UVA Tibet Center
UVA Tibet Center
Academic Research and Collaborations at the Tibet Center UVA
The Tibet Center

The UVA Tibet Center is a hub for interdisciplinary research, education, and community engagement focused on Tibetan and Himalayan cultures. It hosts the Tibetan and Himalayan Library (THL), a globally collaborative digital platform that publishes and archives scholarly and community-based resources.

About Us

Academic Research and Collaborations

Students at the University of Virginia have the unique opportunity to integrate Tibetan Studies into their educational curriculum through a diverse range of coursework and both undergraduate and graduate-level study programs offered by UVa’s outstanding faculty. Course offerings range from “Tibetan and Himalayan Anthropology” to “Tibetan Buddhist Culture” and beyond, as well as offering study abroad programs.

Building upon the University of Virginia’s long-standing commitment to Tibetan Studies since the 1960s, the Tibet Center was established in 2008 to promote an integrated model of knowledge and practice consisting of study programs, research initiatives, library collections, collaborative scholarly initiatives, and engaged social programs hosted by the University of Virginia. The Tibet Center brings together University faculty, students, staff, and alumni from a wide variety of disciplines and offers Tibet-related courses, cultural programs, speaker series, and community engagement. The Center also reaches beyond the University to connect scholars of Tibetan Studies around the world, advance collaborative research, relate the academy to people from across social sectors, and foster programs of direct benefit to modern-day Tibetans in specific local communities.

Students at the University of Virginia have the unique opportunity to integrate Tibetan Studies into their educational curriculum through a diverse range of coursework and both undergraduate and graduate-level study programs offered by UVa’s outstanding faculty. Course offerings range from “Tibetan and Himalayan Anthropology” to “Tibetan Buddhist Culture” and beyond, as well as offering study abroad programs.