In the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, the following eight subject areas are represented by professorial chairs:

	Ancient Near Eastern Studies			Islamic Studies
	Arabic Studies			Middle East Economics
	Egyptology			Middle Eastern Politics
	Iranian Studies			Semitic Studies

Moreover, firmly established academic programs exist for the subject areas:

• Cultural Studies
• Geography

Furthermore, there is a wide array of course offers in the following areas:  

• Turkish Studies (part-time lectureships, Erasmus program, visiting professorships)
• Archaeology of the Middle East and Central Asia (adjunct professor)

This combination of subjects established at the CNMS represents a unique variety of Near and Middle Eastern expertise.