Calendar of Events - Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study

Thursday, 16. April 2026 Thursday, 25. June 2026

, Focus: DIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE

newspectives – Marine Ökosysteme im Wandel

Concept: Astrid Brünner (Greifswald), Susanne Gabler (Wismar), Dr Marie-Katherin Zühlke (Greifswald)

The exhibition presents the results of a collaboration between microbiologist Dr Marie-Katherin Zühlke and artists Astrid Brünner and Susanne Gabler. Through this project, the…

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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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Monday, 15. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: German, Focus: DIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE

One Health: Ethische Herausforderungen und potentielle Lösungsansätze

Fellow Lecture by Dr Angela Kathrin Martin (Fellow at the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald / University of Fribourg, Switzerland)

„One Health“ beschreibt ganzheitliche Ansätze, welche die gegenseitige Abhängigkeit der menschlichen, tierischen und Naturgesundheit anerkennen. Sie erfordern eine…

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Tuesday, 16. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: English, Focus: EARTH, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

The politics of coastal erosion in Sicily: Concrete infrastructures and the economy of disaster

Public evening lecture by Professor Dr Silja Klepp (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Department of Geography / UNESCO Chair in Integrated Marine Science) as part of the lecture series “Navigating Blue Transitions. Temporal, Spatial, Governance Perspectives”

This lecture explores how coastal governance in Sicily is shaped by political and economic interests that sustain unsustainable protection practices and a form of “coastal disaster…

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Wednesday, 17. June 2026 6:00 pm

Event language: German, Focus: COSMOS

Von starren Polyedern zu hyperrigiden Operatoren: Rigidität und Konvexität in Geometrie und nichtkommutativer Analysis

Fellow Lecture by Dr Malte Gerhold (Fellow at the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald / Saarland University)

Warum lässt sich ein hohler Würfel mit starren Seitenflächen nicht verformen, ein Quadrat mit starren Kanten aber schon? Cauchys klassischer Satz über die Rigidität konvexer…

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Thursday, 18. June 2026 Saturday, 20. June 2026

Event languages: German and English, International symposium, Focus: SOCIETY

Facing discord. The current relevance of Georg Simmel’s theory of conflict

International symposium under the academic direction of Professor Gerald Hartung (Wuppertal), Professor Annika Schlitte (Greifswald) and Dr Tim-Florian Steinbach (Wuppertal)

This international conference takes as its starting point the observation that the consensus society is breaking down, a process accompanied by the delegitimisation of discursive…

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