East­ern Part­ner­ships

Funding can be provided for travel expenses for HU employees (reimbursed according to the German Travel Expenses Act – BRKG) and living expenses for international guests in Berlin (daily allowances). Applications are submitted every three years, with the next opportunity in the winter semester 2026/27.

If you wish to initiate new projects with one of the listed partners before the next application round and have not previously applied for funding, there may be an option to secure funding from remaining budgetary resources. To do so, please register your project in the designated portal and contact the International Department's liaison person.

The following partner universities are currently in the programme:

Insights - NOW Armenia 2024

NOW (Network East-West) is an academic exchange programme that explores legal and societal transformation processes. In cooperation with partner universities, it fosters scholarly dialogue between students from Germany and Eastern Europe.

NOW Armenia 2024 focused on the theme “Rule of Law and Societal Change.” Young legal scholars from Germany and Armenia worked together on current issues. At the heart of the programme were conferences, seminars, and workshops on constitutional law, human rights, and democratisation. Case studies, expert discussions, and excursions to courts and institutions provided practical insights.

The programme followed a two-stage exchange format: German students visited the Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan, while Armenian students came to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin to gain insights into the German legal system. The exchange promoted comparative legal analysis and intercultural learning.

NOW Armenia 2024 was supported by the DAAD programme Ostpartnerschaften and offered a unique platform for international academic exchange.