
Traditional China
We offer Australia's most comprehensive program for traditional China studies. We encounter people of the Chinese past with the fullest possible understanding of their own languages and modes of thought.

Chinese Southern Diaspora Studies
The CSCSD at ANU is the only centre in the southern hemisphere for research on people of Chinese descent in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.

Less Commonly Taught Languages: Sanskrit, Hindi, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Thai, Tok- Pisin, Burmese, Tetum, Taiwanese, Cantonese
We are globally renowned for our language programs, some of which aren’t offered anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere. This includes Tok Pisin, the first Melanesian creole program in the world to be offered entirely online.

Indonesia
Studying Indonesian at the ANU is a unique learning experience. In-class learning and in-country programs provide ample opportunities to gain linguistic as well as cultural fluency.

South Asia
We have an outstanding range of expertise on the politics, languages, society, economics and cultures of the region.

Southeast Asia
We have an outstanding range of expertise on the politics, languages, society, economics and cultures of the region.