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Zum Jahresbeginn sorgte das Europainstitut mit einer vielbeachteten Studie über den Druck des chinesischen Parteistaats auf uigurische und tibetische Gemeinschaften in der Schweiz für internationale Aufmerksamkeit. Das Institut stärkt zudem…
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Interview mit Joël und Chiara zu ihrem Austauschsemester an der University of Ghana
Joël Abevi und Chiara Bugmann, Studierende im MA European Global Studies, verbrachten von Mai bis August 2024 ein Semester an der University of Ghana in Accra. Der Austausch fand im Rahmen einer Partnerschaft zwischen der University of…
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Visiting Fellowship 2025 – Call for Applications
The Europainstitut / Institute for European Global Studies of the University of Basel (Switzerland) welcomes applications for a visiting fellowship (up to 3 months) between September and December 2025. The thematic focus for this year’s…Stay Connected – The Social Media Channels of the Institute
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Research Project on the Chinese Room

The Global History of the Sandgrube
In a new research project at the Institute for European Global Studies, the research groups "Global History of Europe" and "Digital Humanities" explore the Sandgrube's Chinese Room. Using the Sandgrube, where the Institute has been located since 2019, as a material artefact, the groups investigate the traces left by centuries of global exchange in a local Basel environment.
Visit the project website: Basel's Global Paradise - Research in virtual reality and global history
FOCAL: The Asia Directories Database

Explore the Asia Directories and Chronicles
A new tool, the Asia Directories Database, now offers access to the names of approximately one million persons registered in The Foreign Residents Lists of the Asia Directories and Chronicles. Covering the entire area of East Asia and nearly one century (1863 to 1941), this publicly available data resource offers a unique insight into the dynamics and shifting societies formed by (primarily Western) foreign residents.
Learn more about the project and visit FOCAL: The Asia Directories Database
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E-Journal "Global Europe – Basel Papers on Europe in a Global Perspective"