Two CASSIS experts as co-editors of a new space series at Tectum
The two CASSIS experts, PD Dr. Antje Nötzold and Dr. Enrico Fels, are co-editors of a new space series at Tectum.
Call for Applications for the Young Leaders Summer Academy
Interested young talents and young leaders from academia, diplomacy, journalism and practice can apply until 15 March 2025.
Review of the panel discussion "Infrastructure, AI & Europe's path to digital sovereignty"
On 14 January 2025, the Academy of International Affairs, in collaboration with CASSIS, hosted a panel discussion on "Infrastructure, AI & Europe's path to digital sovereignty." In an increasingly digitalised world, keeping up with and following technological developments is a growing challenge for national governments and institutions such as the EU, especially in light of the new U.S. administration that took office in January 2025. The discussion shed light on how the EU and its Member States can remain competitive while protecting their interests and values.
Review of the Winter School ‘Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East’ in Bonn
The Winter School ‘Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East’ from 6 - 8 December 2024 brought students from the Middle East together with students from Europe to talk about space cooperation in the Middle East.
CASSIS member Frederik Schmitz at the Dies academicus
Under the title "Die Partei spüren: Immersive Parteipropaganda in China," Frederik Schmitz presented the results of his field research on immersive memory infrastructures in China at the Dies academicus.
Book review by Prof Dr Kai-Uwe Schrogl
Special Advisor for Political Affairs, European Space Agency (ESA) Paris and Honorary Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen, Prof Dr Kai-Uwe Schrogl on the new anthology 'Strategic competition in space. Politics, Law, Security and Economics in Space’.
ASC Annual Meeting 2024
The annual meeting of the Arbeitskreis Sozialwissenschaftliche Chinaforschung (ASC) was held on November 21-22, 2024, at the University of Bonn. This year’s conference brought together junior and senior scholars to present and discuss their latest research on contemporary China: including research on digital governance, policy processes, propaganda and public opinion. Set against the backdrop of China's evolving economic and political landscape and growing geopolitical tensions, the event provided a platform for critical engagement with pressing global issues.
Former Congress Members in Bonn
On Wednesday, 20 November 2024 an informative and well-attended event took place in the Great Hall of the Bonn University Forum on the topic: ‘The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Implications of the 2024 US Elections’.