News of the Max-Weber-Kolleg

"We are deeply saddened by the senseless loss of life"

On the occasion of the current attacks by Hamas on Israel, Professor Walter Rosenthal, President of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK), has now expressed his sympathy on behalf of the German universities in a letter to the representatives of the…

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German Institutes for Advanced Study strive for visibility and adopt position paper in Delmenhorst

On October 4 and 5, 2023, representatives of 15 German Institutes for Advanced Study (IAS) met at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) for the half-year meeting of the network of German IAS. Their future development and their contribution to the…

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Hoping for the International Emmy Award

Fingers crossed: The KiKA production "Triff Anne Frank" ('Meet Anne Frank' // KiKA/hr), in which Professor Jörg Rüpke from the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt was involved, has been nominated for the International Emmy Awards by the…

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Indian Urban History - Sara Keller publishes new book "Genesis of an Indian city. Urbanism and Architectural Knowledge in Ahmedabad".

Urban history and urbanity can be reconstructed with the help of building archaeology. Sara Keller, postdoctoral fellow at the Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies "Religion and Urbanity" (DFG, FOR 2779) led by Susanne Rau and Jörg Rüpke at the…

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Lecture series on sustainable development

In the winter semester 2023/24, the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt and the University of Erfurt, together with other cooperation partners, cordially invite all interested parties to attend a public lecture series on the fundamentals of…

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Mazel tov! University of Erfurt congratulates the city on its World Heritage success

UNESCO has inscribed the Jewish sites in Erfurt – the Old Synagogue, the Mikvah and the Stone House – on the World Heritage List. The decision was announced by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its meeting in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.

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Honorary doctorate for Hartmut Rosa

The Faculty of Philosophy of the Aarhus University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Hartmut Rosa. It honours the highly regarded work of the sociologist and director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt, acceleration and…

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Podcast: Hartmut Rosa comments on Sara Keller's book "Architectural Resonance. The Mausoleum of the Indian Sufi Master Shah Vajihudin Alvi".

Under the title "Architectural Resonance. The Mausoleum of the Indian Sufi Master Shah Vajihudin Alvi", Sara Keller, research associate of the research group "Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations (FOR 2779)" at the Max-Weber-Kolleg of the…

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