Past press releases

From right to left: University President Ulrich Bartosch and Vice President Christina Hansen with the Japanese Consul General Nobutaka Maekawa and Norbert Palsa, Chairman of the German-Japanese Society in Passau. Photo credit: University of Passau

Nobutaka Maekawa, who heads the Consulate General of Japan in Munich, has visited the University of Passau.

Harald Kosch, computer science professor and Vice President for Academic Infrastructure and IT at the University of Passau, received the doctor honoris causa from the French engineering grande école, Institut National…

On the occasion of the renaming of the chair from "Comparative Development and Cultural Studies - Focus Southeast Asia" to "Critical Development Studies - Southeast Asia" (CDS-SOA), Prof. Dr. Padmanabhan invites you to a…

[Translate to Englisch:] Dr. Edward Asiedu (links) und Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm, Foto: Uli Schwarz, Universität Passau

Dr Edward Asiedu is researching ways to ensure that poor children do not become poor parents. He is now developing a blueprint for actions at the University of Passau. On 13 July, he will be sharing highlights from his…

Professor Samarjit Chakraborty. Photo credit: Goswami Suparna

The University has received its first Humboldt Professorship valued at up to 5 million euros, making it the most highly endowed research award in Germany today. In accepting the professorship at the University of Passau,…

Past press releases

Consul General of Japan visits the University

Professor Harald Kosch awarded honorary doctorate

Symposium: Critical Development Studies - Southeast Asia

First PICAIS fellow explores instruments to break poverty cycle in Ghana

FIM receives Alexander von Humboldt Professorship