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Summer School 2025

From 3 to 8 July 2025 the joint summer schools of our Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Studies, the Arqus Joint Master in European Studies and the Joint Master in Global Studies with special emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa taked place in the very center of Germany,

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Research Methods in Action: A Student Visit to the Leipzig Stasi Archives

On May 14, the archival sources group for the course on research methods toured the Leipzig Stasi Archives, part of the Bundesarchiv, in Leipzig. They learned about the Stasi surveillance apparatus and how this has translated into the archives today. The files have a particular history and relevance for

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Global Perspectives on War and Peace: GESI Students visit the Museum for Military History in Dresden

Known for its striking architecture and critical, thought-provoking approach to military history, the Museum of Military History in Dresden was an ideal setting for academic reflection and tangible experience of the shaping of topical debates. We enjoyed an excellent guided tour focusing on the 20th century history of war

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GESI students visit the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden

Founded in 1912, the German Hygiene Museum is home to the famous Transparent Man and Transparent Woman. Over the course of the 20th century, it became a hub for global health expertise. During the Cold War, the museum actively sought to expand its networks in the Global South. In

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Student story: Global Studies Peace and Security in Africa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHwXLzHbsg Mauritz Crombach is one of our students of the joined IPSS and EMGS programme Global Studies with special emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa. He talks about the programme and his summer semester in Leipzig.

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Summer Opening: Keynote lecture by Matthias Middell

We opened our summer term at the University of Leipzig with a keynote lecture „A world falling apart. A new world order in the making?“ by Prof Dr Matthias Middell. It was an great opportunity not only to discuss with the founding director of the Institute and current Vice-Rector

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5th ReCentGlobe Annual Conference

Social Cohesion (Un)bound: Between National, Regional, and Transregional Interdependencies This year’s ReCentGlobe conference poses the question of how regions are reacting to increasing social fragmentation and an international policy that is once again increasingly characterized by nationalism and isolationism. The conference, which takes place on May 7th and 8th