News of the University of Erfurt

New publication on Latin building inscriptions in the cityscape of Erfurt

"Felix Thuringia plaude", "happy Thuringia, applaud": This is written in Erfurt on the substructures (cavates) of the Domberg on an architectural inscription. Anyone walking through the historic center of Erfurt will come across such inscriptions…

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regalia of the Old University of Erfurt

Insignia of the "Old University" at the Erfurt City Museum

Among the outstanding treasures of the Erfurt City Museum are the insignia of Germany's oldest university (today's University of Erfurt) with their glittering scepters. From May 5, 2023, they will once again be impressively presented there.

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Welcome, Professor Mitchell Dean!

In the summer semester, the Department of History at the University of Erfurt welcomes four renowned international visiting scholars. One of them is Professor Mitchell Dean. The Australian sociologist comes from the Copenhagen Business School and has…

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golden foil on the pillars of the entrance to the campus

Campaign "Gold instead of brown" wants to set an example for diversity, respect and tolerance

On the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation from National Socialism and the end of World War II, the campaign "Gold instead of brown" will take place on May 8 in Thuringia. The Student Council of the University of Erfurt is also…

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"UniSchulPlattform" and Moodle: Workshop series for members of the University of Erfurt"

The team of the project "Forshcungscampus Digitale Leher*innenbildung" (subproject UniSchulPlattform) offers an online workshop series for users of the "UniSchulPlattform" and for teachers of the University of Erfurt interested in digital teaching.…

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New publication about resonance with buildings

Under the title "Architektonische Resonanz. Das Mausoleum des indischen Sufi-Meisters Shah Vajihudin Alvi" (Architectural Resonance. The Mausoleum of the Indian Sufi Master Shah Vajihudin Alvi), Sara Keller, a research associate in the collegiate…

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Manuscripts of the Gotha Research Library to be featured in Al Jazeera documentary "Dishes of the Ancestors"

"Food of the Ancestors" (Mawāʾid al-aǧdād) is the title of the six-part documentary in Arabic recently broadcast on the Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, which was filmed at the Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt, among other places.

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View of the landscape house in Gotha

Lecture about Reinhart Koselleck by Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann

Reinhard Koselleck, who would have turned 100 years on April 23, is considered one of the most important representatives of historical studies in the 20th century. Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann (Berkeley) will present his new book on Koselleck's…

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