ENS de Lyon and Asia maintain institutional links. A strategic partnership initiated in 2002 and which concerns education and research. The establishement of the Institut d’Asie Orientale - IAO on the Descartes campus, the creation of the Prosfer and Joriss programs with ECNU and the organisation of the Todai Forum are all milestones in the creation of this dynamic between ENS de Lyon and this part of the world.
On the side of research, our collaborations with Asia take various forms: partnerships, theses, international conferences, International Research Projects (IRP), to name but a few. Discover all’of our collaborations.
Lunar New Year: the annual rendez-vous with Asia
Building on the work of the IAO and its close links with Asia, ENS de Lyon and IAO have been working together since 2010 to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The program has featured a succession of films and themes: a screening of The Cat Returns in 2023, women’s journeys and social change in Vietnam in 2020, Asia and Gastronomy in 2018, a special evening with Mo Yan, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, and more.In 2025, the year of the Wood Snake , discover the program for the 4th of February evening.
In 2024, year of the Dragon
In 2023, year of the Rabbit
In 2022, the Tiger...
It all began with the first Metal Tigre in 2010
The program that evening:
The screening of the documentary "Ready-Made" (Mao’s look-alikes) in the presence of director Zhang Bingjin, followed by a round-table discussion.
2011, year of the Rabbit
The program that evening:
The screening of "Up the Yangtze" by Chang Yung, a documentary on the world’s largest dam.
A presentation of the book " Un fleuve tranquille, le barage des trois-gorges " in the presence of Zeng Nan et of the editor, followed by a discussion.
2012, year of the Dragon
The program this evening:
A meeting with Ji Dahai, chinese painter, poet and calligrapher. "From China to Provence".
2013, year of the Snake
The program this evenng:
Three evenings of films and documentaries screening from South Korea, Vietnam (France-Vietnam year 2013) and China.
2014, year of the Horse
The program this evening:
Special evening Mo Yan, Nobel prize for literature in 2012, and a presentation of " Jaillissement " an exhibition by Li Huai.
2016, year of the Monkey
The program this evening:
A screening followed by a discussion on the theme of "Twice Chine: new territories, new cinematic fictions", and a conference.
2017, year of the Rooster
The program this evening:
A discussion entitled "L’empereur mis à nu par ses monnaies, même" and a screening of the film "The Emperor and the Assassin" by Chen Kaige.
2018, year of the Dog
The program this evening:
Screening of two film: タンãƒãƒ Tampopo, by Itami JÅ«zo, 1985 ; é¥ é£Ÿç”·å¥³ "Eat drink Man Woman" by Ang Lee, 1994.
Presentation and round-table with Romain Graziani and Elise Domenach (ENS de Lyon) and Wafa Germani
2019, year of the Pig
The program this evening:
A film presentation by Wafa Germani of the Cinémathèque Française and Claire Vidal, Associate professor in anthropology ( Université Lumière Lyon 2 ).
Screening of the film Durian Liù lián piÄo piÄo 榴槤飄飄 by Fruit Chan, Honk Kong 2000.
2020, year of the Rat
The program this evening:
Screening of three documentaries:
- P.A. by Phan Huynh Trang, 2006
- "Maman est partie à la ville" by Tran Thi Cuc Phuong, 2010
- "Madame la chef de quartier" by Gung Hoang, 2009
And of a fiction film:
- Mekong stories by Phan Dang Di, 2016
2021, year of the Ox
The program this evening:
Screening of " Alexandra David-Néel, du Sikkim au Tibet interdit " a documentary by Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis and Antoine de Maximy; followed by a round-table with Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis, director of the documentary and Samule thévoz, scholar and specialist in travel writing in Tibet and editor of Alexandra David-Néel first novel.
Screening of Atlas skiing adventure a documentary by Li Shuang.