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News about the Excellence Strategy (2026)

20 February 2026|Excellence Strategy

“Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy”—Clear Words and Optimism During Speech on Europe’s Future

University President Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren (third from right) welcomes Prof. Dr. Markus Kotzur, Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder, Paolo Gentiloni, Liv Assmann, Luigi Mattiolo, and Dr. Roberto Luppi (from left to right) to the Hamburg-Vigoni Forum

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Global crises, doubts, and criticism from inside and outside: Paolo Gentiloni, the former Italian prime minister and EU commissioner, discussed how...
8 January 2026|Excellence

Diaries as Historical Resources: Mounted Combat

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Twenty diaries from World War I form the basis for a research project led by historian Prof. Dr. Warren Breckman from the University of Pennsylvania...