Orient- und Islamwissenschaft

Welcome to the Department of Oriental and Islamic Studies!

News

Opening hours during the public holidays and beginning of the New Year

The library of the Department of Oriental and Islamic Studies, the Chair of Islamic History and Culture, and the FINT (Research Centre for Islamic Numismatics) will be closed from Tuesday, 23 December 2025 to Tuesday, 6 January 2026.

The Department of Oriental and Islamic Studies in Tübingen offers a diverse range of seminars, language courses and research projects. Within the framework of our degree programs, students receive a broad overview of the languages, history and cultures of the Middle East and the broader Islamic Orient. Our language program includes Arabic, Persian and Turkish. Research-oriented in-depth courses are offered among others by the two professorships in the fields of Islamic intellectual history (philosophy, theology) and Islamic history and culture (History of literature and culture).

Students in Tübingen benefit from a wide range of interdisciplinary networking opportunities. For example, there is a close exchange with study programs such as Comparative Middle East Politics and Societies, Philosophy, Jewish Studies or with the Center for Islamic Theology.

Retired scholars

Prof. Dr. Stephen Gerö E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Heinz Halm
Dr. Lutz Ilisch
Prof. Dr. Lutz Richter-Bernburg E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schapka E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Manfred Ullmann