Dutch Studies in Asia
Network Dutch Studies for Dutch as a Foreign Language teachers and researchers
About us
Network of International Dutch Studies in Asia (NINA) is a dynamic network dedicated to promoting and collaborating in the field of Dutch Studies in Asia. Founded on May 1, 2025, NINA brings together teachers, researchers, and students engaged with the Dutch language, literature, and culture.
Worldwide, the Taalunie supports more than twenty networks for Dutch. In Asia, a regional network was still missing – until now.
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The Taalunie supports more than twenty international, national, and thematic networks for Dutch throughout the world. A regional network for teachers of Dutch and Dutch Studies in Asia was still missing. That has changed this year. On February 27, some forty Dutch studies scholars working in Asia attended the inaugural celebration of the Network for International Dutch Studies in Asia (NINA).
Global
Online journal for language and literature. The Global Dutch Studies section aims to highlight this international and diverse part of our field: education provided outside the language area, research projects, the diverse career paths of international Dutch scholars, the work of translators and cultural mediators, and so on.
News
2 New faces on the board.
Noboru from Japan has transferred his management duties to Rudy Toet due to other activities.
Marion Heinicke from India is also temporarily joining our team.
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NINA Board Members
Association NINA
The founding board consists of board members Ana Maria van Valen from Surabaya, Yanjing Chen from Shanghai, Jihie Moon from Seoul, Bastiaan Lohmann from Astana, Noboru Yamashita from Nagasaki, Thomas van Berckel from Bangalore, and Adil from Makassar.
Network activities
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Teachers can approach the board members with questions and ideas.
For teachers of Dutch as a Foreign Language, researchers, and teachers of Dutch Studies
giving teachers the opportunity to learn from each other and to collaborate on didactic and scientific projects;
- Meetings
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- Further training
- Sharing expertise
- Research
- Publications
- Connect
- Collaborating with existing networks
International
by making Dutch studies visible in Asia, making international Dutch studies as a whole more attractive.
Visibility
to make the strength and unique characteristics of Dutch Studies in Asia visible;
Asia in the spotlight! Worldwide Dutch Studies
NINA is made possible in part by the Dutch Language Union. The Dutch Language Union supports NINA financially, in terms of content, and in terms of logistics.
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