Dear members,
Dear friends,
We are pleased to present our current newsletter.
Best regards
Executive Board
Board meetings
We held our board meetings on 14.10, 05.11 and 01.12.2025.
Kurd-Akad 2.0 – Time for Renewal
Workshop with Kurdish students
As part of Kurd-Akad 2.0 – Time for Renewal, we held a workshop with students: advancing issues, acting in a contemporary manner, and shaping the future together. Many thanks also to the Community of Kurdish University Groups for participating.
Meeting with active members
There is agreement that Kurd-Akad is indispensable. The task now is to expand the circle of active members.
Scientific Advisory Board
Together with our Scientific Advisory Board, we have evaluated our work to date and developed action strategies for future engagement.
Peace and a democratic society
With a series of panel debates entitled ‘Women’s Perspective on Peace: Challenges and Opportunities,’ we are placing women and their perspectives at the centre of the debates in the dialogue process.
Coordination group
At the 7th Pan-European Networking Meeting of Kurdish Institutes & Academic Organisations in September, we established a coordination group. We look forward to long-term cooperation with Maf-Dad, the Kurdish Institute of Germany and YEK.
Symposium on Turkish right-wing extremism in Germany
In cooperation with the Information Centre on Anti-Kurdish Racism, the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (InZentIM), the Diversity Support Centre and the Faculty of Education at the University of Duisburg-Essen, we held a symposium entitled ‘Grey Wolves – Ideology, Networks & Action Strategies’ on 29 November 2025.
Annual report on anti-Kurdish racism
The Information Centre on Anti-Kurdish Racism in Germany has published its 2024 annual report. We also attended the presentation in the German Bundestag. The report fills an important gap in the context of the Kurdish community in Germany.
Educational Initiative Ferhat Unvar
The education initiative FerhatUnvar invited guests to an event in Hanau to celebrate its fifth anniversary and Ferhat Unvar’s birthday. We were delighted to attend and would like to say thank you once again for five years of tireless commitment to diversity and solidarity.
Conference on the solution process
We participated in the conference ‘Shaping Life Together: The Resolution Process in Turkey and Prospects for the Future’ organised by the Qad – Association for Peace Research.
Honorary Award 2025
Prof. Birgit Ammann and Prof. Kemal Bozay are the recipients of this year’s Honorary Award. The award ceremony will take place on 21 February 2026 in Cologne.