My Impression of Bayerische Rundfund
UncategorizedFounded in 1929, BR has lived through Germany’s most turbulent times, from Nazi control in 1933 to its rebirth as a public broadcaster in 1949. What interested me most was the idea of independence through public support. Our guide repeated several times that BR is not a government institution. Every German household pays around twenty
Xiong’s here!
Authors . Student lifeHello dear all! I’m Xiong Run, a bachelor’s student majoring in International Journalism at Renmin University of China. German is my second foreign language, and I’d like to get more practice with it during my exchange semester. Besides, I’m basically here for cars, beer, and football, the specialties of Germany, huh? I’m a huge fan
The Power of Communication in Science: Lessons from the MSCL
Authors . City life . Climate Change . Culture . Excursions . Germany . Health . Media . Opinion piece . Research@IfKW . Science . UncategorizedSometimes, learning doesn’t happen in a lab or on a field trip it happens in a classroom, when someone manages to connect science to real life. That’s exactly what happened during our session with Bernhard Goodwin, executive director of the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL). I’ll admit, before that day I had never heard of
BR- Bayerischer Rundfunk: Discovering the World Behind the Microphone
Culture . Excursions . Germany . Interview . MediaOur field trip to Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) turned out to be one of those days that start as “just another school visit” but end up changing how you see things. I didn’t expect to enjoy a radio station visit that much . By the end of the day, I found myself genuinely impressed by how
Munich Science Communication Lab : Let’s protect science !
UncategorizedThis joint initiative (uniting Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Deutsches Museum, Naturkunde Museum Bayern, SNSB – Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, Helmholtz Munich, Mediaschool Bayern, and Technische Universität München) has a clear goal: to protect science. SCL’s purpose is to make scientific information clear and accessible to the public; to that end, they run open calls, workshops, exhibitions, and
Bayerischer Rundfunk : Between tradition and novelty
UncategorizedDuring our visit to Bayerischer Rundfunk on 23 October 2025, we stood at what felt like a breaking point between tradition and novelty. Walking through the building and listening to our kind guide full of stories, it was clear that history had been made within these walls, some of which survived the second world war.
Public Broadcasting in Germany: Visiting Bayerischer Rundfunk
Excursions . MediaHi again readers! Let me tell you all about the interesting experience I had at our first field trip within the course of Professional Communication. We got the opportunity to visit one of Germany’s biggest public media broadcast institutions in person: Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). Personally I was looking forward to this experience a lot, and
Insights from meeting with Munich Science Communication Lab
Excursions . MediaHello everyone! I’m back with another post, this time I will tell you about our session learning about the Munich Science Communication Lab! This time we got to meet Bernhard Goodwin, executive director and board member of the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL), and it was an inspiring experience. MSCL is a non-profit research and
Taking my first step abroad!
AuthorsHej allihopa, I’m Tindra! I’m a 25 year old from the northern part of Europe. I was born and raised in Stockholm, which is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm is known for its stunning archipelago and historical old town, but also for its world-known artists like ABBA and Avicii, all of whom come from there.
Hola Munich, nice to meet you!
AuthorsHi everyone! My name is Aitana, but most people call me Aiti. I’m from Madrid, Spain — a city full of energy, color, and life. It will always be my favorite place in the world, but right now I’m calling Munich my home, as I’m spending a few months here on my Erasmus exchange. Before