Visit from the partner university in Belfast

A warm welcome!

From 17 to 21 May 2026, the Center for International Studies (ZIS) welcomes a delegation from Queen's University Belfast . Students and lecturers are coming to Dresden as part of the ERASMUS faculty cooperation! We have prepared a varied program for our guests, offering both academic highlights and exciting cultural insights.

Some program items are organized with the support of the IB Association to give the Northern Irish guests a comprehensive insight into student and university life in Dresden.

The ZIS is looking forward to exciting encounters and a lively intercultural exchange and cordially invites all interested parties to participate.

Agenda

Monday, May 18, 2026

• 09:30
  Breakfast at Sternenbäck Cafe, Nürnberger Str. 31a
• 11:10
  Short visit of the lecture "Introduction to Economic Growth"
  Location: Schumann A118
• 11:20
  Tour of the campus with IB students (IB-Association)
• 13:00
  Lunch in the new cafeteria
• Afternoon:
  City tour through the old town
  free time
• 20:00
  Evening program with IB students: Pub Quiz
  Location: BBC, Alaunstr. 16

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

• 07:30 
  Breakfast at Sternenbäck Cafe, Nürnberger Str. 31a
• 08:29 
  Train from Dresden main station to Schöna for a hike in Saxon Switzerland
  Note: Please bring a packed lunch.
• ~16:00
  Return by train to Dresden
• 18:15 - 20:00
  Lecture by Klaus Gründler (University of Kassel, ifo & CESifo)
  Topic: "Economic Voting in Electoral Precincts: Evidence from a Cartography of Germany's 400 Largest Cities"
  Location: Ballroom of the Faculty of Business and Economics
  Co-organizer: Prof. Christian Leßmann
• Evening
  Free time resp.
  Evening program with IB students, picnic on the Elbe (optional)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

• 08:30
  Breakfast at Sternenbäck Cafe, Nürnberger Str. 31a
• 10:07
  Departure with streetcar no. 8 + no. 11 to the Bautzner Straße memorial (from Südvorstadt)
• 11:00
  Visit to the Bautzner Straße memorial
  Address: Bautzner Straße 112a
  With: Iris Bischoff
  Pre-registration required by e-mail.
• Afternoon:
  Late lunch in Dresden Neustadt
• 16:15
  Return to the main campus
• 16:40 - 18:10
  Guest colloquium: "Brexit: Ten years after the "Leave" referendum - implications for the UK and the EU" (lecture by Prof. David Phinnemore and Dr. Sarah Wagner from Belfast followed by discussion)
  Location: ABS 03-007
  Organizer: Prof. Anna Holzscheiter & Team of the Chair of International Politics as part of the Research Colloquium
• 19:00
  Dinner (self-paying)
  Location: Großer Garten, Torwirtschaft (Lennestr. 11)
  Pre-registration required by e-mail.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

• ~07:30
  Check-out from the accommodation
• 08:00
  Breakfast at the Sternenbäck Cafe, Nürnberger Str. 31a
• ~09:30
  Departure of guests from Dresden main station

Miscellaneous