University of Bern creates new department after the end of the Middle East Institute
Published: Thursday, Aug 15th 2024, 11:40
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Following the dissolution of its Middle East Institute, which made the headlines, the University of Bern has created a new department. Social anthropology, religious studies and Middle Eastern linguistics and cultural studies will now work together there.
This opens up the possibility of increased interdisciplinary collaboration, writes the University of Bern in a press release on Thursday.
Last February, the University of Bern dissolved its Middle East Institute following an administrative investigation. This had been initiated after a lecturer at the institute made positive public comments about the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
The establishment of the new department and the study programs will take place during a transitional period. During this period, students from the previous programs can obtain their degrees.
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