Diaspora @ WUT Guest lectureProf. univ. dr. emerita Stanca Scholz-CioncaSada Yacco la Timișoara în 1902: primul teatru japonez în Europa și perspectivele globalizării
2023-10-27 16:30 - 18:00 UTC | Amfiteatrul A11, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Timiș, Romania

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARAInaugurarea Centrului de Studii Est-Asiatice al UVT
2023-11-03 10:15 - 11:00 | Sala P08, Strada Paris nr. 1, Timișoara, Romania
Join us for the Japanese Culture Week in Timișoara
and Inauguration of the Center for East Asian Studies
in the presence of Japan’s Ambassador to Romania. H.E. Hiroshi Ueda

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARAConferința ES dl. Hiroshi Ueda, ambasadorul Japoniei la București
2023-11-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Amfiteatrul A01 – UVT, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Romania

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARAPrezentarea programului de burse pentru studenți al Ministerului Educației din Japonia
2023-11-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Amfiteatrul A01 – UVT, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Romania

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARAAteliere de caligrafie japoneză și origami
2023-11-04 10:30 - 12:30 | Hol parter – UVT, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Romania

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARADemonstrație și atelier de Tosenkyo
2023-11-04 12:30 - 13:00 | Hol parter – UVT, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Romania

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARANihon buyo - dans tradițional japonez
2023-11-04 13:00 - 13:30 | Aula Magna „Ioan Curea” – UVT, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Romania
Performed by WUT Master's student, Ms. Cristina Șendroiu, a disciple of Sakon Chigusa of the Hayanagi School

Join us for the Japanese Culture Week in Timișoara
and Inauguration of the Center for East Asian Studies
in the presence of Japan’s Ambassador to Romania. H.E. Hiroshi Ueda

SĂPTĂMÂNA CULTURII JAPONEZE LA TIMIȘOARAProiecție de film: Summer Film
2023-11-04 13:30 - 15:00 | Amfiteatrul A01 – UVT, Bd. Vasile Pârvan nr. 4, Timișoara, Romania

Han Chinese Costume Workshop
2023-11-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Sala P08, Strada Paris nr. 1, Timișoara, Romania
Photo credit:
Maurizio Pavone
#Mau TM

Between May 23 and 25, 2024, H.E. The Ambassador of Japan to Romania, Mr. Takashi Katae, accompanied by Mr. Hiroshi Kudo, the Head of the Economic Section, visited Timișoara and the West University of Timișoara to attend the WUT 80 celebration
2024-05-23 08:00 - 2024-05-25 17:00 | West University of Timisoara, Bd. Vasile Pârvan 4, Timișoara, Timis, 300223, Romania
Between May 23 and 25, 2024, H.E. The Ambassador of Japan to Romania, Mr. Takashi Katae, accompanied by Mr. Hiroshi Kudo, the Head of the Economic Section, visited Timișoara and the West University of Timișoara to attend the WUT 80 celebration.
During their visit to Timisoara, Ambassador Katae and Mr. Kudo also met with Associate Professor Dr. George T. Sipos, the founding director of the Center for East Asian Studies and of the Japanese Language and Literature Program at WUT and with Professor Dr. Dana Percec, Dean of the Faculty of Letters, History and Theology at WUT to discuss the future of Japanese studies at WUT. During a lunch meeting and subsequent visit to WUT’s Center for East Asian Studies, H.E. Ambassador Katae has re-affirmed the embassy’s and his personal support for the development of Japanese studies at the West University of Timișoara.

