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News (2026)

6 February 2026|Southeast Asia

Announcement: 06.02.2026 – Online Lecture by Kornkanok Khetnongbua: "Dr. Friedrich Schäfer and the Creation of a Public Health Service in Early Twentieth-Century Siam"

Book cover, cropped

Photo: Kornkanok Khetnongbua, cropped

We kindly invite you to this online lecture in English language on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 14:00–16:00 h (CET/MEZ).
6 February 2026|Southeast Asia

Announcement: 06.02.2026 – Online Lecture: "Interpreting Đông Sơn Bronze Drum Motifs through Semiotics and Artificial Intelligence Models"

Replicas of Đông Sơn bronze drums, Temple of Literature, Hanoi

Photo: "Replicas of Đông Sơn bronze drums, Temple of Literature, Hanoi", Gregor Gawellek | UHH, cropped

We kindly invite you to this online lecture in English language on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 13:30 – 15:00 h (German time/CET/MEZ) / 19:30 –...
23 January 2026|Southeast Asia

Announcement: 23.01.2026 – Hybrid (online & in-site) Lecture: "Xuyên Qua Mọi Chiến Tuyến (Across All Frontlines) – A Different Perspective on History and Human Kindness"

Vietnamese Culture Forum – Flyer 23.01.2026

Photo: Vietnamese Culture Forum, cropped and slightly edited

We kindly invite you to this hybrid (online & in-site) lecture in Vietnamese language on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, at 13:00–15:00 h (CET/MEZ) /...