International College for Research in the Humanities
| International College for Humanities Research “Fate, Freedom and Prediction. Coping strategies in East Asia and Europe " | |
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| Category: | Käte Hamburger Kollegs for research in the humanities |
| Carrier: | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Facility location: | gain |
| Branch office: | Branch at Shandong University , China |
| Basic funding: | Federal Ministry of Education and Research |
| Management: | Michael Lackner |
| Employee: | IKGF employee |
| Homepage: | ikgf.fau.de |
The International College for Humanities Research (IKGF) “Fate, Freedom and Prediction. Coping strategies in East Asia and Europe ”at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is one of ten Käte Hamburger Centers for research in the humanities . It was founded in 2009 as part of the “Freiraum für die Geisteswissenschaften” initiative and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for an initial period of six years. The funding was extended in 2015 for a further six years until 2021. With around 20 million in the first and second funding phases combined, the IKGF is currently the largest third-party funded project of the Philosophical Faculty and Department of Theology of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
research
Attempts to make the future predictable and thus controllable with the aid of forecasting techniques are a cross-cultural anthropological constant. Under the leadership of the two main disciplines Sinology and Medieval History, the work at the IKGF deals from a historical and contemporary perspective with different ideas and techniques that were developed in dealing with the future of individuals and collectives. The internationally oriented college works according to the fellow principle. In addition to the permanent scientific staff of the IKGF, 10–20 outstanding specialists from various disciplines are invited to conduct research on site for 3–12 months.
people
- Directors: Michael Lackner (Director), Klaus Herbers (Deputy Director)
- administrative coordinator: Petra Hahm
- scientific coordinator: Rolf Scheuermann
- Scientific Advisory Board: Chia-Feng Chang , Johannes Fried , Joachim Gentz , Angel Gomez Moreno , Marta Hanson , Patrick Henriet , Marc Kalinowski , Martin Kern , Stefan Maul and Agostino Paravicini Bagliani
Individual evidence
- ^ Report on the extension of the IKGF on the FAU website
- ↑ BMBF press release
- ↑ Editorial of the newsletter fate 6/10
- ↑ Overview of all scientists, fellows and research partners associated with the IKGF