Calender of Events - Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study

Friday, 29. May 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: German, Focus: SOCIETY

“Second Order Thinking” im antiken Israel: Anfänge wissenschaftlichen Denkens jenseits der klassischen und vorklassischen Antike

The 15th Gustaf Dalman Lecture by Professor Dr Konrad Schmid (University of Zurich, Faculty of Theology)

“Second Order Thinking”, wie Yehuda Elkana (1934–2012) es nannte, bezeichnet in wissenschaftshistorischer Perspektive die Entwicklung von Mathematik, Philosophie und verwandten…

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Monday, 1. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: English, Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Host-Microbes evolution: Stories from Wasps, Mammoths, and Measles

Fellow Lecture by Benjamin Guinet, PhD (Fellow of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald / Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm)

Microbes are invisible, but their traces can last for millions of years. They can kill, protect, manipulate, disappear and sometimes even become part of the animals they once…

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Tuesday, 2. June 2026

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THE MOBILITY OF CULTURAL FORMS IN TIMES OF RUPTURE

International workshop under the academic supervision of Professor Dr Natalia Skorokhod (Greifswald/Berlin) and Professor Dr Roman Dubasevych (Greifswald)

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Tuesday, 2. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: German, Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Pflege im Kontext von Todeswünschen und Suizidassistenz: Moralische Herausforderungen und professionsethische Anforderungen

Public evening lecture by Professor Dr Annette Riedel (Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Social Work, Education and Nursing)

Pflegefachpersonen sind aufgrund dessen, dass Pflege ein Beziehungsberuf ist und professionelles Handeln in Interaktion erfolgt, vielfach erste Ansprechpersonen für Todeswünsche…

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Thursday, 4. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: German, Focus: SOCIETY

Turbulente Zeiten. Über den krisenhaften Wandel der Gegenwart

Public evening lecture by Professor Dr Steffen Mau (Humboldt University of Berlin / Max Planck Institute for Multireligious and Multiethnic Societies in Göttingen) in cooperation with the Wolfgang Koeppen Foundation

Der gegenwärtige gesellschaftliche und politische Wandel wird zuweilen als „Zeitenwende“, manchmal auch als „Epochenbruch“ beschrieben. Mit der Dynamisierung des Wandels gerät die…

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Friday, 5. June 2026

Event language: German, Focus: SOCIETY

BACH ad infinitum

Symposium under the academic direction of Dr Simone Heilgendorff (Greifswald) in cooperation with the Greifswald Bach Week and the Institute for Church Music and Musicology at the University of Greifswald

Auch 2026 findet wieder ein wissenschaftliches Symposium im Rahmen der Greifswalder Bachwoche statt. Dieses Jahr werden die Perspektiven der Musikpädagogik, Musikwissenschaft,…

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Friday, 5. June 2026 11:30 am

Event language: German, Focus: SOCIETY

Begegnungen mit BACH: Ein Versuch über den Zauber des Unverfügbaren

Public lecture by Professor Dr Jürgen Oberschmidt (Heidelberg University of Education, music educator and musicologist) as part of the ‘BACH ad infinitum’ symposium

Wenn wir die Musik von Johann Sebastian Bach hören, dann fühlen wir uns tief in unserer Kultur verankert. Als zeitloses Fundament geben uns seine populären Allzeit-Hits auch ohne…

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Monday, 8. June 2026 Thursday, 11. June 2026

Event languages: German and English, , Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

7. Summer School Neurorehabilitation 2026

International Summer School under the academic direction of Professor Thomas Platz, MD (Greifswald)

Four days of intensive, practical and evidence-based learning: The 7th Summer School on Neurorehabilitation 2026 provides an up-to-date overview of key topics and new developments…

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Monday, 8. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: English, Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Lancet Commission on Neurorehabilitation – Perspectives for Stroke Rehabilitation

Public evening lecture by Professor Dr Thomas Platz (BDH Clinic Greifswald / University Medical Centre Greifswald) as part of the 7th Summer School on Neurorehabilitation

The global burden of neurological disorders increases significantly. Stroke is the leading cause of disability and drives healthcare cost globally. In 2024, the Lancet Neurology…

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Thursday, 11. June 2026 Friday, 12. June 2026

Event language: English, , Focus: SOCIETY

Capital and Values in Europe’s Zeitenwende: Strategic Alignment for Economic Security and Democratic Resilience

International workshop under the academic supervision of Professor Dr Veronica Anghel (Florence) and Professor Dr Inna Melnykovska (Vienna)

This workshop brings together researchers from leading EU institutions to examine the evolving relationship between business and the state amid Europe’s geopolitical turning point…

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