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AI at the University of Siegen

HAWKI gives students and employees of the University of Siegen free access to a GDPR-compliant platform for generative AI - usable for studying, teaching, research and administration.

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CITY CYCLING starts - Register now for the Uni-Siegen team

The University of Siegen is taking part in STADTRADELN again this year. All university members can once again collect kilometers for the university team. Registration is now open.

Delegation bei der Unterzeichnung von MOU an der Georgia State University.

Siegen meets Atlanta: New opportunities for study and exchange

The University of Siegen is further expanding its international network. A new cooperation with Georgia State University offers students and researchers a wide range of opportunities for exchange, practice and global learning experiences.

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Conference Report: "Ecocriticism and Ecothriller: Negotiations in Latin America and the Global North"

From June 18 to 20, 2026, the University of Siegen hosted the international symposium “Ecocriticism and Ecothriller: Negotiations in Latin America and the Global North.” Scholars and students from Germany and abroad came together to discuss how literature, films, video games, and comics shape our perception of nature—and what social, political, and ethical consequences result from an extractivist approach to the environment.

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Niels Penke receives funding in the Heisenberg program

The German scholar PD Dr. Niels Penke from the University of Siegen has been accepted into the renowned Heisenberg Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG). In the coming years, he would like to focus on popularization processes.

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Your studies - your world: Go Global! (Review)

On 27.04.2026 the information event "Go Global!" took place from 16-18h. Students of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities were able to get initial information and experience reports about a semester abroad.

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Teaching Award of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities presented to Bo Flemming Loxtermann

His event "Non-classical logic" was honored

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The university announces young talent awards 2026

Apply now: This year, the University of Siegen is once again recognizing outstanding academic achievements by its graduates. Applications are now open and can be submitted until June 1.

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Research

Uni Siegen involved in new DFG research group

The University of Siegen is participating in a new research group of the German Research Foundation (DFG). Under the title "Feasibilities of the Self", an interdisciplinary team is investigating how processes of self-formation have changed from antiquity to the present day.

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Ulrich Riegel elected Vice President of the International Society of Empirical Research in Theology

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Prof. Dr. Dockweiler as an expert for the ARD production "Quarks Daily"

Christoph Dockweiler served as a scientific expert for the Quarks Daily podcast episode “AI Instead of Doctors – Can We Trust Chatbots?”

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How comics retell the stories of people's fates under the nazis

Five fates from Siegen are the focus of the graphic novel "Bin Mensch nicht auch ich?". The pictures tell stories of persecution under National Socialism. Created from local memories and with academic support, the book opens up new approaches to the past, especially for young people.