On 23 May 2018, the Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies welcomes Federico Brusadelli (Erlangen) in its lecture series Forum in Munich. Brusadelli will give a talk at LMU Munich from 18:00 to 20:00 on "The Tsar's Mirror and the Ghost of Poland. Kang Zouwei (1858-1927) as a Comparative Historian: Foreign Lessons for a 'Modern' China".

On 7 June 2018, the Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies welcomes Johnathan Wilson (London) in its lecture series Forum in Regensburg. Wilson will give a talk from 18:00 to 20:00 on "The Historical Significance of East European Football".

On 19 June, the Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies welcomes Dr. Frans-Paul van der Putten (Den Haag), Thomas Eder (Berlin) and Dr. Alexander Libman (Munich) in its lecture series Forum in Munich. They will give a talk at LMU Munich from 18:00 to 20:00 on "China's Role and Interests in East and Southeast Europe".