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You can find current information and news from our project work as well as interesting facts about the Global Ethic Foundation here.
Natalie Amiri to Deliver the 16th Global Ethic Lecture
© Markus Konvalin The Global Ethic Foundation and the University of Tübingen warmly invite you to attend the 16th Global Ethic Lecture. This year, the keynote will be delivered by German-Iranian journalist and author
Yazidi Identity in Transition
Foto: YZD, CC BY-SA 3.0 “In our home countries, we can’t show our faith. And here, we’re promoting it.” With these words, Maher Abdu captured the essence of the new conference series on religious
In Memory of Horst Köhler
Foto: Screenshot / Weltethos-Rede Former German President Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler, a long-time companion of the Global Ethic Foundation, passed away on February 1, 2025. With his passing, we lose an outstanding personality who
New Director at the Global Ethic Institute
© Tanja Hoffmann/RHI Starting in February 2025, Professor Dr. Nils Goldschmidt will lead the Global Ethic Institute in Tübingen. The renowned economist and business ethicist combines economic, social, and cultural issues in a globalized
Religious Peace Requires Gender Equality
© Stiftung Weltethos On November 25, 2024, the University of Lucerne hosted the third Global Ethic Lecture. Prof. Dr. Azza Karam, a scholar of religious studies and chair of the women’s rights organization “Lead
Lena Zoller appointed Managing Director
Foto: Stiftung Weltethos/Philipp Sigle On December 3, 2024, a formal handover ceremony took place at the Stiftung Weltethos (World Ethics Foundation): Lena Zoller was officially appointed as the new Executive Director, succeeding Dr. Stephan
Three Religions in Dialogue
© Stiftung Weltethos The Global Ethic Foundation hosted an interfaith dialogue bringing together Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Moderated by Büşra Çebi, this event created a space for dialogue and mutual understanding, where representatives from
Keep Going?! Five Good Reasons
© Stiftung Weltethos Wars, right-wing extremism, climate change, Trump – for anyone fighting for peace, democracy, human rights, or environmental protection, there are many reasons for frustration right now. It seems like insanity is
What Holds Our Society Together?
In a time when many people question the stability and value of our democracy, the issue of social cohesion becomes critically important. Polarization and radicalization threaten not only democratic culture but also social peace.
Federal Congress of the Councils of Religions Dresden
Foto: Niko Deeg How can we remain capable of speaking and engaging in dialogue in the face of social tensions, divisions and radicalisation? This question was the main topic of the 7th conference of
Speed-Dating – intercultural and interreligious
Foto: Stiftung Weltethos/ Bea Bode At the opening event of Intercultural Week Tübingen on Sunday, 22 September at Hirsch, the meeting place for older people, the focus was on exchange and direct contact. The
Vice President of the State Parliament meets Global Ethic Foundation
© Stiftung Weltethos Daniel Born, Vice President of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament and spokesperson on religious policy for the SPD parliamentary group, was a guest at the Global Ethic Foundation on 5 August. Dr