We are pleased to share this Call for Applications by The Central European University (CEU) in Vienna for an English-language Course in Jewish Heritage, from January to March 2026. Deadline for applications is September 26.
This special course is designed for professionals working in the field of Jewish heritage and for graduate students contemplating a career in this sector.
The 12-week course (8 ECTS) course will be taught by faculty from CEU’s Jewish Studies Program and Department of Historical Studies. It offers an opportunity for students and professionals in the field of European heritage to receive academic training in Jewish heritage.
The course will give a broad introduction into the major areas of Jewish heritage, including religious and secular architecture and art, written, oral, and intangible heritage, museums and commemoration sites, current principles and methods of salvaging, documenting, and displaying Jewish heritage, legal ownership and restitution issues, and the place of Jewish heritage in European culture.
The course will take place partly online and partly on-site in Vienna.
Course participants will meet in person in Vienna, Austria, from January 11 to 13, 2026, for a three-day field trip. We will visit Jewish heritage institutions, NGOs and sites in the company of local experts. The course will continue with twelve on-line seminar sessions during the Winter Term (January 9 to March 31, 2026). During the term, students will develop a personal project under the supervision of CEU faculty. After successful completion of the course, the visiting students will receive a certificate from the CEU Jewish Studies Program.
The course fee is EUR 1,440. Scholarships are available for qualified applicants. The scholarship covers tuition, site fees, local transportation, and accommodation in Vienna.
Please submit your application by September 26, 2025, to the Jewish Studies Program of Central European University ([email protected]) The application should include a letter explaining your interests and motivation for doing the course, a CV, and a letter of support from your employer or academic supervisor.
For questions and further information, please write to Borbála Pál, the coordinator of the CEU Jewish Studies Program ([email protected]) or to Professor Carsten Wilke ([email protected]).
See the Full Call for Applications on the CEU web site
Read a 2022 JHE Have You Say essay about the course by Prof. Carsten Wilke
1 comment on “Call for Applications: CEU 2026 Course in Jewish Heritage. Deadline for applications is September 26”
THE excellent offer!
strongly recommended