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GITS October Newsletter
Donnerstag, 01. Oktober 2026
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October 2026
Hello!
Today is the first day of the new winter semester and we are delighted to share some upcoming C.IAS events for October.
We hope you have a great start into the new semester and to see you soon!
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Thursday, 08.10.2026
Celebration of Hermine Penz's Retirement
To mark Hermine Penz's retirement, we would like to honor her with a celebratory event. It would be a great pleasure for us to celebrate this special occasion together with Hermine's colleagues, friends, and companions, and we therefore extend a warm invitation to you!
The event will focus on Hermine's long-standing academic work, particularly her significant contribution to establishing ecolinguistics, a field she significantly shaped in Graz together with the recently deceased Alwin Fill. To honor her pivotal role in ecolinguistics, three guests from the International Ecolinguistics Association will give short presentations. Furthermore, Hermine's achievements in teaching and university engagement will be recognized, including her many years as a professor of linguistics and her work as chair of curriculum committees at the Faculty of Humanities. Her roles at the European level, such as chair of the European Centre for Modern Languages in Austria, as well as her involvement in numerous Erasmus+ projects, will also be highlighted during the ceremony, underscoring her lasting influence on applied linguistics.
Please register with email to eva.bauer@uni-graz.at or via the online form.
more info here
5.00 PM
HS 31.11 (Schubertstraße 51, 8010 Graz)
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Monday, 12.10. - Thursday, 15.10.2026
CEEPUS Network Meeting and Conference 2026
During this year's conference, scholars from the CEEPUS network “Inter-American Studies” will present their research on the topic “Languages, Literatures, and the Arts in Times of Crisis: Inter-American Perspectives”.
more info here
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Tuesday, 13.10.2026
C.IAS Talk
Laida Mori
“The Art and Cosmovision of the Shipibo-Konibo”
This talk is part of the event series Days of Honoring and Resistance 2026, organized by the Indigenous Rights Collective (INRICO).
more info here
3.00 PM
C.IAS (Schubertstraße 21)
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Tuesday, 13.10.2026
C.IAS Talk & Interview
Interview with Mapuche Representatives Machi Patricia Huinca BIanco & Ariel Taipi Huilipan
This interview is part of the event series Days of Honoring and Resistance 2026, organized by the Indigenous Rights Collective (INRICO).
more info here
5.30 PM
C.IAS (Schubertstraße 21)
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Tuesday, 13.10.2026
HuK-Forum
Mirko Petrić
“Culture and… Class, Gender, Generation: Cultural participation in post-transformation Croatia”
more info here
6.00 PM
SZ 15.22 (RESOWI, Universitätsstraße 15, Section G, 2nd floor)
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Wednesday, 14.10.2026
Celebration of Roberta Maierhofer's Retirement
To mark Roberta Maierhofer's retirement, the Center for Inter-American Studies at the Graz School of Interdisciplinary Transnational Studies, together with the CEEPUS Network Inter-American Studies, will host a ceremony in Meerscheinschlössl on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
This celebration will focus on Roberta's long-standing research in American and Inter-American Studies, where she has, like few others, created networks, communities, and connections across borders. Her work as Vice-Rector of the University of Graz, as Director of the Graz International Summer School Seggau, as well as her various roles in numerous committees and associations (Fulbright Austria, Kultus Gemeinde, AAI, etc.), will also be honored to highlight her expertise in internationalization, institutionalization, and interculturality.
Please register via email to nicole.haring@uni-graz.at or via the online form.
more info here
5.00 PM
Meerscheinschlössl (Mozartgasse 3, 8010 Graz)
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Thrusday, 15.10.2026
C.IAS Talk
Alice Melo & Hana Gouveia
"The Resistance of the Xukuru People"
This talk is part of the event series Days of Honoring and Resistance 2026, organized by Indigenous Rights Collective (INRICO).
more info here
4.30 PM
C.IAS (Schubertstraße 21)
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Thursday, 15.10.2026
C.IAS Talk
Cesar Aguilar
“The Multideminsionality of Knowledge in Pre-Hispanic Cultures of Peru”
This talk is part of the event series Days of Honoring and Resistance 2026, organized by Indigenous Rights Collective (INRICO).
more info here
6.00 PM
C.IAS (Schubertstraße 21)
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Recommendation: Foreign language courses
Calling all language enthusiasts!
Once again, treffpunkt sprachen is offering a variety of foreign language courses for the upcoming winter semester.
Registration and payment take place via our online platform and close on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. University of Graz staff and external participants are also welcome to take advantage of our course offerings.
You can view the current course list here or access our flyer here.
Last-Minute Openings
Thursday, October 1 (7:00 a.m.) to Friday, October 2, 2026 (11:00 a.m.) – open to students, university staff, and external interested parties. Available spots can be booked online. A list of available spots will be published online by the afternoon of Wednesday, September 28, 2026.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via email (treffpunktsprachen@uni-graz.at) or by phone (+43 316/380–2493).
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Recommendation: Introduction to the African Studies
The “Introduction to African Studies” programme offered by the African Science Hub Graz (ASH Graz) addresses a structural gap at the University of Graz, where African Studies have not yet been institutionally established as an independent field of study. At the same time, in an increasingly interconnected world, there is growing academic and public interest in engaging with the African continent in a more differentiated and forward‑looking way.
more info here
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Contact
Graz School of Interdisciplinary Transnational Studies (GITS)
University of Graz, Austria
Schubertstraße 21 Center for Inter-American Studies (C.IAS)
+43 (0)316 380 8213
centeramericas@uni-graz.at
Follow us on instagram @c.ias_graz!
Centre for Southeast European Studies (CSEES)
+43 (0)316 380 6823
suedosteuropa@uni-graz.at
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