Opening of Educational Institute

Programm:

Date: Saturday, 24.11.2018

Location: Glasspavilion of the University Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 12, 45141 Essen, Germany

 

Symposium:

12:00 – 12:30 Opening session 

12:30 – 2:00 Session I

Kurds and Science

 

  •      Dr. Luqman Turgut (Kurdologist, Frankfurt a.M.): Research, Mainstream, Migration
  •      Prof. Dr. Kemal Bozay (International University Dual Studies, Dortmund): From Object to Subject: Kurds in Research
  •       Ramazan Mendanlıoğlu (political scientist, University of Hamburg): Beyond Orientalism and Colonialism: Postcolonial Perspectives in Kurdish Studies
  •      Moderation: Dr. Mehmet Kart (social scientist, University of Vechta)

 

2:00 – 2:45 Uhr Lunch break

2:45 – 4.15 Uhr Session II

 Middle-range leadership for a lasting peace: Kurdish academic perspectives

 

  •     Dr. Veysi Dag (political scientist, FU Berlin): Research, Identity and Politics tbc
  •    Dr. Sharo Garip (political scientist, Köln): Autonomy / Federalism as a way out of the crisis
  •     Dr. Ulrike Flader (cultural scientist, University of Bremen): Gender Perspectives: the Kurdish Women’s Movement in the context of Democratization and Peacebuildin
  •    Moderation: Cihan Ünlübayir (social worker, member of Kurd-Akad, Frankfurt a.M.)

 

4:15 -4:30 Uhr coffee break 

4:30 – 5:30 Uhr Session III

 

Overcoming the existing system: Out of the ivory towers?

  •   Nilüfer Koç (Co-chair of Kurdistan National Kongress, Belgium): Universities: Educational institutions vs. system schools

 

Moderation: Eda Tedik (educationalist, board member of Kurd-Akad Frankfurt a.M.)

 

Annual reception

 6:30 – 6:40 pm Music

 6:40 – 6:50 pm Welcome address on behalf of Kurd-Akad

  •        Dersim Dağdeviren & Şoreş Yüksel, Co-chairs

 

6:50 – 7:10 pm Welcome address

  •       Prof. Dr. Nicolle Pfaff, University of Duisburg-Essen
  •       PD Dr. Ahmet Yıldırım (Former HDP MP, Turkey)

  7:10 – 7:20 pm Music 

  7:20 – 7:25 pm Ceremonial address

  •   Prof. Dr. Emra Ilgün-Birhimeoğlu (pedagogue,IUBH Düsseldorf)

  7:25 – 7:35 pm Award of Science Prize

  7:35 – 7:45 pm Music

  7:45 – 7:50 pm Speech on behalf of the educational institute:

  • Münnever Azizoğlu-Bazan (social and political scientist)

 7:50 – 8:00 pm Award of Science Prize for young academics

  8:00 – 8:15 pm Music 

  From 8:15 pm Buffet and exchange