OpenFieldThe historic Collegium Maius is the ceremonial heart and intellectual cradle of the University of Erfurt, celebrated as the medieval academic home where Martin Luther studied and today hosting prestigious humanities symposia, theological research, and ecclesiastical history colloquia.
Constructed in the 14th century and reconstructed following World War II, Collegium Maius serves as the official seat of the Evangelical Church of Central Germany and an academic event hub for the University of Erfurt’s faculties of Catholic Theology, Protestant Studies, and Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies.
Graduate scholars, doctoral researchers, and visiting fellows affiliate through the University of Erfurt Faculty of Humanities or the Max Weber Centre. Admissions require a high-standing Bachelor or Master of Arts in history, theology, philosophy, or religious studies.
Prestigious international residential research fellowship in Erfurt examining Weberian sociology, religious change, normative orders, and historical sociology.
Interdisciplinary graduate curriculum investigating interfaith encounters, Reformation theology, medieval monastic manuscripts, and religious diversity in modern pluralistic societies.
Archival research grant enabling PhD candidates to access the world-renowned Bibliotheca Amploniana manuscript collection in Erfurt, examining 14th- to 16th-century scholasticism.
Postgraduate program analyzing bioethics, environmental ethics, religious diplomacy in international conflicts, and the ethical responsibility of faith institutions in civil society.
Subvention award providing open-access publication subsidies for outstanding monographs and critical source editions on Thuringian cultural and philosophical heritage.
Structured doctoral training examining the Erfurt Humanist Circle (Mutianus Rufus, Helius Eobanus Hessus), epistolary networks, and early modern university transformations.
Permanent Fellow at Max Weber Centre and Professor of Comparative Religion · Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke is an internationally renowned scholar of ancient religion and member of the Academia Europaea, leading ERC Advanced Grants on the lived experience of religious rituals in urban antiquity.
View research profile ↗Senior Research Fellow in Patristics and Historical Theology · Faculty of Catholic Theology / Max Weber Centre
Prof. Dr. Markus Vinzent researches early Christian origins, the theological influence of Meister Eckhart’s Dominican sermons in medieval Erfurt, and early modern humanist philosophical dialogues.
View research profile ↗Professor of Slavic Studies and Literary Cultures · Department of Literary Studies
Prof. Dr. Holt Meyer explores the intersection of sacred rituals, ecclesiastical scriptural traditions, and literary modernism across Central and Eastern Europe, directing interdisciplinary humanities colloquia at Collegium Maius.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Collegium Maius - University of Erfurt Historic Faculty academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-16. OpenField is an independent research guide.