Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät - Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften

17th to 19th March 2026

Institut für Asien- u. Afrikawissenschaften, Invalidenstr. 118, room 315

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Dear students and colleagues, 

during the winter term 2025/26, the concept of the ‘idea of the university’ was critically examined across several courses within the Department of South Asian Societies and Cultures (SASC). The university was considered in terms of its role in knowledge production, social change, political protest and state control. The courses combined South Asian perspectives with transregional and global developments, considering both historical and contemporary examples. Particular attention was given to the role and self-perception of scholars, and to the tensions between institutional autonomy, the public educational mandate and political appropriation. Participants contributed a variety of topics and critically reflected on the conditions of academic practice. 

In this concluding session of the BERSAS Research Colloquium, we will present student contributions from all participating language and subject specific courses. 

We cordially invite all interested to attend this presentation and the subsequent joint discussion.

Best regards 

Nadja-Christina Schneider

Einladung

Am Dienstag, 27.01.2026 findet um 09:00h s.t. in Raum 117 am IAAW die öffentliche Verteidigung der Masterarbeit von 

Jakob Alfred Münch

statt. 

Titel der Masterarbeit: 

Urbane Moderne zwischen Staatsvision und Weltpolitik.

Islamabad als postkoloniales
State und Nation-Building Projekt

Gutachtende: 

Dr. Sadia Bajwa

Prof. Dr. Nadja-Christina Schneider

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