Imom Buxoriy xalqaro ilmiy-tadqiqot markazi bukhari.uz
A delegation of professors and students from Germany’s prestigious Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg) visited the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center on October 7.
During the visit, discussions focused on strengthening scientific cooperation between the two institutions, studying the heritage of Islamic civilization and sciences, and exchanging expertise and achievements in manuscript studies. In this context, an academic roundtable was organized on methods for researching, preserving, and digitizing manuscripts. At the roundtable, scholars from the Center and members of the delegation shared insights on systematic study of historical sources, the application of modern information technologies, and the dissemination of research findings at the international level. Additionally, opportunities for future joint research projects, faculty and student exchanges, and collaboration on scientific initiatives were explored.
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Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU), founded in 1743, is today one of Germany’s leading higher education institutions. Its Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology, particularly the Department of Islamic-Religious Studies, closely aligns with the focus areas of the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center, conducting extensive research in religious studies, manuscript work, source criticism, and the study of scholarly heritage. Additionally, the university’s Book Science and Digital Humanities departments possess advanced expertise in digitizing, analyzing, and electronically archiving manuscript sources, providing valuable methodological experience relevant to the Center’s activities.
Additionally, specialists from the Center conducted a practical workshop for the guests focused on working with manuscript sources. The session provided hands-on guidance on identifying ancient manuscripts, proper preservation conditions, and methods for dating texts based on paper, ink, and script types. The visitors were given the opportunity to examine rare works from the Center’s manuscript collection, expressing strong interest in the ongoing scholarly research in this field.
The visit is of significant importance for developing scientific cooperation between the two institutions, studying the Islamic scholarly and cultural heritage, conducting research using modern scientific approaches, and disseminating the findings to the international academic community.
Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center
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