Press Releases & Information

The Minerva Foundation and the Max Planck Society are watching with great concern as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate. Fellows from the Minerva Stiftung as well as employees of the Max Planck Society are also affected by the current escalation. The Max Planck Society is offering immediate psychological counselling through the EMAP - Employee and Manager Assistance Program, including in Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.  more

On the occasion of the spring meeting of the Minerva Fellowship Committee, also the current German and Israeli Minerva Fellowship holders were invited to meet in Berlin at the Max Planck Society's conference centre, the Harnack House. more

On 31 July 2024, the future Minerva Alumni Programme was officially opened in the historic setting of the Harnack House. more

As part of the Max Planck Israel Programme, the Summer School between the Tel Aviv University and the Department of Law & Anthropology of the MPI for Social Anthropology took place at the Harnack House in Berlin from 27 August to 7 September 2024. more

This year's Minerva Weizmann Meeting took place for the first time at the Max Planck administrative headquarters in Munich from October 8 to 10 - an event held in extremely difficult times. more

Minerva PhD Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem more

Minerva Postdoc Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem more