Research Training Group GRK 2833
East Asian Futures
Visions and Realizations on National, Transregional and Global Scales
Latest News and Activities
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Online Lecture by Prof. Brantly WOMACK – Oct 28, 2025
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The Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” is pleased to host an online lecture by Mercator Fellow Prof. em. Brantly WOMACK, PhD. The lecture is titled “Beyond Hegemony: Lessons from…
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Review: Lecture “Engineering China” by Prof. Lin-Chun WU
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in ReviewOn October 17, 2025, Mercator Fellow Lin-chun WU, PhD, Professor at the History Department of the College of Liberal Arts of National Taiwan Normal University, gave a lecture in the BA seminar “Economic History of East …
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Lecture by Prof. Lin-Chun WU – Oct 17, 2025
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This week, the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will host a lecture by Mercator Fellow Prof. Lin-Chun WU, PhD. The lecture is titled “Engineering China: Modern Infrastructure, Transnational Engineers …
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Arrival of the Second Cohort of Doctoral Researchers
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in General newsOn October 1, 2025, the second cohort of Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” took up their work at the Universities of Duisburg-Essen and Ruhr University Bochum. The seven fully-funded and two …
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AREA Ruhr Roundtable to feature Mercator Fellows
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The Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” is pleased to announce the details for the upcoming AREA Ruhr Roundtable Discussion (hybrid format), featuring three of the RTG’s Mercator Fellows …
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Colloquium Oct 20, 2025
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in ColloquiaThe Online Colloquium of the winter term 2025/26 by the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will set off with a lecture by Professor Aaron William MOORE, titled “Planners, Popularisers, and Prognosticators: Envisioning the Future of Warfare in East Asia, 1900–1937”. You are cordially invited to …
