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Newsletter 34
October 2016
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Dear alumni, RAMP members and friends of the DAAD,
We're sad to announce that our colleague Elisabeth will be leaving us. After 10 years of juggling her
translation business and her DAAD job, the time has finally come for her to focus solely on her translation work. Her last day at the DAAD will be Wednesday, November 2.
DAAD Director Dr Ada Bieber says: "Elisabeth has been a great team member, and I am particularly thankful to her for helping me settle into my new job at the beginning of the year. Elisabeth has always been engaged in her work, including specific programs of the DAAD in Australia. For example, she was the leading person in organising RAMP. We will miss her at the DAAD, and wish her all the best for the future."
Elisabeth adds: "It's been a great time and I love what we've managed to put together over the years. In particular the RAMP program holds a special place in my heart, and I have every confidence it will go on being ever more successful and popular.
I will miss working with everyone – my wonderful colleagues Ada and Silke, our fantastic lecturers Imke, Daniela and Stefan, our awesome RAMP contributors Kay and Kerrie, our partners at the Goethe-Institut, and of course all of you, our alumni, RAMP members and other friends of the DAAD – and I would like to thank everyone I've worked with over the years for their efforts, input and hard work.
It's been fun, and I do hope we'll cross paths again in the future!"
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Meet our new language assistant Ann-Katrin
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Ann-Katrin studied Education, specialising in Germanic studies and Biology at
Philipps-Universität Marburg, where she also qualified as a German as a Foreign Language (DaF) teacher.
During her studies, she started to teach German for asylum seekers and was a founding member of
Asylbegleitung Mittelhessen e.V., supporting asylum seekers in her home state of Hessen.
Ann-Katrin’s time at Sydney University is her second stay in Australia after a 2014 internship at the
Goethe-Institut Sydney.
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continued working at the institut as a German teacher, organising several events to promote German in Sydney and the ACT. Ann-Katrin also assisted St. Vincent’s College’s HSC students with their exam preparation, as well as teaching at Sydney Community College.
“Sydney is a wonderful place. I was fascinated by the beautiful nature and multicultural vibe of this city. I lost my heart to Sydney pretty quickly and was very happy to be able to work here in different fields. Working at the
Goethe-Institute gave me a good teaching experience, and offered me an insider’s perspective into cultural programs and events in the educational department. I’m happy I can bring this experience to my new occupation as language assistant at University of Sydney.”
After her return to Germany Ann-Katrin completed her teachers training in Stuttgart. “I really enjoyed working with young adults and kids and gained a lot of experience in contemporary teaching methods.”
Despite having recently completed her teacher training, Ann-Katrin wanted to return to an academic setting. This, combined with her passion for Sydney, has seen her return to Australia. We warmly welcome her into our team.
“I’m very excited and grateful to have the opportunity to teach at University of Sydney. I’m looking forward to work with students, and promote German language and culture in Sydney for the DAAD.”
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Study in Germany - an information night at the German International School in Sydney
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After a warm welcome from principal Erhard Seifert, the two-part event started. The first part was a very interesting overview about studying in Germany with or without language skills. Our DAAD IC-Lecturer Dr Ada Bieber offered an insightful presentation about what studying in Germany means and what options Germany can offer prospective students. She pointed out that as someone who may be contemplating study in Germany, it is really important to ask questions such as "What are my interests? What would I like to do? Where in Germany could I see myself living?“. She also introduced
www.study-in.de as a useful first port of call. It’s a very helpful guide through the rather complex and big ‚jungle’ of Germany’s universities.
After this very informative start, two German students, Maren Bauer and Anna-Lena Kehrer, gave insights into the daily life of a German university student. Following their presentations, Dr Bieber, Maren, Anna-Lena and the audience engaged in an open floor Q&A.
During the intermission, visitors had the opportunity to ask individual questions. The DAAD team enjoyed the chance to engaged directly with their enthusiastic audience.
