International Relations at University of Leipzig

📢 Studentische Hilfskräfte gesucht | Student Assistants Wanted (Full English description in the comments)

Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt suchen wir zwei studentische Hilfskräfte zur Unterstützung des Forschungsprojekts
“The GCC’s Foreign Policy in the Maghreb after the Arab Uprising: UAE’s Strategic Engagement in Algeria”.

Das Projekt wird von Dr. Julia Leib und Prof. Dr. Faouzia Zeraoulia geleitet und durch die Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) gefördert.

🕒 Bis zu 40 Std./Monat
📅 Bewerbungsfrist: 31.05.2026

Bitte senden Sie Anschreiben, Lebenslauf und Transcript of Records als ein PDF-Dokument per E-Mail an:
📩 [email protected]

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We are looking for two student assistants to support the research project
“The GCC’s Foreign Policy in the Maghreb after the Arab Uprising: UAE’s Strategic Engagement in Algeria”.

The project is led by Dr. Julia Leib and Prof. Dr. Faouzia Zeraoulia and funded by the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA).

🕒 Up to 40 hours/month
📅 Application deadline: 31 May 2026

Please send your cover letter, CV, and Transcript of Records as one PDF document to:
📩 [email protected]

🇪🇺 Guest Lecture | Asylum in Europe: From concept to reality — A critical examination

What does the Common European Asylum System (GEAS) mean for the future of European solidarity and integration? Join us for a discussion on the EU’s asylum policy, its external dimension, and the challenges surrounding the Dublin system, featuring perspectives from academia, local government, and the European Commission.

📅 17 June 2026
🕔 17:15–18:45
📍 Universität Leipzig, Universitätsstraße 1, NSG S 420

Speakers:
• Andreas Fabritius (European Commission)
• Andrea Pagani (City of Leipzig)
• Malin Nissen (Leipzig University)

We look forward to welcoming you!

How do societies remember — and why does it matter?

Join us for a guest lecture by Osman Sušić on the politics of memory and historical revisionism in the post-Yugoslav space. The talk traces how narratives of the past continue to shape political realities today.

📅 7 May 2026
🕚 11:00–13:00
📍 Room 3.16, Emil-Fuchs-Straße 1, Leipzig

Open to all — we look forward to seeing you there.