The University of Tübingen, the Babes-Bolyai University and Eötvös Loránd University organize a joint Summer Academy from 2016 till 2018. 

The Summer Academy examines the history of the Central-European region in 3 different era of the history from the 19^th century till nowadays. The first Summer Academy took place in Tübingen on 9–18. September 2016 with the following topic: “Diversity and Empire: The Habsburg Monarchy in the “long” 19. Century”. 

The second Summer Academy is organized by the Eötvös Loránd University on 3–10. September 2017. with the following topic: "Nation/State/Diversity in the Danube Region, 1918–1948". 

The third Summer Academy will be organized by the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca between 10-15 Septermber. 

Call for applications

Eötvös Lorand University Budapest, Hungary, the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany and the Babeş-Bolyai Universität Cluj-Napoca, Romania invite doctoral and postdoctoral students to participate in a Summer Academy on Nation/State/Diversity in the Danube Region, 1918–1948.  

The Summer Academy is the result of several years of triangle cooperation between these universities especially in the fields of history and cultural studies. The summer academy on diversity in South Eastern Europe started in Tübingen in 2016 and will be continued in 2017 and 2018 in Budapest and Cluj-Napoca with the temporal focus on the interwar and World War II period, and also on the Cold war era and the EU enlargement process as well.

The main focus of the three Summer Academies is directed on the particular experiences of the Danube Region with ‘diversities’ from a historical perspective – understood not as a problem, but one of the regions advantages. It is structured by key notes of distinguished scholars, presentations of current research projects and work conducted in small groups on texts and essential literature connected to the fields of these key notes and presentations.

Date and topic

Where: Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

When: 10-15. September 2018

Topic: Nation/State/Diversity in the Danube Region, 1918–1948 

Who are eligible to apply?  

The call is open for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. All participants are provided with free accommodation in university dormitories (in double rooms, for 7 nights) and two meals/ day during their stay in Cluj. Travel expenses, health insurance and others are to be covered by themselves.

How to apply?

Applicants are asked to send a CV and a letter of motivation, in English. The selected participants will be asked to prepare a research presentation. They will receive a reader with intro-ductory texts to prepare in advance. The languages used at the summer academy will be English and German. Please send your application not later than 01.07.2018 via e-mail to: Dr. Ioana Florea, ioana.florea@ubbcluj.ro