European Master in Global Studies

Visit to the Grassi Museum

Ana Martinez — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:18:19 +0000

On October 8, the new cohort of students from the European Master in Global Studies (EMGS) visited the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. The excursion offered an excellent opportunity to explore the city’s rich cultural and historical background while fostering connections among the students. During the visit, students engaged with global issues related to memory culture […]

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Welcome Days at EMGS!

Ana Martinez — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:15:03 +0000

In September and October, we had the pleasure of welcoming the new cohort of students for this academic year in Ghent, Leipzig, Roskilde, Vienna and Wrocław. 80 students joined us at this beginning of their journey in our international master’s programs. We are looking forward to working with you!

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NEW JOINT LECTURE SERIES: INTRODUCTION INTO GLOBAL STUDIES

Ana Martinez — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:55:54 +0000

Reflecting our programme’s joint approach, we have organised a lecture series introducing EMGS students into the diversity and complexity of „doing Global Studies“. This course is obligatory for students at Ghent University and an additional offer to non-Ghent students, who can follow it online. The course is organised as a lecture series with specialists from […]

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Globalizing Eastern Europe: Book Launch

Ana Martinez — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:51:45 +0000

This exciting outcome of a cooperation between the Leibniz Institute or the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography and GESI is a must read for students and scholars in European and Global Studies interested in the interactions between Eastern Europe and the world. Published by Bloomsbury the book brings […]

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From Local to Global: Students Visit the Point Alpha Memorial

Ana Martinez — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:41:57 +0000

On Friday, July 4, and Sunday, July 6, in addition to the extensive work in methodological workshops during the summer school, the students of our Erasmus Mundus Master’s Program in Global Studies (EMGS) and the Arqus Joint Master’s Program in European Studies visited the Point Alpha Memorial on the former German internal border and had […]

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Summer School 2025

Ana Martinez — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:11:57 +0000

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, in Bad hersfeld. Around 120 students from […]

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

Ana Martinez — Wed, 14 May 2025 13:54:30 +0000

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 local society and are often redacted […]

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

Ana Martinez — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:05:59 +0000

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 and peace, complemented by insights into […]

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