Aiu Ylä-Outinen is the Foreign Language Secretary for the Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA). Before joining ASTRA, she studied Area Studies of Asia and Africa at Humboldt-University of Berlin.
Aiu is responsible for all administrative tasks for ASTRA Research Group, including all-round support for research fellows and visiting scholars, assistance in project management, event and travel management, and updates to the Research Group’s webpages. She also serves as the first point of contact for all external communication of ASTRA.