An Extraordinary General Assembly of the Societas Iranologica Europaea will take place on Friday, 16 May 2025, at 14:00 (Central European Time – Rome), in hybrid format. All SIE members are kindly invited to take part and have the right to vote. The assembly will focus on the amendment of the Statutes and the approval […]
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In Memoriam Professor Philippe Gignoux (01.03.1931-24.09.2023)
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Professor Philippe Gignoux (01.03.1931-24.09.2023). He was one of the founding figures of Societas Iranologica Europaea, its first Vice-President (1983-1987), and afterwards the President (1987-1991). He counted among those who made possible the publication of a first Guide to Iranian Studies in Europe, part one: […]
ECIS 10 at Leiden Conference Program
The final conference program for ECIS 10 is now online and available as digital booklet. We wish all participants a fascinating conference in Leiden! Conference Booklet: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/geesteswetenschappen/lias/pdfs/ecis-programme-digital.pdf
In Memory of Professor J.T.P. de Bruin
On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Leiden University. See the obituary by Gabrielle van den Berg: In Memoriam J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023)
Call for Applications for the Fifth Round of the SIE Award in Iranian Studies (2023)
Award for a European Ph.D. Thesis in Iranian Studies. With the European Award for Iranian Studies the Societas Iranologica Europaea recognizes outstanding theses in any field of Iranian Studies defended at European universities. The award is given every four years. Details under Thesis Award!
Tenth European Conference of Iranian Studies
ECIS 10 – 2023 in Leiden The European Conference of Iranian Studies (ECIS) is one of Europe’s largest conferences in Iranian Studies. It is held every four years and organized by the Societas Iranologica Europaea (SIE). The tenth edition of the conference ECIS 10 will be hosted by Leiden University in the Netherlands and will […]
New Website!
We moved the S.I.E.’s website to a WordPress-managed setting, which is much easier to handle. Expect more updates in the future!