IOS Bids Adieu to Hartmut Lehmann
Interim tenure as Deputy Director concludes on April 30, 2024 – IOS looks forward to further collaboration soon.
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Peter Mario Kreuter in "Ostbayern persönlich"
A portrait on TVA introduces the IOS historian and his work.
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About the Institute
The IOS
The IOS is one of the largest non-university research institutions of its kind in Germany. Through its work, the Institute contributes to a better understanding of the society and history of Eastern and Southeast Europe.
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Research
IOS Research
At the IOS, researchers from various disciplines conduct research on the history of as well as the economic and political developments in Eastern and Southeast Europe.
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Publications
IOS Publications
Through its publishing activities, the IOS supports research on Eastern and Southeastern Europe and provides information to a wider public.
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Library
The Institute’s Library
The IOS library is one of the largest of its kind, collecting and providing access to literature on Eastern Europe. It also maintains a wide range of electronic resources to support research.
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Knowledge Transfer
How the IOS imparts knowledge
Through events, teaching, or by supporting journalists in their research, the IOS conveys knowledge on Eastern and Southeast Europe not only to experts but also to the general public.
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Understanding Eastern and Southeast Europe—creating, preserving, and communicating knowledge. This is the goal of the Regensburg-based Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS). The IOS is one of the largest non-university research institutions of its kind in Germany. Our staff include historians, economists, and political scientists with a particular interest in the former Soviet Union and Southeast Europe. In addition, the IOS provides important infrastructure services for research.
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Blog Series "Provenance Research at the IOS"
In the course of a current project, the Institute’s library is checked for books, journals and maps that were looted under Nazi rule. In a series on ostBLOG, Daniela Mathuber explains provenance research at the IOS and presents several objects.
Events
The IOS in the Media
ARTE Journal
Report on North Macedonia on the day of the parliamentary and presidential elections, with a statement by Ulf Brunnbauer.
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North Macedonia before the elections
Interview on "Europablick" with Konrad Clewing about the upcoming elections in North Macedonia.
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