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HTO: Dangerous droughts – climate change and water security in Central Asia

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Friday, January 30, 2026, 7 - 8.30 pm CET (GMT/UTC +1). The topic will be: Dangerous droughts – climate change and water security in Central Asia.

HAI office on winter break

The HAI team would like to say thank you for a year with many exciting encounters and intersting activities in the HAI network and goodbye for the winter break. We will not be available from 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 and then only to a very limited extent until 7 January 2026. We kindly ask for your understanding. In very urgent cases please send us an e-mail to service@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de

HTO: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): A Revolution in Astronomy

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Friday, December 12, 2025, 7 - 8.30 pm CET (GMT/UTC +1). The topic will be: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a revolution in astronomy

International students visiting for Christmas

Do you live in the Heidelberg area and would you like to give international students an insight into German holiday traditions on one or more days over Christmas or New Year's Eve, while also learning about customs in other countries? Then sign up for the support program for international students at Heidelberg University who are unable to fly home to their families between Christmas and New Year's Eve and/or who have a special interest in German culture and in getting to know people in Heidelberg (also outside the university).

HTO: Hitler’s Atomic Bomb: History, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 7 - 8.30 pm CET (GMT/UTC +1). The topic will be: Hitler’s Atomic Bomb: History, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima

HTO: Towards a shared future through innovation

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 8 - 9.30 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2). The topic will be: Towards a shared future through innovation – Tech2Peace and its Israeli-Palestinian community in times of armed conflict.

Rooms wanted for International Summer School 2025

This year we are still urgently looking for furnished rooms or flats to sublet from 29 July to 28 August. If you (individuals, couples, family...) can offer a room yourself or know someone who could rent one during this period, please contact us via the link provided – and become part of the largest and oldest holiday course of its kind in Germany!

HTO: Anticorruption mindsets and institutional design – what to learn from the Colombian case

The 160th Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Friday, July 18, 2025, 8 pm – 9.30 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2). The topic will be: Anticorruption mindsets and institutional design – what to learn from the Colombian case. The speaker will be Dr. Nicolás Jaramillo, habilitand in Sociology at the University of Heidelberg.

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