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Initiative group presents "Campus Forum Future Centre Eisenach 2022"

The Eisenach initiative group "Zukunft gehört ins Zentrum“ (future belongs in the centre) held its first public meeting today. Fourteen members from society, cultural institutions and science – including the University of Erfurt – discussed the next…

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An Ancient Parody of Knowledge Literature

Where did the river Ganges get its name? The son of Indo, Ganges, had unknowingly slept with his mother; after the discovery, he threw himself into the river, which was then named after him. And the Euphrates? Euphrates had caught someone in his…

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"Erfurt is an exciting hub for Fink research."

Since 2020, the Eugen Fink Archive has been preserved and researched at the University of Erfurt under the direction of Professor Holger Zaborowski. This also brings academics who study the life and work of the philosopher, who died in 1975, to…

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New research on early modern law of nature and nations

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is supporting the research project "Institutionalising the law of nature and nations: The universities of Kiel, Greifswald and Rostock 1648–1806" at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt with…

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University of Erfurt supports application of the city of Eisenach for a Future Centre

The University of Erfurt has promised the city of Eisenach its continued support for its application as a location for the "Future Centre for German Unity and European Transformation" planned by the federal government. Eisenach had declared that it…

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New applications for funding from the Matching Fund only from 2023 onwards

Against the background of the current financial situation of the University of Erfurt, the Presidium has decided not to approve any new applications for participation in externally funded project projects or projects through central funding from the…

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"Ukrainian Research Online" event series starts

"A Sense of Belonging to War in Ukraine" is the title of an online lecture by the social anthropologist Tina Polek, which launches the event series "Ukrainian Research Online" today. It starts at 6 p.m. and all interested parties are cordially…

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"Something has to change...!"

359,338 people left the Church in 2021. This is according to the recently published church statistics. That this figure is emblematic of the deep crisis in which the church currently finds itself can hardly be disputed. How to deal with the fact that…

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