Our goal is to produce research at the highest international level. However we also believe that our research is vital for individuals working in or with the Middle East, the center is investing in developing innovative means of communication that will allow us to frequently and effectively work with the business sector, state institutions and organizations, NGOs and others that can benefit from our knowledge.

While the imperative of providing new ideas and understandings of the Middle East is clear, the center’s innovative outreach programs allow us to contribute our knowledge, experience and networks to the rest of the world.

Research on the Middle East and Semitic languages has existed at Lund since it was founded in 1666. Over the last three decades, research on the region has developed significantly within the faculties of Social Science, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Engineering, and is now a priority of the university administration.