Manuscript Studies in Asia and Africa

Organizers: University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies
Venue: Palazzo Corigliano, Naples, Italy
Conference dates: 6-7 October 2025

The aim of this conference arises from the desire to bring together in one event PhD students whose research, directly and or indirectly, deals with the study of manuscripts and books belonging to the cultures of Africa, Middle East and Asia, making up an interdisciplinary context of discussion and academic growth for all young scholars.

Topics:

• Cataloguing and description of manuscripts.
• Codicology and paleography.
• Digital Humanities.
• Linguistics and philology for manuscript studies.
• The role of manuscript in cultural history: case studies.
• Relationship between text and manuscript format.

Abstract submission deadline: May 1st 2025
Contacts: convegnomanoscritti2025@gmail.com

For further details, please refer to the attached poster.

Lanzhou University International Summer Program

Lanzhou University is organizing a full-time non-credit Summer Program under the theme of Sustainability & Ancient Silk Road, landing in the hot-spots within Gansu provincial region. This program highlights on an 7-day project-based fieldtrip. Participants will gain rich experience of on-the-way lectures, group discussions, excursions, and more.

Important information:

Time: July 13-25, 2025 (13 days)
Location: Lanzhou, Gansu, China 3
Theme: Sustainability & Ancient Silk Road
Registration fee: 150€ (includes lectures, transport, accommodation, and food)

Before Arrival Timeline:

Nomination: April 30
Online-registration: May 03
Orientation: July 13

Online Application:

https://scamp.lzu.edu.cn/apply

Contacts:

Office of International Exchange and Cooperation
222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P.R. China
Tel: +86-931-8912076
Fax: +86-931-8615330
E-mail: scamp@lzu.edu.cn

More details in the attached PDF.

The 38th Journées de Linguistique d’Asie Orientale (JLAO38)

The Centre for Linguistic Research on East Asia (Centre de recherches linguistiques sur l’Asie orientale – CRLAO) is pleased to announce that the 38th Journées de Linguistique d’Asie Orientale (JLAO38) will take place from July 8 to 10, 2025. The conference will be held in a hybrid format, allowing participants to attend either in person or virtually. In-person sessions will be hosted at the Centre des Colloques, Campus Condorcet, Place du Front populaire, 93322 Aubervilliers Cedex. Registered attendees wishing to participate virtually will receive a streaming link.

All sub-disciplines of linguistics will be represented, including:

• Descriptive and comparative linguistics
• Historical linguistics
• Theoretical linguistics
• Language documentation
• Typology
• Phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics
• Writing systems
• Dialectology
• Natural language processing and AI

Presenters are invited to submit an abstract (in French or English) of no more than 700 words (including examples and references).

Presentation duration: 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.

Submissions must be made exclusively through sciencesconf (jlao-38.sciencescall.org).

Important dates:

Abstract submission: April 5, 2025.
Notification of acceptance: by May 5, 2025.

31st Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics

The 31st Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-31) will take place on July 2-4, 2025, hosted by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Ca’ Foscari University is happy to invite scholars and students in relevant fields to join the event in Venice.

The International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL) is the only international professional organization devoted to the promotion of scientific research on Chinese linguistics/languages, and has held its annual conference at various leading institutions in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia since its establishment in 1992. The event serves as an important occasion for scholars and researchers working on Chinese linguistics across the globe to present original and unpublished research work in all subfields of linguistics on a great variety of the Chinese languages or other languages of China.

Important dates:

Conference dates: July 2-4, 2025
Abstract submission deadline (for regular presentations): February 4, 2025 11:59 pm – Beijing time (GMT +8)
Papers submission deadline: February 2, 2025 11:59 pm – Beijing time (GMT +8)
Early registration deadline: June 10, 2025

Conference website (with submission guidlines): https://www.unive.it/web/en/8400/home

Lingua Franca along the silk road: Correlation between Chinese written sources, language contact and the Chinese dialects spoken in Gansu

The Department of Asian and North African Studies of Ca’Foscari University is organizing a workshop on January 30-31 2025 in Venice, Italy. The workshop will be held in hybrid mode.

You are welcome to attend in person or online. To receive the zoom link, please send an email to julie.lefort@unive.it for registration.

The 5th International Symposium of the European Association of Chinese Teaching in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the EACT

Challenges and Opportunities for Chinese Language Teaching in a Rapidly Evolving European Society: new standards, multilingual environments and emerging technologies

The European Association of Chinese Teaching (EACT) is pleased to announce that its 5th International Symposium will be held at “L’Orientale” University of Naples (Italy), between the 2nd and the 4th of July 2025, followed by a two-day academic and cultural visit programme (5th and 6th of July).

Call for papers: https://www.ouhanhui.eu/the-5th-symposium-of-the-eact-in-naples-italy/

Abstract submission: https://formulaire.unige.ch/outils/limesurveyfac/lettres/EACT-Napoli

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Joël BELLASSEN (President of EACT)

Prof. CHU Chengzhi 储诚志 (UC Davis, USA)

Prof. LI Yuming 李宇明 (Beijing Language and Culture University),

Prof. Bianca BASCIANO (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy)

Other : to be announced

Important dates:

NEW Deadline for abstract submission: 30th January 2024

NEW Notification date of paper acceptance (by email): by 30th March, 2025

Deadline for paper presenters to confirm participation and register online: 30th April, 2025

Contacts:

E-mail address of EACT: ouhanhui@ouhanhui.eu

8th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research

CASLAR-8 invites proposals for presentations that are related to research in any area of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). Those wishing to participate should prepare abstracts for 20-minute oral presentations or poster presentations.

Call for papers: https://linguistlist.org/issues/35.2729/

Abstract submission: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/CASLAR-8/

CASLAR is a biennial conference with the goal to bring together scholars from all over the world whose research focuses on the acquisition, development and use of Chinese as a second language to survey available knowledge in the field, exchange ideas and initiate research projects. The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory.

Organizers:

Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR) Association: https://caslarcenter.com

Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania: https://www.unitbv.ro/en/

Conference Co-Chairs:

Distinguished Professor Istvan Kecskes, Chairman of CASLAR, Editor-in-Chief of Intercultural Pragmatics and the CASLAR journal, State University of New York, Albany, USA.

Mihaela Gheorghe, Professor of Linguistics, Vice-President of Transilvania University of Brașov, senior researcher at the Romanian Academy „Iorgu Iordan” Linguistics Institute.

Adrian Lacatus, Dean of the Faculty of Letters, Transilvania University of Brașov, associate professor of Comparative Literature, vice-president of the Romanian Association of Comparative Literature.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Hang Zhang (George Washington University, USA)

Anqi Ding (East China Normal University, Shanghai, China)

Carlotta Sparvoli (Ca’Foscari University Venice, Italy)

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 January 2025

Acceptance Notification (by email): 5 February 2025

Early Bird Registration Deadline: 15 April 2025

Registration Deadline: 15 May 2025

Conference Dates: 30 May – 1 June, 2025

Contacts:

Conference website: https://caslar8.unitbv.ro

Meeting Email: caslar8@unitbv.ro

CASLAR website: www.caslarcenter.com