About the Chair

Originally an informal research group by the Institute of Oriental Studies, the Chair of Central Asiatic and Siberian languages was founded in 1997 at the initiative of Prof. Marek Stachowski. The staff consists of scholars who are devoted to the study of the languages and nations of Siberia. The Chair organizes discussions on currently investigated topics, and open-access lectures. So far, twenty such lectures were held, attended by circa four hundred listeners. Some were delivered by Polish academics but the majority was given by Chair’s guests from Japan, Germany, Russia, Turkey, USA and Hungary. The topics include: