BaFID celebrated its opening with university management and ministers

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The Bavarian Research Center for Interreligious Discourses (BaFID), located at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), aims to explore and promote dialogue between religions. BaFID was officially opened in a ceremony in April 2021. Pictured from left: FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, FAU Chancellor Christian Zens, BaFID Director Prof. Dr. George Tamer, Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, and Bavarian Minister of Science Bernd Sibler. (Photo: FAU/Harald Sippel)FAU/Harald Sippel
25. April 2021

The Bavarian Research Center for Interreligious Discourses, funded by the Free State of Bavaria, was opened in autumn 2020. The official opening ceremony was attended by FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, FAU Chancellor Christian Zens, Interior and Integration Minister Joachim Herrmann and Science Minister Bernd Sibler. Also shown a Film about the research centre.

The celebratory lecture was given by Prof. Dr. Frederek Musall (Heidelberg). Greetings were offered by Prof. Dr. Asma Afsaruddin (Bloomington), Prof. Dr. Barbara Schellhammer (München) and Dr. Elisabeth Preuß (Erlangen). The event can be found here

The media review can be found here, the press release can be found here.
Those present at the celebration (from left) were Kirsten Waltert, FAU; FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger; Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann; Bavarian Science Minister Bernd Sibler; Prof. Dr. Georges Tamer, Director of BaFID; Philipp Holzheid; and FAU Chancellor Christian Zens. Photo: FAU/Harald Sippel

 

Bavaria’s Interior and Integration Minister Joachim Herrmann in the Water Hall of the Orangery. Photo: FAU/Harald Sippel.

 

Bavaria’s Science Minister Bernd Sibler. Photo: FAU/Harald Sippel

 

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