Category: News

Find general announcements, such as calls for applications, as well as reports on the various activities of the Research Training Group here.

  • Activity Report: Eetu LAUSTELA

    Activity Report: Eetu LAUSTELA

    In the 4-year curriculum for doctoral students of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures”, the second year comprises of 6 to 12 months of Fieldwork and Archival and Library Research in East …

  • Review: “My Colleague’s Project” Retreat

    Review: “My Colleague’s Project” Retreat

    From July 21 to 22, 2025, GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” held a retreat at the Wald- und Golfhotel Lottental in Bochum. Titled “My Colleague’s Project”, the retreat introduced an innovative format that encouraged PhD …

  • Activity Report: Nora WÖLFING

    Activity Report: Nora WÖLFING

    On June 6 and 7, Nora Wölfing, affiliated doctoral researcher of the Research Training Group, traveled to Nuremberg and Munich to conduct field research for her ongoing research project on contemporary art from …

  • Review: “Thinking Futures in Asia” conference

    Review: “Thinking Futures in Asia” conference

    The international conference “Thinking Futures in Asia”, held on May 9–11, 2025, was organised by the Young Scholars’ Group of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA) in cooperation with the Institute …

  • Colloquium Jun 13, 2025

    Colloquium Jun 13, 2025

    The Online Colloquium of the Summer Term 2025 by the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will be kicked off on June 13, 2025 with a lecture by PhD candidate Jonathan YAINISHET (University of Göttingen), titled “Parallel Methodology: Approximating Affective Futures in Recalcitrant Landscapes ”. You are cordially…

  • Activity Report: Buyun GONG

    Activity Report: Buyun GONG

    On April 17 and 18, 2025 the Institute of Modern History at Academia Sinica in Taipei hosted a two-day workshop titled “Confronting Historical Transformations: New Frontiers in Modern History” to celebrate the Institute’s 70th anniversary. The workshop was attended by Research Training Group doctoral student Buyun …