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April 11, 2021

70 Years of German-Pakistan Diplomatic Relations (1951-2021) 60 Years of German-Pakistan (DPF) (1960-2020)

April 11, 2021
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On the occasion of 70 years of German- Pakistan Diplomatic Relations (1951-2021) and 60 years of German- Pakistan Forum (DPF) (1960-2020), the President of the German-Pakistan Forum has the honor to invite to the festive presentation by His Excellency Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Director General of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, (ISSI) on "Emerging Geostrategic Dynamics and Implications for Pakistan and South Asia". The Matinée will be held online on Sunday morning 11th April 2021 11.00- 12.30 am (MEZ) /…

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June 16, 2021

The Silk Road: A Living History

June 16, 2021

The Silk Road: A Living History is an exhibition that was created by Christopher Wilton-Steer, a travel photographer, and Head of Communications at the Aga Khan Foundation (UK). The exhibition aims to celebrate the diversity found along this route, explore how historical customs live on today, and reveal connections between what appear at first glance to be very different cultures. Ultimately, the exhibition aims to help build bridges of interest and understanding between distant places and challenge perceptions of less…

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March 13, 2022

International Conference “Silk Roads by Land and Sea” – 1st online Matinée

March 13, 2022
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In the framework of the International Conference “Silk Roads by Land and Sea” the Research Centre Indian Ocean - RIO organized the 1st online Matinée on Sunday, March 13th, 2022, 15:00-16:30 Oman time (12:00-13:30 CET) on zoom platform. Prof. Michael Jansen, president of RIO, welcomed the conference participants from more than 29 countries with his presentation Silk “Roads” by Land and Sea: Al Baleed, Oman and Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan. World Heritage Sites along the Silk “Roads”. World Heritage…

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July 14, 2022

In Memoriam Professor Dr. Michael Jansen

July 14, 2022

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Michael Jansen, President of the Research Centre Indian Ocean – RIO. Prof. Jansen was professor emeritus at RWTH Aachen University in Germany and professor of History of Urbanization, Conservation and Heritage Management at the German University of Technology in Oman – GUtech. Being the founding rector of GUtech and the director of the German Research Centre Mohenjo Daro, as well as a member of ICOMOS, he laid the…

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UNESCO expresses its deep regret at the passing of Dr. Michael Jansen

July 18, 2022
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November 2, 2022

Inauguration of the UNESCO Chair for World Heritage Management and Sustainable Tourism at the German University of Technology

November 2, 2022
German University of Technology, Halban, Oman, Oman + Google Map

  Under the patronage of H.E. Salim bin Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, and with the participation of H.E. Shaikha Mai Bint Mohamed Al Khalifa, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Arab the Regional Center for World Heritage, the UNESCO Chair for World Heritage Management and Sustainable Tourism at the German University of Technology in Oman was inaugurated.

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January 1, 2023

RIO Season’s Greetings

January 1, 2023

Dear friends of the Research Centre Indian Ocean, May the old year 2022 end smoothly and the New Year 2023 be blessed with good health and happiness, peace and prosperity and all the success you could wish for.

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Bulletin of the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) article publication dedicated to Prof. M. Jansen written by Dr. D. Voyakin

January 1, 2023

Bulletin of the International Institute for Central Asian Studies article publication dedicated to Prof. Dr. Michael Jansen, written by Dr. Dmitriy Voyakin (Page 136). Read more: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/HLBp/51Hyguz3q/IICAS_34_block_eng_to%20download.pdf

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International Conference “Silk Roads by Land and Sea”

January 23, 2023
Muscat, Oman

The Research Centre Indian Ocean – RIO, jointly with its partners, is organizing an International Conference on the “Silk Roads by Land and Sea”, at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech). The event is primarily planned as a face-to-face conference with additional digital participation on a Zoom platform. The conference will be structured around five sections, namely Cultural Heritage, Natural Sciences, Humanities and History of Religions, Social Anthropology, and finally, Historic Politics and Economics. Dealing with these five…

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September 29, 2024

International Summer School “CO-CONSTRUCTING OMAN: Global Knowledge Production and the Making of National Identity”

September 29, 2024 - October 5, 2024
Mainz Germany

This interdisciplinary summer school, organized by scholars from the universities of Mainz, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and their collaborators in Oman, aims to facilitate interactive engagement with contemporary knowledge production about Oman. Drawing on Science Studies, the program will explore the political nature of science and its impact on the world. Discussions will focus on the intersection of international and interdisciplinary scientific practices, national science and policy, and public involvement. Participants will critically reflect on dominant disciplines in Oman's knowledge production, address…

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