1851年成立，以跨学科和比较的方式关注研究东南亚和“荷兰”加勒比地区，注重馆藏开发和管理、研究和出版学术工作，旨在成为东南亚和加勒比地区研究的世界级研究机构。研究探索前殖民时期和后殖民时期之间的联系和不连续性，在经验和理论上阐明研究议程，以推进关于全球化蜿蜒道路的更广泛辩论。与世界各地广泛合作，共同推进研究发展。 

Founded in 1851, it focuses on the study of Southeast Asia and the "Dutch" Caribbean in an interdisciplinary and comparative manner, with a focus on collection development and management, research and publication of academic work, with the aim of becoming a world-class research institution for the study of Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. The study explores the connections and discontinuities between the pre-colonial and post-colonial periods, articulating the research agenda empirically and theoretically in order to advance the broader debate about the winding path of globalization. Cooperate extensively with all over the world to jointly promote research and development.