News and updates8 October 2024|gadlaqirqosEthiopic Hagiographic LiteratureInternational Workshop funded by the project ‘The Gǝʿǝz Version of the Passio of St Cyricus (Gadla Qirqos): A Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary’ Tuesday, 8 October 2024, Wednesday 9 October 2024 Asien-Afrika-Institut...6 September 2024|HLCEES400th Anniversary of Hiob LudolfIn 2024 Hiob Ludolf, the name-giver of the HLCEES, is celebrating his 400th birthday. On 6 September 2024, Universität Hamburg will be marking this date by an anniversary celebration. More details will follow soon.29 April 2024|gadlaqirqosVisit of Dr Nafisa ValievaDr. Nafisa Valieva (PostDoc at CNRS, Orient et Méditerranée, Project ‘Sustainable Lalibela’) will join the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies as a guest of the project "The Gǝʿǝz Version of the Passio of St Cyricus (Gadla...21 April 2024|JohnNikiuTexts and DiagramsDaria Elagina speaks on "Texts and Diagrams: The Application of Astronomical Diagrams in Ethiopic Colophons" at the Second International EIDA Conference "Graphic Conventions, Visual Idioms, (Dis)Similarity in Astronomical Diagrams", 22-24...8 April 2024|AnnouncementsVisit of Dr Atsbha GebreegziabherOn 8 April, Dr Atsbha Gebreegziabher, the head of the Tourism and Culture Bureau of Tigrai, visited Hiob Ludolf Center for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies, upon the invitation of the "Belnf" project, to discuss future cooperation and...1 April 2024|BeInf NewsRadio feature with Dr Martina AmbuRadio feature with Dr Martina Ambu, future BeInf member14 March 2024|ConferencesTeaching Ethiopic scriptOn 14. 03.2024 Magdalena Krzyżanowska will talk about ‘A communicative approach to teaching the Ethiopic script’ at the colloquium convened for the occassion of ’125 years of Amharic and Ethiopian Studies at Institut National des Langues et...11 March 2024|JohnNikiuDumbarton Oaks fellowshipDaria Elagina has been awarded a 2024 summer fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks.1 March 2024|JohnNikiuCongratulations to Daria ElaginaDaria Elagina was elected as a new member of the Development Commission of the International Association of Byzantine Studies (AIEB).Archive of current news