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The Mecila Community in Berlin: Reflecting on Knowledge Infrastructures in Changing Times

27.04.2026, News

In February 2026, researchers, librarians, and data specialists came together at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) to reassess the role of knowledge infrastructures in international and…
Literary Voices from Mexico - Donation to the IAI

15.04.2026, News

The "Voz Viva" (Living Voice) series of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México makes it possible to experience excerpts from the work of a large number of Mexican and Ibero-American authors and…
BMFTR Approves Final Phase of the International Centre for Advanced Studies MECILA

19.03.2026, News

Since 2017, Mecila, the Maria Sibylla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America has been conducting research with funding from the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und…
IAI’s participation in workshops on postdoctoral opportunities in Germany enhances its…

16.03.2026, News

In early March, the IAI took part in three workshops in Brazil and Uruguay focused on postdoctoral opportunities in Germany. At these events, Christoph Müller presented the Institute, its research…