We welcome you to register for the Hamburg 2026 conference.
(Registration Deadline 30. April 2026)
In order to register, please follow these steps
1) Fill out the registration form below
2) The registration fees are
Ordinary Fees
Single Room: 330,00 €
Double Bed Room/per person: 300 €
Students Fees (please provide student identification):
Single Room: 250,00 €
Rates include conference fees, accommodation, meals and the cultural tour on Saturday.
Day Visitors:
Thu, 2 July: 15,00 (evening), students 10,00
Fri, 3 July: 15,00 (morning), students 10,00
Sat, 4 July: 30,00 (all day), students 20,00
Sun, 5 July: 30,00 (all day), students 20,00
Cultural Tour (optional - Friday July 3rd 2026):
On Friday afternoon, conference participants are invited to join a cultural highlight of the ENBCS 2026 programme: a one-hour harbour cruise through the Port of Hamburg, including – if water levels allow – the historic Speicherstadt district. An English-speaking guide will accompany the tour.
The total cost (incl. bus transfer and guide):
€60.00 per person (regular) / €40 (students).
Transfer the fee - including the fee for Cultural Tour if participation wanted - to the following bank account:
IBAN account number: DE09 72020070 0016630314
BIC / SWIFT: HYVEDEMM408
Bank Name: UniCredit Bank AG
Account Holder: Erzabtei St. Ottilien
Account Information: Network for Buddhist Christian Studies
!!! Be sure to add your full name in the reference, such that we can identify your payment. Please note, that registration fees cannot be refunded. !!!
3) Once we have received your payment, we will send you a confirmation of your registration. Please note that your registration is only valid after payment has been received - if no payment has been made four weeks after online registration, this registration will be removed from our data base.
For information on travel or VISA requirements to Germany, you will find information at this page
Please note that the Network for Buddhist-Christian Studies will NOT send invitation letters for Visa applications and will not answer such requests!
If you intend to present a paper in the Open Presentations sessions please submit a brief proposal (1/2 to 2/3 page) to Professor Perry Schmidt-Leukel (perrysl@uni-muenster.de) before 30. April 2026. All papers presenting new research in any field of Buddhist-Christian studies are welcome.
Call for papers
The European Network of Buddhist-Christians Studies invites rising and established scholars to give short presentations (20 mins.) at the open sessions of the conferences. Papers can be on any topic in the field of Buddhist-Christian studies. For approval, proposals (150-200 words) need to be sent to Prof P. Schmidt-Leukel: perrysl@uni-muenster.de