25.04.2024 Guided Historical Tour across Campus Westend
On Thursday, April 25th, 2024, we embarked on a captivating historical tour of the Westend Campus. Delving into the rich heritage of the university, we uncovered intriguing insights about the architecture and the notable individuals who have graced these halls as students and educators. Have you ever wondered about the significance of the imposing statue adorning the main square? Join us for our upcoming tour next semester and acquaint yourself with the vibrant history of your campus!
08.02.2024 Poser pour la liberté: Round Table
As part of
the award-winning French exposition “Poser pour la liberté/Standing for Academic
Freedom”, The Global Office together with the IFRA-SHS/Institut français
Frankfurt organized a round table with researchers in exile at Goethe
University.
We heard
from Prof. Dr. Nataliia Medzhybovska, a postdoc researcher from Ukraine at the
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management, and Dr. Olesia
Zvezdova, also a postdoc researcher from Ukraine at the Dept. of Political
Science. From Turkey, we heard from Mehmet Mutlu, a PhD researcher at the
Faculty of Social Science, and Dr. Serdar Değirmencioğlu, a postdoc researcher at
the Institute for Social Geography. Finally, Prof. Dr. Aung Aug, a postdoc researcher
from Myanmar at the Department of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, joined
us as well.
We are
grateful to our speakers for giving a first-hand account of their (academic)
life in exile and to all those who came to listen.
06.02.2024 New Year's Reception
On Feburary
6th, the Goethe Welcome Centre and the Foundation for Promotion of
International Scientific Relations at Goethe University invited all
international researchers and scholars at GU to the traditional annual New Year's
Reception at the guesthouse in the Frauenlobstraße.
GWC'S programme for the summer term 2024
24.05.2024: Excursion to Bad Homburg
08.06.2024: Excursion to the World of the Celts in Glauberg
28.06.2024: GWC Summer Party