On Monday, July 27, 2026, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists will celebrate its 10th Anniversary at Paderborn University. Over the past decade, the Center has developed into an internationally recognised hub for research on women philosophers and scientists, bringing together scholars from around the world and fostering interdisciplinary exchange and international cooperation.

Program

Welcome

• President of Paderborn University, Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer
• Deputy Mayor of Paderborn, Sabine Kramm
• Office Manager for Verena Mertens, Member of the European Parliament for the OWL Constituency, Hartwig Höschen
• Managing Director of the Paderborn Economic Development Agency, Jürgen Janke

Birthday Greetings

• Dean of Research of Paderborn University, Prof. Dr. Ilka Mindt
• Executive Board of the IAPh e.V., Prof. Dr. Ma Theresa Payongayong
• Women’s & Gender Research Network NRW, Dr. Corinna Bath
• Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund, Prof. Dr. Dorothee Meister
• Constitutive Member of ZenMeM, Peter Stadler

10 Years of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists

• Prof. Dr. Ruth E. Hagengruber, Director

Honours

• Deputy Directors – 10 Years Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists
• Project Digital Humanities
• Cooperation Partners

Music

• Charlotte Michels: Deborah Henson-Conant (1953): Baroque Flamenco

Awarding Ceremony of the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize

• Laudatio: Prof. Dr. Kateryna Karpenko
• Thanks to the Donator: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Detmers

Music

• Charlotte Michels: Henriette Renié (1875–1956): Pièce Symphonique

Official Signing of Two Memoranda of Understanding

University of the Philippines Diliman

Represented by:

• Chancellor Prof. Atty. Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
• Prof. Ma Theresa T. Payongayong
• Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Prof. Ruth Lusterio-Rico
• Chair of the Department of Philosophy Prof. Lilybeth Lumagbas

Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Kashmir, India

Represented by:

• Vice Chancellor Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo
• Assistant Professor Muzaffar Ali Malla
• Dean Academic Affairs Prof. Sheikh Aijaz Bashir
• Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences Prof. Afroz Bisati