Issue 7, December 2006 - DAAD

Issue 7 - December 2006
Welcome
Alumni Meeting
Talks
Janice Muller
Richard Kuipers
Dr Ditta Bartels
Jens Schröder
Lyn Harrison
Dr Paul Foley
Fiona Allon
Elite Universities
Tuition Fees in Germany
Scholarships to Germany
University of Munich. Before coming to Australia, Andreas was working as
the Deputy Director of a private language school in Germany. Since
February 2006, he has been in charge of the DAAD Information Centre in
Sydney and also works as a lecturer in the Department of Germanic
Studies at the University of Sydney.
Elisabeth Meister has a Master of Arts in history and linguistics from the
Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. She worked freelance in the
publishing industry before moving to Australia in September 2003. In
addition to her position as part-time assistant for the DAAD, Elisabeth
also works for the Goethe-Institut and as a freelance translator.
Alumni-Event
The first-ever Alumni Meeting of Goethe-Institut, DAAD and Humboldt
alumni was a roaring success. After coffee and cake, followed by a panel
discussion about Australian Cultural policies with Karilyn Brown from the
Australia Council, Klaus Krischok from the Goethe-Institut and Andreas
Jäger, about 100 guests were treated to a choice of 8 short spotlight talks
on Germany, ranging from personal experiences in cross-cultural
research to comparisons between German and Australian universities
and government support for the video game industry. After a short
feedback session, food and drinks (thanks to the Goethe-Institut, the
German Consulate General and last but not least to the DAAD in Bonn!)
were served and guests mingled in the foyer and on the balcony of the
Goethe-Institut in leafy Woollahra. While famous German DJ Hans
Nieswandt put on funky dance tunes, people chatted, danced, mingled
and drank up all the alcohol the Goethe-Institut had to offer until the party
finally ended long after midnight. With the evening having been such a
success, we'll certainly endeavour to repeat this event next year. Your
feedback and suggestions are absolutely welcome in order to help us
make the event even bigger and better next time!
DAAD Information Centre Sydney
c/o Goethe-Institut
90 Ocean Street
Woollahra NSW 2025
Australia
daad.australia@gmail.com
http://ic.daad.de/sydney/
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Das erste Alumni-Treffen von Goethe-Institut, DAAD und Alexander von
Humboldt-Stiftung war ein voller Erfolg. Nach ersten Möglichkeiten zum
Kennenlernen bei Kaffee und Kuchen diskutierten Karilyn Brown vom