Call for Paper: From the East and Back: Conference on the manuscript tradition, translation and reception of Historia trium regum by John of Hildesheim
Potential presentation topics include (but are not limited to):
manuscripts of Historia trium regum: preservation and genealogy
vernacular translations
Asian origins of the Three Magi legends
16 to 19 November 2026
Venue: Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
Organizing Committee: Yavuz Köse (University of Vienna), Melanie Malzahn (University of Vienna), Nina Mirnig (University of Vienna), Mariya Kiprovska (University of Vienna), Claudia…
EurAsia Young Scholars Award for Research in East and Southeast Asia (Alpha+ Foundation of the Austrian Science Fund)
Thanks to the generosity of the Alpha+ Foundation of the FWF, the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations is able to make available funding for extended study and research stays in Asia. The thematic focus should be on the application of…
POSTPONED TO 2027 EurAsia Academy Khorog: Cultural Heritage at the Mountain Crossroads of Central Asia 2026
Cultural heritage is of enormous importance throughout Central Asia. This is not only true for top-down state branding, identity building and the promotion of tourism but also for daily, affective or unspectacular encounters of local communities with…
Spätantike persische Königin als Role Model für iranische Frauen
EurAsia-Blog in der Standard: Die Figur Schirin als Beispiel dafür, wie historische Stoffe in der Moderne neu gedeutet werden können. Im Gastblogbeitrag beleuchtet die Historikerin Irene Madreiter die bedeutende historische und literarische Rolle der…
Der Schatten einer früheren Königin oder Geschichte als "Argument"
EurAsia-Blog in der Standard: Die alttestamentliche Figur Esther und ihr Wirken werden bis heute unterschiedlich gedeutet.
In seinem Gastblogbeitrag beschäftigt sich Historiker Ian Macgregor Morris von der Universität Innsbruck mit der…
Grand Decoration in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria awarded to Claudia Rapp
On 22 June 2026, the Department of Byzantine Studies at the University of Vienna held an academic ceremony at the Austrian Academy of Sciences to honour Claudia Rapp's scholarly achievements on the occasion of her 65th birthday.
Colleagues from…
International Summer School in the History of the Books
On 12-18 July 2026, CODEX Centre hosted an international summer school in Cluj.
Eight tutors from Budapest, Cluj, Paris, Prague and Vienna, and sixteen students from Cambridge, Cluj, Dublin, Paris, Prague, and Vienna spent a week in Cluj and Alba…
The four partner institutions collaborate in offering training to students and early career scholars in Austria and internationally. For this purpose, the Austrian Consortium for the Study of EurAsia (ACE) was initiated.
Through courses, summer schools, workshops, and training sessions, both in person and online, we aim to equip new generations with the following skills:
Competence in reading original language sources as a basis for cultural literacy
Global methodology and outlook
Competence in the use of digital methods
A set of transferable skills
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