International partnership

Andrei Yakovlev, Head of the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies, has joined the Scientific Advisory Board of the Leibniz-ScienceCampus EEGA Project.

The Leibniz ScienceCampus Eastern Europe – Global Area (EEGA) is committed to developing new research perspectives on Eastern Europe, engaging in knowledge exchange activities on the region with stakeholders, and promoting young researchers. Together with partners from Eastern Europe, the EEGA LeibnizCampus will examine the global linkages of the region generated by migration, economic ties, cultural exchanges and political integration processes. The researchers cooperating in the campus ask how societies in Eastern Europe are positioning themselves in global processes and conflicts. It is intended to disseminate the research findings not only within the academic community, but also to the media and the wider public.
Furthermore, the Campus combines the training of young researchers with international and interdisciplinary degree courses.
Research areas:
1) Mobilities and Migration Regimes in Eastern Europe
2) Self-Positioning of Eastern Europe in a New World Order
3) Business Strategies and Frameworks of Political Economies
4) Cultural and Intellectual Perspectives and Identifications
5) Eastern Europe in Times of Europeanisation and Diffusion

The participating institutions are the following:
 Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography
 Leipzig University, Centre for Area Studies   
 Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies  
 Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy  
 Jena University, Institute of Geography  
 Halle-Wittenberg University, Aleksander Brückner Center for Polish Studies  
 Centre for the History and Culture of East Central Europe  
 Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology