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Thursday, 03 January 2013

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Menschenrechtspreis 2011: Daniel Barenboim und Rektorin Christa Neuper

Daniel Barenboim, Menschenrechtspreisträger der Uni Graz 2011, dirigiert das Neujahrskonzert 2014

Daniel Barenboim, weltberühmter Dirigent und Pianist, wurde 2011 der Menschenrechtspreis der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz verliehen. Am 1. Jänner 2014 wird der Künstler und Friedensstifter, das traditionsreiche Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker dirigieren.
„Maestro Daniel Barenboim ist Vorbild und Wegweiser in den Bemühungen, Gräben zwischen Völkern zu überwinden, und leistet mit seiner künstlerischen und politischen Arbeit einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Aussöhnung im Nahen Osten“, begründete Rektorin Christa Neuper am 21. Oktober 2011 die Auszeichnung des herausragenden Musikers mit dem Menschenrechtspreis der Karl-Franzens-Universität. In dem von Barenboim gemeinsam mit dem palästinensischen Literaturwissenschafter Edward Said gegründeten West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, bringt der Künstler seit 1999 junge MusikerInnen aus Israel, den palästinensischen Autonomiegebieten, Ägypten, dem Libanon und anderen arabischen Ländern zusammen.

Der 1992 ins Leben gerufene Menschenrechtspreis der Karl-Franzens-Universität wird in unregelmäßigen Abständen vergeben. Der Preis zeichnet Menschen aus, die hervorragende Leistungen für Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit und Frieden im Sinne der Menschenrechte erbracht haben und damit der Universität als Vorbilder dienen.
Die weiteren PreisträgerInnen:

  • Jon Sobrino, lateinamerikanischer Befreiungstheologe aus El Salvador (1992)
  • Simon Wiesenthal, Gründer des Jüdischen Dokumentationszentrums (1994)
  • Vera Jovanovic, Branka Raguz und Esad Muhibic, Ombudsleute der Föderation Bosnien-Herzegowina (1997)
  • Dalai Lama, Friedensnobelpreisträger (2002)
  • Council for the Assistance to Refugee Academics (CARA); die Organisation mit Sitz in London setzt sich seit den 1930er-Jahren für akademische Flüchtlinge ein (2007)
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The star of the show was the sun, and the programme featured a natural spectacle: the partial solar eclipse on the evening of 12 August 2026 drew crowds to Graz’s Schloßberg. The ‘sun-downer’ was accompanied by a dash of science from astrophysicists at the University of Graz.

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Preserving cultural heritage: Graz researchers make Roman inscriptions legible again

Researchers from the University of Graz and Graz University of Technology are working to save inscriptions carved in stone in Styria during Roman times from disappearing. They have developed a simple and cost-effective method to make inscriptions on tombs and votive altars – which have been weathered or damaged – legible again. They are currently testing the method on Roman stones at several sites across Styria. The aim is to provide other historians with a tool to preserve cultural heritage when expensive research equipment is not available. The method was recently published in the research journal Heritage Science.

When the sun goes dark: Enlightening for science and the people of Graz

When the moon partially passes in front of the sun in Graz on 12 August 2026, the event will once again captivate many people. This includes Manuela Temmer, an astrophysicist at the University of Graz. The scientist confirms that this celestial phenomenon offers significant value for research: “During a solar eclipse, the corona can be observed more clearly than with any instrument.”

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