Call for Online Lab
on the Memory
of the Syrian War
Proposals for the Winter Term 2026-27 We are inviting proposals for an online laboratory on the memory of the Syrian … Read more
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Call for Online Lab
Call for Course Proposals on War, Memory, and Gender in Transnational Perspective
Proposals for the Winter Term 2026-27 Off University and the Memory Studies Association are inviting proposals for an online course … Read more
The Critical Peace Network in 2025
It’s been a year since the foundation of the Critical Peace Network on January 11-12th, 2025. We are looking back … Read more
Critical Peace Network
İstanbul Peace Workshop
Critical Peace Network organized “Istanbul Peace Workshop” with 24 Non-Governmental Organizations After Diyarbakir, we organized a Peace Workshop in Istanbul … Read more
You Can Rewrite History!
Apply to participate in the History Textbook Workshop Are you enthusiastic about history and aged between 14 and 25? Join … Read more
After the Off Festival
We organised our second Off Festival this year, which took place on the weekend of September 20-21.
Call for
Expert Contributors
Call for Expert Contributors for the History Textbook Workshop – A Teaching Stipend for the Summer Term 2026
Call for
Two Course Convenors
Call for Two Course Convenors for the History Textbook Workshop – A Teaching Stipend for the Summer Term 2026
The Critical Peace Network
Amed Peace Workshop
The Critical Peace Network organized the “Amed Peace Workshop” with 50 civil society organizations in Diyarbakır
Joint Call for Peace, Justice and Democracy from the Critical Peace Network
The Critical Peace Network, established in January 2025 by 16 civil society organisations, has published a declaration on the ongoing … Read more
Panel Discussion:
Common Struggles, Unequal Terms
Our panel discussion brings together international at-risk academics working in German academia, representatives for mid-level academic staff and organizations campaigning for better working conditions to critically examine these latest developments and what they mean for existing challenges such as precariousness, abuse of power and the state of academic freedom.
Call for Contributions
to the Online lecture series “Cities at War”
A Teaching and Writing Stipend for the Winter Term 2025-26
OPEN COST Action
in Tirana
On June 26-28, 2025, the OPEN COST Action hosted its first Training School alongside its annual conference, focusing on topics such as self-censorship, academic security, and well-being. We were thrilled to be invited to host a session titled “Digital Security: Creating Safe Spaces for Online Learning.”
Publication out!
Take a look at this publication by Off University on “Urgently Wanted: Freedom of Academic Learning and Research. An argument for further research into the educational aspirations of New Berliners.
The Critical Peace Network
is founded
Following meetings with civil society organisations who responded to Off University’s call in July 2024, we established the Critical Peace … Read more
In Pursuit of Transfeminist Memory: My Journey to Off University
With the rising authoritarianism around the world, attacks on academic autonomy and freedom of expression are increasing. It is of course very valuable to be able to carry out this research in these difficult days when scientific studies are prevented or even banned, scientists are suspended from their duties and discredited.
Reflections on Teaching at Off University
Off University provided a safe space for me as a scholar and for students with different perspectives.
Once We Were Trees, Now We Are Birds
𝙊𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙒𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨, 𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙒𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙𝙨 is an exhibition at the ifa Gallery Berlin which presents a broad selection of works by artists who have found refuge in Germany with the support of the Martin Roth-Initiative.
Focus group meeting on “The Journey of Kurdish Women to Berlin” and the Theater Workshop “Hayattan Kurmacaya”
On 2 October, 2024, as part of our collaboration with three organizations from Diyarbakır; Mesopotamia Foundation, the Middle East Cinema … Read more
Collaborative Online Learning: Best Practices Workshop
In this workshop, designed for lecturers and administrative staff at institutions of higher education who offer online education to an international group of students, we will discuss different aspects of secure online teaching and learning with a real-life example.
Critical Peace Studies in Turkey
Critical Peace Studies in Turkey 2022-23 Published as an e-Book!
The Peace Process
The Role of Local Government Practices in the Kurdish Region Off University engages in “Critical Peace Studies” now in the … Read more
Call for Course Proposals on Myanmar
Proposals for the Summer Term 2025 Off University is inviting proposals for an online course on Myanmar taught by scholars … Read more
Discussion on a Work-in-Progress
Join us for this afternoon of open discussion, video and radio play presentation and Q&A! November 2nd, 2024, 3-6pm, Roam Projects, Berlin
Summer Meeting
This year, we gathered at Engelnest and on the Off University Moodle for our biannual meeting and General Members Assembly … Read more
Artistic research on “The Journey of Kurdish Women to Berlin”
In May, we were invited to attend a VAHA networking meeting in Berlin. This meeting gave participants the opportunity to meet … Read more
Bridging Cultural Localities: Kurdish Cinema on Lesvos Island
This summer, we hosted Övgü Gökçe as a in Mytilene on Lesvos island, together with our partner Siniparxi. During her two-month … Read more
Off University at the Long Night of Science at Humboldt University
During the Long Night of Science at Berlin Universities on June 22, 2024, we set up a mobile studio to … Read more
We are hiring a researcher!
We are hiring a researcher for a research project on Kurdish Female Asylum Seekers in Berlin who conducts 8 interviews … Read more
Refuge Worldwide
The following radio show was prepared by the Refuge Worldwide collective in collaboration with Dr. Nagehan Uskan from the Off … Read more
