Private company

Oriental Institute, ASCR

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Research institution in Prague, Czech Republic

The Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech: Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky) is a research institution founded in 1922, specializing in the field of Oriental Studies. It is one of the oldest institutions dedicated to the study of Oriental cultures in Central and Eastern Europe.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech: Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky) is a research institution founded in 1922, specializing in the field of Oriental Studies. It is one of the oldest institutions dedicated to the study of Oriental cultures in Central and Eastern Europe.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Czech Academy of Sciences

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1922Founded Founded1

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