In 2007, besides the Public Lecture Series on "Border Crossings", the following researchers were invited for guest lectures:

• Prof. Dr. Kenichi Mishima, Professor für Sozialphilosophie und zeitgenössische Philosophie an der Tokyo Keizai Universität, on "Kreidestriche zwischen Okzident und Orient? Zwischen Essentialismus und Konstruktivismus" (30 October 2007)

• Prof. Dr. Zoya Hasan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on "Legal Pluralism and Muslim Women's Rights in India" (16 January 2007)