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The Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS) offers research stays for internationally renowned scholars and supports academic events that foster collaboration and networking.

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  • Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Friday, 15 May 2026

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The fourth PICAIS Coffee Talk took place on March 19, during which the PICAIS Fellows provided interesting insights into their research work. 

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The fourth PICAIS Coffee Talk took place on March 19, during which the PICAIS Fellows provided interesting insights into their research work. The Fellows, Prof. Dr. Germano Glufke Reis (Host: Dr. Terese Venus), Dr. Gianluca Grimalda (Prof. Dr. Johann Graf Lambsdorff), Dr. Oxana Karnaukhova (Prof. Dr. Daniel Göler), and Prof. Dr. Christopher Sims (Prof. Dr. Karsten Fitz), presented their current projects to the researchers of the University of Passau. Two further fellows, Prof. Dr. Olena Melnykova-Kurhanova (Prof. Dr. Florian Töpfl) and Dr. Diana Mistreanu  (Prof. Dr. Marina Ortrud Hertrampf), were also available for the subsequent discussion, having already presented their research projects in previous Coffee Talks. They all took advantage of this excellent opportunity to ask each other questions and engage in an interdisciplinary exchange.

The lively participation once again underlined the purpose of the event to promote dialogue and work together. We would like to thank our fellows for their inspiring contributions and all those present who took part in this exchange.

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PICAIS
University of Passau

Head office: Nikolastraße 12, R111, 113, 114
Postal address: Innstraße 40
D-94032 Passau

Phone: +49 851 509 1123
picais-office@uni-passau.de

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