Events in Münster

On 19 November 2024, the new Interdisciplinary Center for Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Disease Dynamics (IMMIDD) was officially founded at the University of Münster.

Prof. Daniel Villela, an outstanding senior researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a renowned and internationally recognised research institution in Brazil, has been selected to be the new holder of the CAPES Brazil Chair at the University of Münster.

Prof. Dr. Ana Larissa Oliveira (FALE/UFMG) is organising an interdisciplinary academic event and publishing the book Digital Language, Gender and Democracy in Brazil as part of her research activities as a CAPES Brazil Chair at the University of Münster.

The student’s association of the School of Business and Economics at the University of Münster has awarded its annual Teaching Prize to lecturers who have made outstanding contributions to teaching.

On 23 June 2025 at 3:15 p.m., the University of Münster will celebrate an impressive milestone in German-Brazilian scientific cooperation: the Brazil Centre will mark its 15th anniversary with a celebratory event at the Alexander von Humboldt-House.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Münster invites interested medical students and young professionals to participate in the Münster-Med-Summer-School 2025. The two-week program will take place from 4 to 15 August 2025, offering participants from all over the world the opportunity to experience innovative teaching methods, interactive workshops, and current medical research.

The winning team of the German-Brazilian EdTech Hackathon 2024, which took first place with the Green Seed project - now called Leko - travelled to Germany to get to know German universities and their innovation facilities. 
 

CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) has announced new application deadline for the second Chair in the 2023 call for applications of the CAPES-Brazil Chair Programme at the University of Münster (UM) with the topic "Modelling Infection Disease Dynamics for Epidemiologic Management".

It is with great consternation and profound sadness that the Brazil Centre announces the death of its esteemed member and cherished friend, Professor Matias de Oliveira Pinto, professor of cello at the Faculty of Music of the University of Münster.

Ana Larissa Oliveira, an outstanding professor at the Faculty of Humanities at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), is the new holder of the Brazil Chair at the University of Münster, which this year will be hosted by Prof. Dr. Julia Metag at the Department of Communication (IfK).

On 16 October and 19 November, the first two online events in the series “The Future of Online Participation in Smart Cities“ took place, organised by the Brazil Chair and the Brazil Centre at the University of Münster. 

At the end of October, the Brazil Centre at the University of Münster welcomed a group of students from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, led by Prof. Daniela Leal, Professor at the Faculty of Social Work, for a two-day visit.

We are pleased to welcome a group of students from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) to the University of Münster on 28 and 29 October 2024. Students of the University of Münster are cordially invited to exchange ideas with our Chilean guests and gain insights into their student life and the country of Chile!
 

As part of the CAPES-Brazil Chair, the research team led by the Brazilian academic Prof. Dr José Carlos Vaz is organising the online event series "The Future of Online Participation in Smart Cities".