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As part of the "Emerging Scholars Research Asia (ESRA)" series, Dr. Yizhou Wang from Hong Kong Chu Hai College will give a talk on Friday, 17 July 2026, at 10 AM c.t., on the topic "Reconsidering Ming-Qing Representations of Nature through the Lens of the 'Little Ice Age'". The lecture is being held in cooperation with the Emmy Noether research group "Traces of the 'Little Ice Age' in early modern German Literature (LitLIA)". All interested parties are warmly welcome!

The latest article in the ‘Cooperation in Focus’ series examines the University of Münster’s collaborations in the fields of religious studies and theology with partner institutions in Indonesia. In this interview, Prof. Dr Simone Sinn discusses academic exchange with the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, and joint research and teaching projects on religious diversity, interfaith dialogue and socio-ecological transformation.

The latest instalment in the ‘Cooperation in focus’ series looks at the collaboration between the Faculty of Law at the University of Münster and the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), as well as the Sino-German Institute of Legal Studies in Beijing. In this interview, Diego Nuñez Bosmans discusses the development of this long-standing partnership, academic exchange between German and Chinese partner universities, and the importance of joint study and research programmes.

The latest article in the ‘Cooperation in focus’ series examines the University of Münster’s theological partnerships with the Myanmar Institute of Theology in Yangon and the Kachin Theological College & Seminary in Kachin State. In the interview, Prof. Dr Hans-Peter Grosshans discusses academic exchange with partner institutions in Myanmar, the continuation of joint research and teaching projects despite the pandemic, the military coup and ongoing conflicts, as well as the importance of long-term personal relationships for international cooperation.

The new article in the "Cooperation in focus" series is dedicated to the cooperation between German Studies and partner universities in Uzbekistan, which has been in place for over 15 years and now encompasses a broad network in Central Asia. Albina Haas talks about regional networking, promoting young talents, exchange formats for students of German as a foreign language, and the further development of joint digital teaching and publication structures.

The new issue of the "Cooperation in focus" series looks at academic cooperation with partner universities in Turkey. Jun.-Prof. Dr. Philip Bockholt (Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies) talks about international cooperation in historical research, translation processes in the Ottoman context, and the importance of personal encounters for sustainable academic exchange.

The latest article in the "Cooperation in focus" section takes us to East Timor. In conversation with Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka (Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology), we discuss cooperation with the grassroots organisation Permatil – an international network that combines ecological education, sustainable agriculture and social justice.

In the section "Focus on Cooperation", we present one of the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies' key partnerships: its collaboration with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) in Taipei. NTNU is one of Taiwan's most prestigious universities – its Mandarin Training Centre in particular attracts over 1,700 international students every year and is regarded worldwide as one of the best places to learn Chinese.

To kick off the new "Cooperation in focus" series, we present the German-Japanese research network RE-CARE, which explores the role of technology in crises and takes a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural approach to strengthening social resilience.