【Interview】From Shanghai Buzz to Delft Breeze: My Best Friend Yan’s Exchange Adventures
City life . Interview . Student lifeWhen I think of friendships that brighten my life, Yan is always the first person who comes to mind. We met during the stressful months of preparing for our postgraduate entrance exams, supporting each other through countless long nights of studying. Now she is experiencing a completely different kind of life as a graduate exchange
Starting over on a new continent: Marina’s journey
Authors . InterviewIn an apartment in the northern part of Munich, I meet Marina Barbosa, my 25-year-old Brazilian friend. At 22, she experienced a burnout during her demanding full-time job in São Paulo, leaving her exhausted and questioning her life. Seeking a fresh start, she travelled almost 10,000 kilometers to work as an au pair in Munich.
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
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.
The Important Field of Science Communication
ExcursionsI was excited to hear from the Science Communication Lab because science communication is such a topical subject in the current climate of the world. Many scientific topics have become heavily politicised, and it is now harder than ever to get clear and concise scientific journalism. I was intrigued to hear how they have been
Bayerischer Rundfunk: A balance between state funding and creative liberty
ExcursionsI unfortunately was unable to attend the first field trip because of scheduling conflicts but I was interesting to hear everyone else experience on the field trip. The media system is different from Ireland which is understandable due to the size differences of the countries and our history. Ireland has two public service broadcasters, RTE
Bayerischer Rundfunk Munich, The Broadcaster For People
Excursions . MediaVisiting Bayerischer Rundfunk Munich (BR) was such an amazing and insightful experience for me. As an exchange student from Bangkok, I felt like it was truly a great opportunity to explore an independent media organization in a totally different continent like BR, to see how they operate, get to know their long and meaningful history,