Could AI make human skills more valuable than ever?
Interview . Journalistic Writing . UncategorizedWhat if the rise of artificial intelligence doesn’t make people less important at work, but more? While much of the discussion around AI focuses on what the technology might replace, Per Westin, Head of AI and Advanced Analytics at TRATON Financial Services, sees another possibility. Through his work with AI solutions, he has seen how the
A Conversation on Shyness
InterviewShyness comes with a lot of misconceptions and is often treated as something that needs to be fixed. Yet, it carries far more value than people realize. To explore this, I sat down with my dear friend Mirella, who lives in Finland. Ironically, shyness is what brought us together in the first place and kept
No Dorm, No Problem? : An Exchange Student’s Hunt for a Room in Munich
Interview . Journalistic WritingEvery autumn, exchange students arrive in Munich with a suitcase and a study plan, but many arrive without a house. Munich, Germany’s most expensive city, has far more students than dorm beds, and for short-term students the private market can feel almost closed. Yiwen, a master’s student from China, is spending five months at LMU.
How She Helps
Interview . Journalistic WritingWhen deliberating over who to interview I was stuck. There were so many ways to approach this interview and too many stories to share. But then I was reminded of one of the reasons why I was so drawn to studying in Germany. When I was 8 years old a German exchange student came to
“We italians have that in our blood”
Interview . Journalistic WritingMan’s fashion design and dual identity on Maximilianstraße Walking down Munich’s prestigious Maximilianstraße, luxury fashion is often defined by sleek windows and quiet exclusivity. Yet inside Luxward GmbH, Managing Director Lina Failla infuses classic menswear with a refreshing, natural warmth. As a second-generation Italian born in Munich, Lina has spent the most part of the
Toward More Secure and Sustainable AI: A UDLAP Student on Federated Learning
InterviewArtificial intelligence has crept into the daily lives of most people, establishing itself as a cutting-edge technological and international topic and, behind that, as a major object of research for universities around the world. Jatmajari García Vidals is a fifth-semester student in the Bachelor’s program in Computer Systems Engineering and Data Science at the Universidad
The Alone Journey in the New World: Growth, Resilience, confidence
Interview . Journalistic WritingErgün Eraslan was born in Istanbul, Turkey. This is the journey about him. His mother and he moved to Ukraine just one month after his mother gave birth to him. Until 8 years old, not just Kyiv, he lived in several places. After he spent his childhood in Ukraine, he moved back to Turkey, studied
From France to Munich: What it Means to Hold a Microstate Passport
InterviewAlex is a student currently on an exchange program at LMU in Munich. As a regularly enrolled student at the University of Nice-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, at first glance, nothing sets him apart from the other students. Yet this student holds citizenship in a European microstate: Andorra, inherited from his father. Between pride, a sense of belonging and
My BUDDY from Brazil
InterviewI interviewed Nicolas, who is my buddy for this semester. He is 22 years old and also an exchange student from Brazil. I was curious about his exchange life and his language skill because he can speak English and German fluently besides his native language is Portuguese. I have only been in Munich for three
