Summer Schools / Spring Schools

Regions in Transition. Multicultural Spaces of Central and Southeastern Europe from a Cultural and Historical Perspective

Regions represent territorially defined and at the same time changeable units that must be understood both as constructs and in relation to their physical-geographical conditions. Their unstable positioning between higher-level and subordinate spatial structures, as well as the relational networks they are embedded in, makes them particularly rewarding subjects for closer examination.

From April 16 to 19, 2024, a Spring School with 14 students from the Danube region was held at IdGL. The event took place within the framework of the project “Ports on the Danube”, funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.

The Spring School also welcomed lecturers from Serbia, further strengthening the close cooperation with the University of Novi Sad. The seminar focused on different concepts of the Danube region and the integrative role of the Danube in politics, economy, and culture. In addition to thematic panels on the history and infrastructure of individual Danube ports, the program included an excursion to Ulm and a visit to the Danube Swabian Central Museum.

IdGL extends its sincere thanks for the excellent collaboration with the DZM and for the informative guided tour along the Danube banks led by Mr. Wolf-Henning Petershagen.

The IdGL Summer School 2023, titled Migrations – Minorities – Memories. Approaches to the History and Culture of South Eastern Europe, took place in Tübingen from July 23 to 28, 2023. Ten students and doctoral candidates from five countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, and Hungary) participated.

The Summer School, which featured thematically focused seminars and a diverse cultural program, was conducted in both German and English. Considered a success by both participants and the institute, this event marked the beginning of the annually organized Summer and Spring Schools at IdGL.