July 23 – August 2, 2018
Otzenhausen, Germany
In 2018, the German-Russian seminar designed for students took place in Otzenhausen for the eighth time. This year, German and Russian students were joined by two representatives of Belgian universities (University of Leuven and University of Ghent).
December 24, 2018
St. Petersburg
Participants discussed the problems of urban activism in Estonia, Russia, and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
December 15-16, 2018
Planetarium No. 1, St. Petersburg
The event focused on the prospects of revitalizing abandoned buildings in St. Petersburg – historic mansions, former factory premises, and Soviet ‘houses of culture’ – by means of cultural projects.
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.
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.
20-27 March 2018
St. Petersburg
From 20 to 27 March the second part of the European Academy was held in St. Petersburg. It was organized for the sixth time by the Center of German and European Studies together with the European Academy Otzenhausen and Universities of Bielefeld, Würzburg and Koblenz-Landau. This year the Academy was devoted to the topic of historical memory and memory culture in Germany / EU and Russia. 18 students and 4 teachers from Germany, as well as about 10 students of St. Petersburg State University took part in the program.
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.