Non-university partners

The Collegium Carolinum (CC) is a research institute dedicated to the history and culture of Czechia and Slovakia. It conducts interdisciplinary research focusing on aspects of the region’s multi-ethnicity and on transnational relations within the wider area of East Central Europe. The Collegium Carolinum’s research library houses Germany’s largest collection of specialist publications on Czechia and Slovakia. Associated with LMU Munich, the CC collaborates closely with the Institute of East and Southeast European History.

The Institute for German Culture and History in South Eastern Europe (IKGS) at LMU Munich explores the history, literature and language of the German settlement and origin areas in East Central and Southeast Europe in their respective historical and regional contexts. In cooperation with partner universities in many countries, the IKGS advances national and international research through projects, academic events, and publications.

As the largest association for research on Eastern Europe in the German-speaking world, the German Association for East European Studies (DGO) offers a forum for dialogue among protagonists from science, politics, business and culture. At the same time, it arranges contacts to East Central and Eastern Europe and promotes international and interdisciplinary exchange. In addition to the office in Berlin, the DGO runs more than 20 branches at university locations in Germany. The Munich branch is headed by Prof. Dr. Martin Schulze Wessel.
Contact: martin.schulzewessel@lmu.de

In 2019, the Young DGO was launched, comprising all members of the DGO under the age of 35. In May 2020, a regional group of young academics from Munich was formed to actively participate in shaping the Eastern European research landscape in Munich. The regional group of the Young DGO is led by Tabea Roschka and Matthias Melcher.
Contact: jungedgo-muenchen@dgo-online.org