East Asian Institute

East Asian Institute - National University of Singapore ‒ EAI
Singapore, Singapore

The East Asian Institute (EAI) is an autonomous research organization under a statute of the National University of Singapore. The main mission of EAI is to promote both academic and policy-oriented research on East Asian development, particularly the political, economic and social development of contemporary China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), and China’s growing economic relations with the region and the world at large, including Japan, Korea and ASEAN. It is the successor of the former Institute of East Asian Political Economy (IEAPE), which was itself the successor of the Institute of East Asian Philosophies (IEAP), originally established by Dr Goh Keng Swee in 1983 for the study of Confucianism.

Contact details

Website:
https://research.nus.edu.sg/eai/

Address:
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077

Country:
Singapore

Sub-region:
South-Eastern Asia

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan)
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
1997
Age (years)
East Asian Institute
 28
Singapore average
 29
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Goh Keng Swee
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Alfred Schipke
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Alfred Schipke
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Bert Hofman
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
East Asian Institute
 6
Singapore average
 28
Global average
 87
2024
East Asian Institute
 9
2023
East Asian Institute
 26
% Female staff
2024
East Asian Institute
 56%
Singapore average
 70%
Global average
 58%
2023
East Asian Institute
 9%
2021
East Asian Institute
 32%
% Female researchers
2024
East Asian Institute
 75%
Singapore average
 52%
Global average
 52%
2019
East Asian Institute
 29%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
East Asian Institute
 71
Singapore average
 69
Global average
 58
2023
East Asian Institute
 65
2022
East Asian Institute
 60

Social

Likes (2023)
East Asian Institute
 508,494
Singapore average
 109,839
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
East Asian Institute
 497,795
Likes (2021)
East Asian Institute
 493,177
Subscribers (2025)
East Asian Institute
 24,200
Singapore average
 12,152
Global average
 7,437
Subscribers (2024)
East Asian Institute
 22,400
Subscribers (2023)
East Asian Institute
 21,000
Followers (2025)
East Asian Institute
 638,000
Singapore average
 63,210
Global average
 15,869
Followers (2024)
East Asian Institute
 563,000
Followers (2023)
East Asian Institute
 643,781

Data notes

Last updated: 07/04/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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