A conversation with Parham
InterviewInterviewer: What is your name? Parham Aghaei Interviewer: What is your age? Interviewee: 36 yr Interviewer: How long have you been doing pottery for? Interviewee: I would say about 3 years Interviewer: What first sparked your interest in pottery? Interviewee: Actually, it was kind of an accident, because I have been doing photography for a
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
“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 L.F. infuses classic menswear with a refreshing, natural warmth. As a second-generation Italian born in Munich, Lina has spent the most part of the last
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
From Ukraine to Germany: How to Adapt and to grow in new Society
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
Two Selves, One Stage: A Conversation with Pianist Seunghae Lee
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Between Parisian Barricades and Buenos Aires Resistance: The Pulse of Public Education
Interview . Journalistic WritingIn recent weeks, Paris has become the focal point of massive student mobilizations protesting against rising living costs and public education cutbacks. Rita Wroc, a University of Buenos Aires student living in the French capital for the past year and the daughter of a French father, experiences the unrest firsthand. Between general assemblies, university occupations,