About Us

The Area Study Centre for Europe (ASCE), University of Karachi, was established along with five other Area Study Centres (situated in major state sector Universities of Pakistan) by an Act of Parliament (ASC Act No. XLV of 1975). The Centre is an autonomous institution under the academic discipline of the University of Karachi, supervised by a Board of Governors and funded by the Federal Government through Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

The Centre is an autonomous institution under the academic discipline of the University of Karachi, supervised by a Board of Governors and funded by the Federal Government through Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

The Centre undertakes research at M.Phil., M.S., and Ph.D. levels and publishes the bi-annual Journal of European Studies. It also offers certificate and diploma courses in European languages and contributes to policy-oriented research on contemporary European affairs.