Objectives
The IACS promotes international cooperation among individuals as well as among organizations and institutions. It advances the dissemination of information about work in progress, new discoveries, and new results, organizes the periodic International Congresses of Coptic Studies, and publishes the annual Journal of Coptic Studies.
The Association facilitates full access to and the rapid publication of source materials, identifies priorities for research at a given time, brings to the attention of younger scholars the whole range of Coptic studies, etc.

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Fifth Circular for the 13th International Congress of Coptic Studies
The Fifth Circular for the 13th International Congress of Coptic Studies (Göttingen, 27 July–1 August 2026) has now been published…
Exhibition Booklet Now Available
As the 13th International Congress of Coptic Studies approaches, we are pleased to present the booklet accompanying the manuscript exhibition…
Postdoctoral Researcher in Coptic Christianity
University of Vienna, Institut für Christentumsgeschichte From September 2026 or later. Limited contract for 30 months. Working with Dr Dan…


