Professor Dr. Georgi Verbeeck

Biography

Georgi Verbeeck is an Associate Professor of Modern History and Political Culture at Maastricht University and holds a part-time full professorship in German History at KU Leuven. He has been a member of the History Department at Maastricht University since 1998, becoming an Assistant Professor in 2012 and an Associate Professor thereafter. His academic background includes a BA in History and Philosophy, an MA in History, and a PhD in History from the University of Leuven. Verbeeck has also completed research fellowships at various institutions, including the Institut für europäische Geschichte in Mainz and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a fellow at the African Studies Centre in Leiden and has co-directed an NWO funded international research project on 'Terrorscapes, Totalitarianism, and Transnational Memory in Europe 1989'. His visiting professorships include positions at the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Malaysia Sabah, where he enriched the academic landscape with his expertise in modern German history, modern European history, and political culture.

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