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1932 – Foundation of Institute of Oriental Studies of
the University of Warsaw
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First Director of Institute of Oriental Studies - Stanisław Schayer
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First seat of Institute of Oriental Studies – Staszic
Palace
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In 1933/34 first students begin studies in four
seminars: Egyptology, Indology, Sinology and Turkology
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1945 – recuperation of studies after World War II
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Institute of Oriental Studies moves to its present
seat in Porektorski Building
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1952 – Institute of Oriental Studies is a unit of
Faculty of Philology; slow but stable development
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1964 – Institute of Oriental Studies consists of seven
chairs: Egyptology, Indology, Sinology, Turkology,
Assyriology, African and Semitic Studies
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1969 – Institute of Oriental Studies within Faculty of
Foreign Philology
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In years 1970-1979 changes in structure of Institute
of Oriental Studies; Institute consists of Department of
Africa and Middle East, Department of Middle East,
Department of Far East and Department of Contemporary
Asia Issues
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1975 – Institute of Oriental Studies is the biggest
unit of Faculty of Neo-philology with 11
specializations: African Studies, Arabic and Islamic
Studies, Egyptology, Ancient Near East Philology, Hindi
Philology, Iranian Studies, Japan Studies, Mongol
Studies, Semitics Studies, Sinology and Turkology
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In years 1980-1989 progressive scientific activity of
academic staff of Institute of Oriental Studies (staff
of Institute consists of about 70 members)
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In years 1990-1999 new units of Institute of Oriental
Studies are founded; Institute of Oriental Studies
consists of 12 departments and one centre:
- Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Department of Assyriology and Hittitology
- Department of South Asian Studies
- Department of Egyptology
- Department of Hebrew Studies
- Department of Iranian Studies
- Department of European Islam Studies
- Department of Japanese and Korean Studies
- Department of African Languages and Cultures
- Department of Chinese Language
- Department of Middle East Studies
- Department of Turkish Studies and Inner Asian Peoples
- Centre of East European Studies
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2000 – Foundation of Centre for Cross-Cultural
Relations
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2003 – initiative of opening Centre of Religions
Studies
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2003 – Scientific Council of Institute of Oriental
Studies is accredited to award Ph.D.s in the humanities
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19 Jan. 2005 – Institute of Oriental Studies becomes a
primary unit of University of Warsaw, followed by legal
actions towards transformation into Faculty of Oriental
Studies
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Today the academic staff of Faculty of Oriental
Studies employs over 150 members and educates about 1000
students
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23 Jan. 2008 Institute of Oriental Studies legally
transformed into Faculty of Oriental Studies based on
Act no.332 by Senate of University of Warsaw (Monitor UW
no. 1 dated 23.01.2008)
