Leam
Leam 2026
Program: 10 June 2026
Conference dates: 25-26 June 2026
Conference venue: Training and Conference Center, University of Lodz, Poland.
Language: English
Abstract submission (max. 300 words): 29 March 2026
Notification of accepted abstracts: 20 April 2026
Registration fee:
Early bird (until May 1, 2026): €130 / 540 PLN (Graduate students: €50 / 335 PLN)
Standard (until May 20, 2026): €150 / 630 PLN (Graduate students: €90 / 380 PLN)
Lodz east asia meeting
About LEAM
The Lodz East Asia Meeting is an annual conference for scholars interested in political, economic and social aspects of Asian affairs. After the success of the last four editions, we wish to continue the meeting as an international event. It will provide a valuable opportunity for the exchange of ideas between scholars from different countries. We wish the Lodz East Asia Meeting to become a forum for both experienced academics and young researchers who always make up a significant number of the participants.
University of Lodz
The University of Lodz is one of the leading institutions of higher education in Poland. For decades it has been also one of the biggest and most popular Polish universities. It was established in 1945 as a successor of educational institutions active in Lodz in earlier times. The 12 faculties of the University provide programmes in 50 fields of study and 170 specializations. In addition, the University offers doctoral programmes, more than 100 postgraduate curricula including an MBA programme, and programmes financed by the ESF. About 10,000 students complete their programmes at the University of Lodz every year. Our students, together with those studying in Lodz within Erasmus exchange, come from about 70 different countries. In this truly international atmosphere everyone can experience the cultural diversity of both the city and the institution.
Speaker lineup
Dr Katja Freistein
Dr Katja Freistein, Senior Researcher and Academic Coordinator at the Academy of International
Affairs (Bonn).
prof. Tatiana Carayannis
Tatiana Carayannis is director of the SSRC's Understanding Violent Conflict (UVC) program and director of the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF).
Prof. Francois Jullien
François Jullien is a Professor at Paris Diderot University and director of the Institute of Contemporary Thought and the Marcel Granet Center.
Dr Simon Curtis
Dr Simon Curtis is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Surrey. He had previously been an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of East Anglia,…
Prof. Bart Dessein
Bart Dessein studied Classical and Modern Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit at Ghent University (Belgium), and obtained his MA from Ghent University in 1987 with a dissertation entitled “Nāgārjuna’s…
Prof. Quansheng Zhao
Quansheng Zhao is Professor of international relations, Director of Center for Asian Studies, and Chair of Asian Studies Research Council at American University; serving as Director of the Division of…
Prof. Jacques Leider
Professor Jacques Leider is a director at the Bangkok and Yangon office, Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient, the Scientific Coordinator of CRISEA, an EU-supported multinational project (www.crisea.eu)…
Prof. Reinhard Drifte
Professor Reinhard Drifte is Emeritus Professor of Newcastle University (UK) and Associate Fellow with the Institute for Security and Development Studies (ISDP) in Stockholm.
Prof. David Camroux
Professor David Camroux from the European Institute for Asian Studies, Centre de Recherches Internationales (CERI). Professor Camroux graduated from the University of Sydney (BA Hons) and read for his…
Prof. Emil J. Kirchner
The LEAM 2017 keynote speech will be delivered by Emil J. Kirchner, Jean Monnet Professor and Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Essex.
