Looking at Central Asia – and Back

Looking at Central Asia – and Back

Between External Attribution and Self-Positioning: Differentiated Perspectives on a Diverse Region From a German and European perspective, Central Asia often appears as one vast geographic space. Rarely, however, do we consider the very different peoples, the various...
Europe Lab 2025

Europe Lab 2025

From August 15 to 18, 2025, this year’s Europe Lab took place in Weimar under the motto “Hyperpolarization in Europe: Looking Back and Ahead.” Young people from across Europe engaged in intensive discussions on three key topics: pluralistic democracy, climate change,...
Event ‘80 Years of Liberation from National Socialism’

Event ‘80 Years of Liberation from National Socialism’

On Thursday, 5 June 2025, the West-Eastern Encounters Foundation invited guests to a special event in an unusual setting: the lecture theatre ruins of the Charité Museum of Medical History in Berlin. To mark the 80th anniversary of liberation from National Socialism,...
Europe Lab: Call for participants

Europe Lab: Call for participants

Click here for the English version. „Hyperpolarisaation in Europe: looking back, thinking ahead“Europe Lab 11 – 15 August 2025 in Weimar, Germany The West-Eastern Encounters Foundation is a cooperation partner of this year’s Europe Lab and warmly invites you to apply...
Focusing on Armenia

Focusing on Armenia

Roundtable discussion on civil society cooperation between Germany and Armenia: On 8 April 2025, the West-Eastern Encounters Foundation brought together dedicated individuals from the worlds of civil society, diplomacy and politics in Berlin to discuss the prospects,...
Pilot project launched

Pilot project launched

For the first time, the West-Eastern Encounters Foundation has supported a project in the field of German-Ukrainian medical cooperation in a humanitarian context. From 26 to 28 March 2025, Dr M. B. Yatsuliak completed an internship at Marienstift Arnstadt in...