News of the Max-Weber-Kolleg

The Max-Weber-Kolleg for Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt welcomes numerous new international fellows, doctoral candidates and researchers working on projects in the cultural and social sciences in the summer semester of 2026.…

From March 18 until March 19, 2026, the results conference for the funding programme “Pathways to Transformation for Sustainable Universities” took place in Berlin, where the Thuringian KLIMA-N project also presented its research findings. On behalf…

On the coming Monday, March 30, the Max-Weber-Kolleg will host the Symposium “Technology and the Good Life”, organized by James William Santos and João Tziminadis within the International Graduate School "Resonant Self–World Relations in Ancient and…

After the Ecole Normale Supérieure Lyon, the University Jean Moulin in Lyon also awards an honorary doctorate to Professor Hartmut Rosa, Director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt.

The closing panel emphasised the crucial role of social participation for successful sustainable development in Thuringia. Experts from science, politics and civil society discussed the link between ecological responsibility and social justice and…

StuFu seminar highlights the diverse adaptability of Central German agriculture and emphasises the existing economic, bureaucratic and demographic challenges. The dialogue between science and practice - 20 students visited 10 farms - showed the…