Aktivitäten 2023

02.05.2023, Who will pay my pension some day...?

On Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, an information event on pension provisions available in Europe and Germany was held at the Campus Westend of GU in cooperation with the VBL. The event focused on introducing international researchers to the two types of pension schemes: state pensions and occupational pensions. The event provided valuable insights into the different pension options available, and helped researchers to better understand how to plan for their future retirement

20.04.2023, Guided historical tour across Westend Campus

Am Donnerstag, dem 20. April um 16.00 Uhr hatten wir einen ganz besonderen Tag, als wir eine historische Tour rund um die Universität unternahmen. Es war eine informative und unterhaltsame Erfahrung, bei der wir interessante Fakten und Tipps über den Campus entdeckt haben. Wir möchten uns bei allen bedanken, die teilgenommen haben und diese Tour zu einem Erfolg gemacht haben.

24.01.2023, New Year's Reception for International Researchers

After an interruption of two years caused by the global COVID pandemic, the Goethe Welcome Centre (GWC) and the “Stiftung zur Förderung der internationalen wissenschaftlichen Beziehungen der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität" foundation January 24, 2023, invited the community of international researchers at Goethe University to their traditional New Year's Reception at the guesthouse Frauenlobstraße.

After a champagne reception and words of welcome by foundation chairman Prof. Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn, Goethe University President Prof. Enrico Schleiff gave a vivid New Year's speech to the about 85 assembled guests. He extended special thanks to all researchers present for their important contributions and emphasized the central significance of internationalization to the development of our university.  

Furthermore, he outlined his vision for Goethe University in 2030 to be an excellent international university, with both feet firmly planted in the digital age and still deeply rooted among Germany's leading research universities, mentioning the university's current efforts regarding the federal “Excellence Strategy". 

Special mention was made of the approximately 400 newly arriving international researchers in 2022 and the great challenge the war against Ukraine poses to the international science community and Goethe University's commitment to refugee researchers from Ukraine. In addition, the ongoing troubles and delays experienced at the Foreigners' Registration Office in Frankfurt were addressed – a topic that caused visible agitation among the audience. Last but not least, the opening of the new International Guest House on Riedberg Campus was mentioned, as the result of an extraordinary cooperation between Goethe University's “Stiftung zur Förderung der internationalen wissenschaftlichen Beziehungen", and the Studierendenwerk.