UVA Tibet Center

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.

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 bring together University faculty, students, and staff together with scholars of Tibetan Studies around the world, to advance research on Tibet and the Himalayas, and to engage the University with Tibetans and anyone interested in Tibet. 

Students have a unique opportunity a the University of Virginia to integrate Tibetan Studies into their education  by taking one of the many courses on Tibetan culture offered, and by participating in Tibet Center programming.