Collaborations – Across Borders, Languages and Disciplines (2025)

13th UniGR-CBS Seminar Border Studies

The 13th UniGR-Center for Border Studies seminar was held at Trier University on 13 and 14 November 2025. It was addressed to the members of the UniGR-CBS and was not open to the public. Under the motto of “Collaborations”, the seminar provided a platform for the diverse initiatives in border research in the Greater Region. It also aimed to encourage future collaborations by providing input and ample networking opportunities.

Thursday, 13th November 2025

12:00-12:45: Reception with refreshments 

12:45-13:00: Welcome and Introduction 

13:00-14:30: Presentation and inputs from the working groups
13:00-13:45: WG Spatial Planning
13:45-14:30: WG Cross-border Labour and Education 

14:30-15:00: Coffee break 

15:00-16:00: Keynote Lecture: Interdisciplinary Writing (Dr. Andrea Franke & Prof. Dr. Kimberley Peters) 

16:00-16:30: Coffee break 

16:30-18:00: Workshop: World Café on the future of UniGR-CBS 

18:00: Closing remarks

Friday, 14th November 2025

9:00-9:30: Reception and Welcome

9:30-11:00: Presentation and input from the working groups
9:30-10:15: WG Bordertextures
10:15-11:00: WG Border Temporalities

11:00-11:30: Coffee break 

11:30-13:00: Open Spaces
[English] Disaffected EUropean democrats
[English] Tourism and Leisure in the Border Region
[French] Project INTERREG Grande Région CAPACITI

13:00-14:30: Lunch break 

14:30: Closing remarks and Farewell 


Download program here.


Contact 
Benedict Fey, Trier University 
unigrcbs@uni-trier.de

Jennifer Leetsch, Trier University
leetsch@uni-trier.de 

Jennifer Turner, Trier University
turner@uni-trier.de