The Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study

The Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald (Institute of Advanced Studies) is an academically independent institution that is funded by the Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald Foundation. The Institute is intended to assist outstanding research and realize projects in interdisciplinary and international co-operation.

The academic program of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg centres on inviting academics to Greifswald to carry out research within the Alfried Krupp Fellows program, holding academic lectures, conferences, symposia and summer schools, and organizing postgraduate programs and interdisciplinary working groups.

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Call for Applications Ukrainicum 2025 launched

Call for Applications Ukrainicum 2025 launched

The XXIX Greifswald Ukrainicum under the direction of Prof Dr Roman Dubasevych and Dr. Oleksandr Chertenko is dedicated to the topic ‘Ukraine and the World: Paradise(s) Lost?’ and invites young international researchers to explore the cultural, social and political tensions of the present day. Apply now and become part of the two-week Ukrainian summer school in Greifswald!
Created at the Kolleg

Created at the Kolleg

Our former Fellow Mathias Grote has published the results of his project in the renowned journal Isis. The article examines the microbiological research of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in the 19th century and its significance for science and society, particularly in connection with the cholera epidemic of 1848. The publication is available as a free download.