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FAUST or: business people
are interested in culture!
If you’re thinking that Faust is that famous
play by Goethe, you’re right. But FAUST also
stands for Freundeskreis ausländischer Studierender,
which is one of HHL’s most active
student initiatives, supported by the DAAD.
Founded in 1999 by Diploma students of K3,
FAUST focuses on cultural exchange by bring-
HHL's international students during the “multiculti party” in October 2009
ing together students from Germany and abroad.
The exceptional commitment of the
committee members has already borne rich
fruit: since the beginning of the 2009/10 academic
year last September, several visits to
Leipzig’s opera house have taken place, as
have excursions to the “Euro-Scene” festival
for contemporary theater. Just a few weeks
after the start of the term, FAUST invited 18
students on a trip to Munich which included
both “high” culture (a concert by the Munich
Philharmonic, a guided tour through the Pinakothek
museum) and probably Germany’s
most famous popular cultural event, the
Oktoberfest.
Discussions with representatives of the
orchestra’s management and with the President
of the Friends of the Munich Philharmonic,
Professor Dr. Wilhelm Simson (former
chairman of E.ON), gave an interesting insight
into the world of cultural management. Three
weeks later, HHL students from all academic
programs gathered to take a tour through
Leipzig’s Baumwollspinnerei, a former cotton
spinning mill which today hosts the studios of
some of Germany’s best painters such as
Neo Rauch and Tilo Baumgärtel and the
world renowned Eigen+Art gallery, as well as
a wide spectrum of different galleries and
boutique shops. Another highlight of the term
was the so-called “multiculti party” when students
from all over the world cooked typical
meals from their home countries. And in October,
just after the traditional Feast of Diwali,
students from India gave HHL a little taste of
their country – both in food and in photos.
Continuing the tasting theme, the wine seminar
on November 17 led to an evening of bibulous
enjoyment. An excursion to Weimar –
including a tour of the city and the site of
Buchenwald concentration camp – followed
only few days later. In 2010, there is yet more
to come: trips to Dresden and Barcelona, a
visit to a puppet theater, a cappella music,
the fine arts and first-class classical music at
Leipzig’s renowned Gewandhaus. Who says
business people are not interested in culture?
Tobias Wolff
HHL News – wiNter 2009/2010
Student initiative
accelerate@hhl revived
Dr. Stephan Stubner with HHL students
After two years of hibernation, the entrepreneurship
student initiative “accelerate@hhl” was
revived this term. Over 15 students joined up
to regularly meet and discuss entrepreneurial
ideas. In addition, they focus on developing their
skills with a view to starting up a business and
also organize field trips to start-ups and
investors in Germany to learn more about the
world of entrepreneurship. The initiative is
mentored by venture capitalist and business
builder Team Europe Ventures (TEV), run by
Kolja Hebenstreit, Stefan Hoellinger and HHL
alumni Lukasz Gadowski (K12) and Pawel
Chudzinski (K15). TEV provides support with
contacts, coaching and presentations on
topics specific to start-ups.
Contact: stephan.stubner@hhl.de
“I am glad to be a member of
FAUST. It is a great way to meet
people with the same interest in
music and theater and to visit
extraordinary events in Leipzig
and nearby cities.”
Hana Pechová (23),
exchange student from
the University of Economics, Prague