 24 with Glyn Ford, former MEP (1984–2009) and Director of Track2Asia.

24.11.2025
 

[Event] Europe and Southeast Asia: Anchors for a Stable Indo-Pacific Order

Join for a panel discussion with Alfred Gerstl at the Vienna School of International Studies.

21.11.2025
 

[Article] Towards a Jucheization of the West? North Korea as a Mirror of Global Fragmentation

In an article in Horizons (CIRSD), Prof. Rüdiger Frank examines the DPRK’s responses at a time when the international system is undergoing a profound...

29.10.2025
 

[Podcast] Kims Momentum: Was Nordkoreas Rückkehr auf die Weltbühne bedeutet (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank spricht bei "NZZ Geopolitik" über Nordkoreas Rolle in der neuen Weltordnung.

27.10.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] The Lee Jae Myung Government's Pragmatic Foreign Policy and Challenges Ahead

Join us for a guest lecture on October 27 with Moon Chung-in, a distinguished scholar and foreign policy advisor.

17.10.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] A Philippine View on the Rules-Based International Order: The Role of International Law in the South China Sea

Join us for a guest lecture on October 17 with Zoilo A. Velasco.