Lothar Freischlader, the German Consul General, opened the second part of the evening with a presentation about career options in the German Federal Foreign Office, highlighted by some entertaining anecdotes about his career and former positions around the world. After this, Sonja Griegoschewski, director of the Goethe-Institut Australia, gave a presentation about career options with the Goethe-Institut and outlined the institute's cultural role in Australia. Last but not least, AHK (German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce) interns Anne Haemmerler, Annina Mitterreiter and Vera Eckerle gave insights into studying International Business and Public Relations in Germany.
It was great to see such a big interest in studying in Germany and we look forward to returning to the German International School Sydney in the near future! The IC team would like to express its thanks to Katja Etzel who organised this great event.
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RAMP Meeting 2016 in Melbourne
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The fifth annual RAMP Meeting was held at RMIT in the heart of Melbourne on September 2 and 3. A record 66 participants and a huge number of new sign-ups since the announcement of the meeting demonstrate the need for a mentoring and research ambassador program of this kind.
The program featured a welcome event as well as a day filled with talks, workshops and presentations, most notably a social media workshop by former RAMP mentee Dr Lizzy Lowe, and a two-hour workshop on Increasing the Impact of Mentorship for Career Success by renowned expert Dr Shelda Debowski. An official RAMP dinner concluded the event.
RAMP (Research Ambassador and Mentoring Program) was founded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in 2011 and aims to provide mentoring to early career researchers in Australia. The aim of the scheme is for experienced researchers (mentors) to provide advice and mentoring with regard to the stated career goals and aims of an early or mid-career researcher (mentee).
If you're interested in finding out more or in signing up as a mentor, mentee or research ambassador, have a look at the
RAMP website!
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World Premiere: The Museum Goes Live
- With DAAD Alumnus Jon Rose
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Tracing the interplay between music and humanity through the triumphs and disasters of the last century,
The Museum Goes Live is an exhibition and live performance series celebrating the distinctive, ground-breaking vision of audio pioneer and DAAD alumnus Jon Rose through his own Rosenberg Museum.
The Museum Goes Live presents a vast collection of eccentric hand-built instruments and violin iconography, amassed over the forty-year career of this renowned violinist, composer and experimental musician. Open daily as an exhibition, this cabinet of curiosities will be brought to life each night by a series of performances that activate many of the hand built instruments on display and bring together some of Australia’s finest experimental musicians.
Step into the mind of Rose and explore how music has the capacity to unravel and soundtrack our world on the brink of chaos.
Exhibition
Thursday 27 October – 6 November, 10am – 6pm
Performances
Thursday 27 – Sunday 30 October, 6:30pm
Wednesday 2 – Saturday 5 November, 6:30pm
Tactile Tour
Thursday 3 November, 5.30pm
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Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS)
FUBiS is an intensive academic program through which students can earn credits that may be counted toward their degrees at their home institutions. FUBiS sessions run for 3 to 6 weeks and take place both in summer and winter.
The FUBiS program 2017* takes place at the following dates:
- FUBiS Term I: January 3 – January 26, 2017 (3 weeks)
- FUBiS Term II: June 3 – July 15, 2017 (6 weeks)
- FUBiS Term III: July 22 – August 19, 2017 (4 weeks)
Each term may be taken separately. Students can choose between
subject courses (mostly taught in English) and
German language courses.
The
subject courses are offered within the fields of Architecture, Art history, Politics, Law, History, Media Studies, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, Film, and Music. In Term II and III, the subject courses may be combined with each other or with a semi-intensive German language course.
The
German language courses are offered on up to five different levels of proficiency and take place as semi-intensive (3-4 days per week) or intensive (5 days per week) classes. The semi-intensive courses in Term II and III may be combined with a subject course.
Field trips are an integral part of all our courses. In addition, FUBiS offers
excursions to the Berlin Reichstag and a River Boat Tour through Downtown Berlin as well as
day and weekend trips to Rostock, Dresden, and Leipzig.
For further information on the FUBiS program, tuition, registration, housing, and scholarships please visit
www.fubis.org or contact
fubis@fubis.org.
* The detailed course program for FUBiS Term I 2017 will be published in August 2016 and for FUBiS Term II and III 2017 in November 2016.
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Publisher:
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn Germany
Contact:
DAAD Australia
Editor: Dr Ada Bieber
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