December 6-9, 2018
Sofitel Kurfürstendamm Berlin
Like in the previous events of this biennial conference series, members of the CGES both from Bielefeld University and from St. Petersburg State University took part and were very active in the 2018 conference.
27th of November 2018
Russian office of the Centre for German and European studies
Today, the Centre for German and European Studies hosted a workshop on international papers writing and publishing. The workshop, held by Dr. Verena Molitor from Bielefeld University, Germany, focused on different strategies of articles’ preparation along with the techniques to enhance the efficiency of the writing process.
26th of November 2018
Russian office of the Centre for German and European studies
The final of the Russian-European research papers competition for junior scientists has just finished at the Centre for German and European Studies.
During the final, 6 articles out of the total 18 competing papers by Russian and European researchers were presented by their authors: Ivan Gonzalez, St. Petersburg State University; Eline Helmer, University College London; Alina Novik, European University at St. Petersburg; Antonina Ovrutskaya, NRU HSE; Michela Romano, University of Bologna; Lola Rouze, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University.
November 22, 2018
Education Centre of the Garage Museum, Moscow
During this one-day Seminar, leading academic researchers and curators explored the dynamics of gender, its representations in contemporary art, and implications for cultural workers in the context of Russia and Europe.
November 4-11, 2018
Otzenhausen, Germany
The Seminar’s very intensive education programme dedicated to such issues as human rights protection, migration processes in Europe, and the EU refugee and asylum policy. Special attention was given to the topics of Brexit and the future of the EU.
November 1-2, 2018
School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University
The history of the international regime of the Biological weapons convention (BWC) is complicated and controversial. Today, the need to secure the vitality of BWC regime has become even more critical. The mechanism of intersessional consultations was introduced two years ago and adopted a year ago. The State Parties to BWC have started their cooperation within the framework of these improved procedures. Currently, civil society is more actively involved in the arms control diplomacy and therefore has opportunities to raise awareness, suggest possible solutions, and be a part of international efforts to strengthen the BWC regime.
September 27-30, 2018
St. Petersburg
The ‘Fall Meetings 2018’ were the second in a series initiated by the German-Russian Exchange in St. Petersburg and dedicated to the current European problems, similar to the regular public Fall Meetings in Berlin, organized by the German-Russian Exchange for over 20 years (https://www.austausch.org/herbstgespraeche.html). The goal of the series is to engage the broader public in reflection on the current challenges of Europe. This meets the aspiration of the Russian public to better understand the fundamental changes taking place in Europe. Since the first Fall Meetings series in September 2017 was very successful and drew a lot of attention and interest of the local young people, experts, and the broader audience, it was decided to continue the series with a new topic in 2018.
29 September 2018 12:30-20:00
Welcome space, Gostiny Dvor, Nevsky pr. 35
This Saturday the guests of Fall meetings - 2018, organized by the German-Russian Exchange in cooperation with the Centre for German and European studies, met in St.Petersburg to discuss how advanced technologies influence the development of the European society.
July 13-14, September 6-8, 2018
German-Kazakh-University (DKU) Almaty/Kazakhstan
The Seminar series ‘Sustainable Development: Regional and Interregional Cooperation in Central Asia’ was jointly organized by Bielefeld University (Germany) and the German-Kazakh University (Kazakhstan) under the supervision of Chiara Pierobon.
4-6 July 2018
St. Petersburg
Two weeks ago, Centre for German and European Studies organized the 4th Conference ‘Networks in the Global World’ - the largest event on network analysis in Eastern Europe.
23 April 2018 17:00
Hotel Radisson, Nevsky pr., 49
On April 23, within the framework of the 15th German Week, the Centre for German and European Studies together with the DAAD Information Centre in St. Petersburg, and Freie Universität Berlin organized the roundtable ‘Dual Diploma Programs: Theory and Practic’.