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HTO: International economic relations in times of crises – the German government´s approach.

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Friday, October 11, 2024, 7 pm - 8.30 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2). The topic will be:
International economic relations in times of crises – the German government´s approach. The speaker will be Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and Member of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Ms. Brantner studied Political Sciences at the Sciences Po in Paris and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, New York City, before receiving a PhD degree from the University of Mannheim (Thesis: “The reformability of the United Nations”). She has also served as a Member of the European Parliament.

Networking event in Winnipeg

Calling all Heidelberg alumni for a networking event in Winnipeg on October 8, 5:30pm. The DAAD just reached out to us to invite you to a networking event at the University of Manitoba, St. John's College. The Honorary Consul Jutta Essig is delighted to host the evening of networking and information, as well as refreshments for alumni of German universities and funding organizations, as well as students of German language at local universities and high schools. Representatives from DAAD, Goethe-Institut, and University of Manitoba will be present.

HTO: Nailing Jelly to the Wall - or a Democratic Alternative?

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Friday, July 12, 2024, 7 pm - 8.30 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2). The topic will be Civil Society: Nailing Jelly to the Wall - or a Democratic Alternative? The speaker will be Wolfgang Goede, international science journalist, knowledge facilitator, author, lecturer and radio host based in Munich, Germany, and Medellín, Colombia. He received an M.A. degree in Communication Science and Political Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, and his main research focus lies on the latest academic and technological developments of our time. As a fellow of the Maecenata Think Tank in Berlin, he regularly publishes his research and best-practice highlights on this platform.

HTO: Workshop – Inner Development Goals: from inner growth to outer change?

Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) cordially invites you to attend a 1,5-day workshop on Saturday, June 29, 10 am – 5 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2), and Sunday, June 30, 10 am – 1 pm CEST. The topic will be
Inner Development Goals: from inner growth to outer change? The facilitator will be DAAD alumna Nafisa Mirzojamshedzoda from Tajikistan, a PhD candidate at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (Germany) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in Political Science and International Development Studies from universities in Germany (Heidelberg, Marburg) and South Korea (Seoul) and is currently finishing her training as a facilitator for global citizenship education within the German UNESCO Commission's kulturweit program.

HTO: Renewable H2 production from biogas – a decentralized approach for the local community

The next Heidelberg Talks Online (HTO) session takes place on Friday, June 7, 2024, 7–8.30 pm CEST (GMT/UTC +2). The topic will be Renewable H2 production from biogas – a decentralized approach for the local community. The speaker will Dr. Gianluca Pauletto, project leader at Technical University Munich, CEO of SYPOX and chair of the steering committee of the ReTech/Horizon project. He received a Bachelor ́s degree in Chemical and Material Engineering and a Master ́s degree in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Padova/Italy and a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, Canada.

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