2026

In cooperation with the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) July 18 to 21, 2026 The DAAD Summer University 2026, organized by the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) in cooperation with the Institute of Sociology at the University of Bonn, will focus on the multiple challenges facing universities worldwide. Over four days, we will address a selection of core topics that dominate the scientific and higher education policy agenda. On the one hand, we are interested in how universities respond to various challenges in an international comparison, and on the other hand, how they maintain their own standards in the face of increasing challenges – and how the portfolio of their standards is changing. Scientific directors: Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey in collaboration with Dr. Lena Laube Prof. Dr. Adrian Hermann

The Bonn Platform for Forced Migration Studies is a collaboration established in 2023 by researchers and academic administrators between the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (bicc), the Refugee and Migration Research: Networking and Transfer (FFVT) initiative, the University of Bonn, and the Bonn Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Learning (BIM e.V.) with its House of Diversity, Migrapolis. The goal of the roundtables is to bring together stakeholders in Bonn to discuss the topics of displacement and migration, and to provide a platform for sharing experiences, peer consultation, and collaborative learning. With their interactive format, the roundtables aim to encourage participants to raise their own topics and engage in dialogue. We look forward to your participation.

IMPULSE Café: Young Refugees’ Everyday Experiences in Public Spaces in Germany 📅 Datum: 24. März 2026 ⏰ Uhrzeit: 16:00 - 17:30 Uhr 📍 Ort: IMPULSE – House for Intellectual Innovation and Creativity (Adenauerallee 131, Bonn) Das IMPULSE Café ist ein Format für Forschende der Flucht- und Migrationsstudien. In einer offenen Runde mit zwei Diskutant*innen, zwei Moderatorinnen und allen Teilnehmenden werden zentrale Forschungsthemen, Theorien und Herausforderungen bei Kaffee und Snacks besprochen. Es diskutieren: 🔹Prof. Dr. Kathrin Hörschelmann & Lea Haack, Geographisches Institut der Universität Bonn 🔹 Philip Gondecki & Christian van der Kerckhoff (BIM e.V. / MIGRApolis) 🎤 Moderator: Dr. Benjamin Etzold, bicc (Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies) und Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS), Universität Bonn Möchten Sie eigene Themen einbringen? Kontakt: benjamin.etzold@bicc.de.