HaiKU noi la seara de literatură japonezăLa Două Bufnițe Piața Unirii nr. 11 (intrarea de pe Matei Corvin)
2024-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | La Două Bufnițe, Piața Unirii nr. 11 (intrarea de pe Matei Corvin), Timișoara, Timiș, 300085, Romania
George T. Șipoș în dialog cu Loredana Pungă
pornind de la romanul Decădere umană de Osamu Dazai, Editura Humanitas Fiction, colecția Raftul Denisei, 2024.
Traducere, note și postfață de George T. Șipoș

Volumul de față include romanul Decădere umană, urmat de patru povestiri emblematice pentru personalitatea literară a celui care și-a pus amprenta asupra culturii nipone postbelice: Amintiri (Omoide, 1933), Eleva (Joseito, 1939), O sută de vederi ale Muntelui Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei, 1939), Opt scene din Tōkyō (Tōkyō hakkei, 1941). Lucrare reprezentativă a literaturii japoneze postbelice, Decădere umană este o carte-cult atât pentru publicul nipon, cât și pentru cititorii de pretutindeni. Folosind convenția jurnalelor găsite, cartea trasează destinul artistului Yōzō Ōba, a cărui viață este marcată de inadecvare, eșec, alienare și disperare.

Un eveniment al secției de japoneză din cadrul Facultății de Litere, Istorie și Teologie (Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara), Centrul de Studii Est-Asiatice și Librăria La Două Bufnițe.

Japanese Culture Classes with Professor Narumi Yoshino
2025-03-03 - 2025-03-14 | West University of Timisoara, Bd. Vasile Pârvan 4, Timișoara, Timis, 300223, Romania
Professor Narumi Yoshino from Kindai University, Japan visited the West University of Timisoara’s Center for East Asian Studies, lending us her knowledge for two weeks, between March 3rd and March 14th, 2025. During this time, she held classes for 1st and 2nd year students pursuing degrees in Japanese language and literature, organising various cultural activities to their benefit.
Students had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of kanji by using traditional brushes, paper and ink in the writing of yojijukugo or four-character idioms. Additionally, they explored Japanese proverbs and their meaning by playing the traditional card game karuta, and, led by the Professor, learned and sung a popular tune, often performed at graduation ceremonies in Japan.

East Asian Studies Student Symposium
2025-05-16 08:00 - 2025-05-17 17:00 | Center for East Asian Studies (CSEA), Str. Paris nr. 1, Str. Paris nr. 1, Timisoara, Timis, 300003, Romania
The Center for East Asian Studies at the West University of Timișoara invites presentations for its first East Asian Studies Student Symposium to take place in hybrid format on May 16, 2025. Abstracts are invited in all research areas and periods for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees and research topics in East Asian studies (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan). Abstracts are expected to be submitted in English or Romanian, be no longer than 250 words, and be received by April 10th at email address: csea@e-uvt.ro
Presentations are invited in person, as well as virtually, depending on the presenter’s availability. The Center for East Asian Studies will cover accommodation for one to two nights for participants who are able to attend in person.
For any other inquiries related to the Symposium, students and their coordinating professors are encouraged to contact the organizers at the email address of The Center for East Asian Studies (csea@e-uvt.ro).
Final Schedule
Online streaming link

On May 16th-17th the East Asian Studies Center of the Faculty of Letters, History, Philosophy and Theology hosted the first International East Asian Studies Symposium.
This year, we received students from the West University of Timisoara from the English-Japanese and Romanian-Japanese language and literature specialties, as well as from other cities such as Bucharest, Alba-Iulia, and from outside the country, originating from Serbia and Armenia. The participants were given the choice of presenting in person or online, with hybrid panels at WUT streamed on Google Meet.
The interest has exceeded expectations, with over 30 participants, most of them attending in person, which contributed to an invaluable exchange between students. The panels were varied in topics, approaching literature, religion, history, culture, media and others in Japan, Korea and China, as well as in the language used, with panels in Romanian and in English.
The symposium itself was launched at the request and with the help of our 2nd year students from the English-Japanese specialty, who have dedicated their time ensuring its success in terms of logistics, selecting papers and communicating with participants among other tasks.
Our team:
Bobiț Arintina
Busuioc Ana
Chira Alexandra
Cvașa Anamaria
Demian Miruna
Faur Alexia
Ilban “Nate” Andrei
Rus Andreea
Șerban Mihaela
Tănase Teodora
Török Daria
Last but not least, this event would have been impossible without the coordination and support of the CSEA founder, George T. Sipos, PhD.
This is but the first of many editions so stay tuned to find out about next year’s symposium!

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