Governing Board

Prof. Dr. Axel Klein

CO-DIRECTOR

Chair of Social Sciences of East Asia
/ Japanese Politics | University of Duisburg-Essen

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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Bersick

CO-DIRECTOR

Chair of the Department of “International Political Economy of East Asia” (IPEEA) | Ruhr-University Bochum

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Prof. Dr. Markus Taube

DEPUTY CO-DIRECTOR

Chair of East Asian Economic Studies / China | University of Duisburg-Essen

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Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata

DEPUTY CO-DIRECTOR

Chair of Chinese History | Ruhr-University Bochum

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Maren Mertens, Dipl.-Btrw.

MEMBER

Office Manager at the Chairs for Japanese and Chinese Politics | University of Duisburg-Essen

Office Manager of AREA Ruhr

Dr. Anke Scherer

MEMBER

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of East Asian Studies | Ruhr-University Bochum

Scarlett Leonow, M.A.

NON-VOTING MEMBER

Head of the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of East Asian Studies | Ruhr-University Bochum

Dr. Nicolas Schillinger

NON-VOTING MEMBER

Executive Director IN-EAST | University of Duisburg-Essen