New Semester, New possibilities
Authors . City life . Germany . Opinion piece . Society . Student lifeBy Ollie Standen (Photo by Ollie Standen) My name is Ollie, I am from a little village in the South East of England called Hildenborough. No one really knows where Hildenborough is so I always say I am South of London. I have been in Munich for two semesters now on an exchange programme thanks
Introducing Me
Germany . Student life . TravelHello!, My name is Sophie, I’m 21 years old and I’m from Ireland, an island with a beautiful country side but with very unpredictable weather! I currently study International Business at Maynooth University. But I actually come from a small village called Moone in County Kildare, where life is pretty quiet. It’s a peaceful village
Meeting with Jordi Orts: from journalism to intercultural communication
Culture . Germany . Interview . Spain . Student lifeIn the dynamic world of communication and journalism, there are figures who manage to transcend borders and turn their profession into a window to other cultures. One of these cases is that of Jordi Orts, a Valencian journalist based in Germany, whose career allows us to understand not only journalism in different contexts, but also
Euroscepticism: legitimate concern or political weapon?
Extremism . Germany . Opinion piece . PoliticsNow that Germany’s elections come round, there are a couple of valid candidates to become the next Bundeskanzler. The most trendy one is by far AfD candidate Alice Weidel, defending classic far-right principles. Or are they not as classic as we have previously thought? Alice Weidel is the leading eurosceptic leader of the country, leader
Reporting from Berlin: the experience of a spanish correspondent
Berlin . Germany . Interview . Media . SpainBy Adriana Piñeiro Born in Madrid, Alberto Freile has spent years telling stories, uncovering contexts, and bringing international news to Spanish audiences. From his early days as an intern at RTVE to becoming a correspondent in Berlin, his career has taken him through various fields of journalism, shaping his perspective along the way. Adriana Piñeiro:
An unforgettable Allgäuer experience
Culture . Excursions . Food . Germany . UncategorizedFrom the moment I arrived in the Allgäu mountains to ski on a Tuesday, I knew it would be a special day. Untouched snow covered the peaks and slopes, and the cold, pure air filled my lungs. Having woken up early and taken an unusually long train from Munich to Obertsdorf, I felt full of
From the regions of Hyde Park to Hamburg: the story of Rob Hyde and his journalistic experiences
Freedom of speech . Germany . Interview . Media . Media influence . Opinion piece . Research@IfKW . Travelby Ollie Standen Born and raised in England, Rob Hyde graduated from London College of Communications before working for a small English-language newspaper called ‘The Vienna Reporter’. After working in London for the BBC’s ‘German Fix’ language learning Channel he returned to Austria to work for ‘Central European News’ in Vienna before becoming a freelance
From Kyiv to Germany: a journalism student’s journey through two educational worlds
Germany . Interview . Student life . TravelDaryna Honcharuk, a Ukrainian student, completed her bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2022. After a two-year break, she began her master’s studies in Germany at a Hochschule, shifting slightly away from journalism but still within the media field. From her second year of university, she had been planning to study abroad, with Germany as her
Svitlana Vasylenko interview. Life of Ukrainian Journalist in Germany: “There is life right here and now on the air.”
Germany . Interviewby Alisiia Khaukha Svitlana Vasylenko is a Ukrainian media expert, radio and TV broadcaster, and public speaking teacher based in Magdeburg and Berlin, Germany. She moved to Germany three years ago, but she has made a breakthrough in the radio sphere. She has 20 years of experience in conversational journalism and is an expert in
Is sustainable travel for Exchange students possible? LMU’s Green Travel contest and student experiences
Climate Change . Culture . Germany . Student life . TravelBy Elisa Zuliani Tackling the environmental challenges of international travel during Erasmus is not easy, but initiatives such as the Green Travel Contest at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich prove that sustainable travel is possible. Launched in autumn 2024, the contest invited students to choose low-carbon means of transport, such as trains, buses or carpooling,