International Lounge

Speakers come from different disciplines and in their presentations reflect the research foci of the University of Bayreuth. Socially relevant and politically current topics are prioritized in the scheduling of lectures.

The International Office of the University of Bayreuth is responsible for the 'International Lounge' and 'International Lounge+'.

Admission is free and registration not required!

Currently no upcoming events

• 13th July 2022, 7 p.m.
  Theme: The African Union and regional peace and security
  Speaker: Dr. Eki Yemisi Omorogbe, University of Leicester, England
  
  
• July 6th, 2020
  Theme: The Global Burden of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the First Six Months of the Epidemic
  Speaker: Eduardo J. Simoes, Professor of Health Management and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
  Click here for the recording of the lecture (video on Youtube)
  
  
• December 2, 2019
  Theme: Who Will Care for Me? Children without Parental Care in Tanzania
  Speaker: Florencia Kimario, BIGSAS Junior Research Fellow
  
  
• July 8th, 2019
  Theme: Disease forecast: mapping the geographic potential of disease spread under current and future climate
  Speaker: Dr. Abdallah Samy, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (University of Kansas) and Entomology Department (Ain Shams University)
  
  
• July 1st, 2019
  Theme: Freedom of Religion in France vs. The European Concept of Human Rights
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Olivier Dubos, political scientist and lecturer in public law at the University of Bordeaux
  
  
• May 6th, 2019
  Theme: “Local Reconciliation in Libya since 2011:The Actors, the Processes and Mechanisms”
  Speaker: Dr. Amal El-Obeidi, University of Benghazi, Libya (PSI Fellow at the University of Bayreuth)