The Sydney Southeast Asia Centre builds on the expertise of and facilitates collaborations between over 400 University of Sydney academics who specialise in Southeast Asia.

Australia and Southeast Asia: it’s a marriage some may have taken for granted, but they haven’t. At the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, they put their researchers into fields, classrooms and labs across the region to do real work.

From business to education, health, law, and veterinary science, SSEAC are making sure Australia and the region develop together to face the challenges of the 21st century. Their innovative approach reflects Southeast Asia’s rich diversity and growing importance in the world’s geopolitical landscape.

They foster partnerships and collaboration between researchers and practitioners working on critical real-world Southeast Asia issues, such as economic and social reform, infectious diseases and the environment.

Their work makes a real difference by informing decisions in government, industry and the wider community.