Events in Münster

During the week of the 24th of June, the University of Münster was delighted to welcome three delegation groups from various Brazilian institutions, including the University of São Paulo (USP), the Butantan Institute, the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), the São Paulo State University (UNESP) and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).
 

The postdoctoral programme "Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship" (MDC) is an initiative of the University of Münster funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie funding line of the European Union. It calls for applications from researchers from the social sciences and humanities with a strong interdisciplinary profile to join their programme.

Last Friday, 7 June 2024, the University of Münster received a special visit from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). The group, consisting of 11 students and two professors, had the opportunity to visit the central facilities of the University of Münster and participate in events that promoted academic exchange between the two institutions. 
 

For our Brazil Centre, we are seeking for a dedicated and reliable office assistant: the application deadline is 14 June 2024!
 

On May 2nd and 3rd, the Faculty of Law of the University of Münster welcomed professors from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) for a joint workshop. Representatives of both faculties presented their current research projects and deepened the existing cooperation between the USP and the University of Münster.
 

Long-term networks: Brazilian teams at the University of Münster

If you search for the distance between Münster Castle and the universities in Minas Gerais and São Paulo, the result is a rounded distance of 10,000 kilometres. However, this great distance does not reflect the relationships that the University of Münster maintains with Brazilian institutions in any way. In terms of scientific activities, it is actually one of the most active foreign universities in Brazil.

"Collaboration Talks on Glycobiology" are organised by Prof. Dr Martin Götte, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University of Münster (UM), and Dr Jessica Onyeisi, postdoctoral fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH).

The GLOSUS project – "The Global Geographies of Sustainability: Local Knowledge, Everyday Practices, and non-professional Forms of Living and Housing" is an initiative funded by DAAD and CAPES, which marks a very significant collaboration between the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (FAU-USP) and the Institute of Geography at the University of Münster (UM).
 

On 19 and 20 October, the University of Münster (UM) received its first visit from the Embassy of Brazil in Berlin. The two-day visit programme included a meeting at the Rector's Office, several visits to institutes, getting to know the various campuses of the University of Münster, a meeting with the members of the Brazil Centre and finally the 1rst Meeting of the Brazilian Science Diaspora in NRW.
 

On 19 and 20 October, the Münster University is expecting a visit from the Brazilian Embassy in Berlin: Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva, and Silvia Nougués Wargaftig. On the occasion of this visit, the Brazil Centre, in cooperation with the Embassy, is organising the so-called Brazil Science Days at the University of Münster with a diverse programme.

On 27 September a delegation from the Brazilian University of São Paulo (USP) visited the University of Münster.

The former rector and emeritus professor of public, European and administrative law at the University of Münster, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans-Uwe Erichsen, was awarded the National Order of the Southern Cross.

On 12.06.2023, the Rector of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Prof. Dr. Sandra R. Goulart Almeida together with Prof. Dr. Eduardo N. dos Santos, Institute for Inorganic Chemistry of the UFMG were guests at Münster University.

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