Prof. Harald Fuess established a Joint PhD training program in Asian and Transcultural Studies with the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, which is the foremost research center of East and South Asian Studies in Italy. The binational graduate program contains an emphasis on the history and culture of the Mediterranean region. Up to eight doctoral students per year will be able to obtain a double degree from the Faculty of Philosophy at Heidelberg University and from the Faculty of Asian and African Studies at Venice University. The first cohort of jointly trained students will begin their studies in the Winter Semester 2017-18.
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