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BBC series "Heritage Heroes" featured André Alexander's "Leh Old Town Initiative"

2010-07-28T10:50:02+00:00

André Alexander's "Leh Old Town Initiative" (Loti) was recently featured in the BBC series "Heritage Heroes" where outstanding conservation and urban renewal projects are presented.
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"Der Weg ist das Ziel": Alte Pilgerwege im westlichen Himalaya

2009-10-09T10:37:19+00:00

Article on the CHWH in the University of Vienna's online news "dieuniversitaetonline", August 2008.

Globalisierung: Baywatch versus Kamasutra

2009-10-07T20:04:56+00:00

Article in the Austrian Newspaper "Die Presse", June 2008.

Forschung und Restaurierung im westlichen Himalaya

2009-10-07T13:59:53+00:00

Info. Das Magazin des Wissenschaftsfond, Ausgabe 67 (04/08).
Article on Univ.-Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter (pages 32-35)

Austrian of the Year 2007 – Science

2009-10-07T19:49:34+00:00

Dr. Johannes Hahn, Minister for Science and Research congratulates Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter for the Award “Austrian of the Year 2007 – Science”. It was granted her on 22.10.07 in the Arsenal, in Vienna within the gala “Austria 2007” for her extraordinary achievements.
Prof. Klimburg-Salter, who comes originally from the US, deals extensively with Afghanistan and the endangered Buddhist culture in the Himalaya. She examines the cultural history of the whole region, which is a melting pot for Chinese, Tibetan, Indian and Persian traditions. Federal minister Hahn is especially impressed by the respect that she shows for foreign cultures.
Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter received her PhD 1976 at Harvard University and the Habilitation 1989 at the University of Vienna. Since 1996 she is professor for Asian art history at the University of Vienna.
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2007 Jikji Prize awarded to Austria’s Phonogrammarchiv

2009-10-07T19:44:07+00:00

The Phonogrammarchiv under the direction of longterm FSP collaborator Dr. Dietrich Schüller was recently awarded with the 2007 UNESCO/Jikji Memorie of World Price in Korea.

Forschung zwischen Taliban und Dalai Lama

2009-10-07T19:40:18+00:00

Article on Prof. Deborah Klimburg-Salter in the Austrian newspaper "Die Presse", August 2007.

Kulturgeschichte am Dach der Welt

2009-10-07T19:31:27+00:00

Article about the NFN - CHWH in the "Forschungsnewletter der Universität Wien", June 2007.

Forschung zu Inner- und Südasien an der IFD

2009-10-07T19:10:33+00:00

Article about CIRDIS in the "Forschungsnewletter der Universität Wien", (July 2006).