News & Events Archive
Suara Merdeka Article on Freiburg-Yogyakarta Tandem Reserach

The Indonesian newspaper published an article talking about the research cooperation of the universities of Freiburg and Yogyakarta.
Jakarta Post | Jürgen Rüland writes about ASEAN's connections with other international organizations

The full article titled 'Going global: ASEAN and international organizations' can be read hereafter.
UGM and Freiburg University Extend Research Cooperation
The Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogakarta, Indonesia, and the university of Freiburg have agreed to extend their research cooperation that already exists since 2004.
Memorandum of Understanding with Universitas Gadjah Mada & Universitas Hasanuddin

In October 2012 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Departments of Anthropology and International Relations of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Albert-Ludwigs Universität and the Southeast Asian Studies Group, Freiburg.
Workshop | Adat between state governance and self-determined indigeneity in Indonesia
October 13-14, 2012 University of Göttingen
LECTURE | Jürgen Rüland and Paruedee Nguitragool on "ASEAN as Negotiator in International Forums: Reality, Potential and Constraints" (29 August 2012, Singapore)

At 29 August 2012 Prof. Jürgen Rüland and Dr. Paruedee Nguitragool will present preliminary research findings of the project "ASEAN as Negotiator in International Forums: Reality, Potential and Constraints" at the National University of Singapore.
3rd Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network (11-13 October 2012, Singapore)
Connections, Corridors, and Communities
WORKSHOP | Religion, Place and Modernity in East and Southeast Asia (University of Goettingen, 19-22 September, 2012)
Comparative Perspectives on the Placing of Religion in the Context of Modernity
WORKSHOP | Ghost-Movies in Southeast Asia and beyond (University of Göttingen, 3-6 October 2012)
Narratives, cultural contexts, audiences
Lecture | Prof. Günther Schulze: "What Determines Firms’ Decision to Formalize? Evidence from Rural Indonesia" (6&8 August 2012, Yogyakarta & Jakarta)
Mr. Schulzes lecture is presented within in Yogyakarta on the 6th of August 2012 and in Jakarta on the 8th of August.
TEMPO article refers to Southeast Asia related research at Freiburg University

The TEMPO magazine on the role of foreign researchers in Indonesian history quotes Jürgen Rüland and refers to Freiburg University as an important site for research on Indonesia in Germany.
Conference Report: "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies"

The interdisciplinary conference on "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies: Grounding Research - Mixing Methods" was held from the 29 May until the 31 May 2012 at the University of Freiburg.
WORKSHOP | "Globalized Methodology?"

Collaborative workshop of the two BMBF-projects on "Southeast Asian Studies" and on "Universality and Acceptance Potential of Social Science Knowledge".
Lecture | Prof. Günther Schulze: "The Impact of Access to Safe Water and Sanitation on Growth" (10 July 2012, Australian National University)
Mr. Schulze presented his paper in the economics of trade and development seminar series of Crawford School of Public Policy of the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific in Australia.
Film & Discussion | "The women and the generals" (26 July 2012, Freiburg)

by Maj Wechselman, Sweden 2010, 84 Minuten; afterwards: discussion with Anett Keller
CFP | Annual Conference PhD Network Indonesia 2012 (Göttingen, 26-28 October 2012)
As announced, this year, the annual conference of the PhD Network Indonesia will be held from Friday, 26.10.2012 (beginning 5pm) until Sunday, 28.10.2012 (ending ard 3pm) at the University of Göttingen.
WORKSHOP | Prof. Eckart Koch (Munich): Methodology of monitoring and evaluation in intercultural development cooperation

Goal: Introduction to the principles and methodology of monitoring and evaluation in development cooperation in an inter-cultural setting.
Methodology Conference Concluding Panel (Video)

Concluding Panel of the Conference on "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies"
LETURE | Prof. Amitav Acharya: "The Once and Future Relevance of Area Studies: Perspectives from a Southeast Asianist" (18 June 2012, Freiburg)

COLLOQUIUM| James J. Fox: "History Repeats Itself: Current Threats to Indonesia's Rice Production"

This colloquium will be presented by Prof. James J. Fox from the Crawford School of Public Policy in Australia National University's College of Asia & the Pacific. Dr. Fox is a Professor of Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program (RMAP) and the Director of the ANU Korea Institute.