Organisation: Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)

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    How to design a truly sustainable food system in the context of climate change?

    On Thursday, 15th October 2020, Dr. Rachel Reckinger from the Institute for History will raise the question: “How to design a truly sustainable food system in the context of climate change?”  at the TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg 2020.Only a holistic focus on food systems and their sovereignty struggles leads to truly sustainable food transitions for communities in a…

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    UniGR-Center for Border Studies received additional European funding

    The UniGR-Center for Border Studies network has received additional funding of around 570,000 EUR for the project “European Center for Competence and Knowledge in Border Studies”. With the support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) the border scholars from the University of the Greater Region (UniGR) will start a further project phase of cross-border…

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    75 years end of WWII – 75 years of transatlantic partnership in freedom and peace (Live online debate)

    These issues are discussed in the series “remembrance cultures under discussion” by Dr. Sonja Kmec, Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg, Institute for HistoryJohn Wessels, Chief Operating Officer, American Battle Monuments Commission, ParisDr. Heinrich Kreft, Historian and former German Ambassador to Luxembourg, Andrássy Universität BudapestBrigadier General (rtd.) Dirk Backen, Director Service and Cooperation at…

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    La représentation des dieux, les prêtres et les cultes dans la Rome antique

    Since September 2019, John Scheid, an international renowned ancient historian, is guest professor at the Institute for History.Professor Scheid is a leading expert in the field of ancient religion, institutions and society of ancient Rome and archaeology of religion. For 15 years, he was professor at the prestigious Collège de France. Here, he was also…

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    Distant, but more connected than ever

    Few months ago, we were all far from imagining the situation we are living today. A deserted campus. In less than a week, the classroom were emptied, the noisy canteens went silent and only the sunrays are still  entering the conference rooms of the Maison des Sciences Humaines. Everything seems to havestopped on Campus. However,…

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    University students launch solidarity campaign

    Mara Kroth and Johannes Heuschkel, two students from the University of Luxembourg, have launched a campaign to foster solidarity and intergenerational support during the global Covid-19 crisis. The campaign #ZesummenStattAleng/ #togetherandnotalone calls for a show of solidarity and support for people who belong to the risk group.

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    First graduates of the UniGR Master programme Border Studies

    The graduates of the first cohort of the UniGR Master’s programme in Border Studies recently received their diplomas at Villa Europa in Saarbrücken, the seat of the German-French University (DFH-UFA) and the University of the Greater Region (UniGR).

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    Lecture series, Nov. 5th: The Rights to Land …

    Lecture series of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning “Our Common Ground”Dr Brigitta Gerber/Klaus Hubmann: “The Rights to Land through participatory instruments”Tuesday, November 5th, 12:30-14:00h, MSH BlackBox

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    Colloque dans le cadre de Luxdynast : Naturalisation and Legitimation of Power (1300-1800)

    Naturalisation and Legitimation of Power (1300-1800)An Attempt at a Comparative History (Part 1)WithÉloïse ADDE Marina BEZZI Wim BLOCKMANSValeria CALDARELLA-ALLAIREJonathan DUMONT Fanny GIRAUDIERNicole HOCHNER Julien LE MAUFF Christiane RAYNAUD Gabriel REDON Erwan SOMMERERMaaike VAN DER LUGTThursday 28th November 2019 – Maison du Savoir, Salle 4.50012.30    Welcome Coffee13.15    Welcome SpeechCatherine LEGLU, vice-rectrice aux affaires académiques (Luxembourg, LU)13.30-14.00  …

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    Doctoral Defence: The Materiality and Spatiality of Graves and Grave Markers in the Border Region Between Luxembourg and Germany

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