This course offers the methodological basics so that archaeological results and papers can be critically analysed and assessed for the study of African societies. Type: virtual course Course dates: Sep 21, 2026 - Jan 30, 2027 Apply by: August 17, 2026

This course explores critical issues of the Anthropocene through a regionally focused lens. Type: virtual course Course dates: Sep 21, 2026 - Jan 30, 2027 Apply by: August 17, 2026

This course aims at conveying deep, interdisciplinary and long-term insights into the cultural, ecological, ideological, linguistic, political, religious, and social processes underlying dynamic, language-based identities and identity formation in Africa, with particular emphasis on Bantu-speaking Central and East Africa. Type: virtual course Course dates: Sep 21, 2026 - Jan 30, 2027 Apply by: August 17, 2026

This course zooms in on an issue which has induced many heated discussions in Russia in the past and which continues to (co)determine Russia’s (cultural) politics until today: is Russia a Western, Eastern or a self-contained culture / civilization? Type: virtual course Course dates: Sep 21, 2026 - Jan 30, 2027 Apply by: August 17, 2026

This course aims at the acquisition of advanced, theory-based scientific insights in literary translation. Type: virtual course Course dates: Sep 21, 2026 - Jan 30, 2027 Apply by: August 17, 2026