Issue 14, May
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Issue 14, May
Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome Dear alumna, dear alumnus, dear DAAD friend, A new face in our Sydney IC Welcome to the 14th edition of the DAAD Australia newsletter! DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships 2008/09 Visit of Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTEBüro Green Talents Competition Australia-Germany research network 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia It is the first newsletter in 2009 - a year full of anniversaries, both happy and sad: 90 years since the German revolution ended the Kaiserreich, 70 years since the beginning of WWII, 60 years since the founding of the German post-war states, the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic, 20 years since the collapse of the Berlin wall and the Iron Curtain dividing Europe. And the centenary of the death of Georg Balthasar von Neumayer, the founder of the Flagstaff Observatory in Melbourne. Our first newsletter in this significant year features: • • • • • • • • • • • • A new face in our Sydney Information Centre DAAD zeichnet deutsche Hochschulen im Erasmus Mundus-Programm aus DAAD Scholarship applications and outcomes for 2008/09 – upcoming deadlines Visit of Dr. Toyka-Fuong, head of the Asia-Pacific desk at the DAAD, to Australia: outcomes and plans of the DAAD for the future DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network: German researchers in Australia survey 2009 Deutsches IAESTE-Büro wurde für seine Leistung geehrt / German IAESTE-Office Honoured for its Performance “Green Talents” Competition The Baader Meinhof Complex ticket give-away Upcoming event in Canberra: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz Upcoming event in Melbourne: Georg von Neumayer Anniversary Symposium Humboldt’s Voices In keeping with our cultural mission, we’ve attempted to make this newsletter a mix of German and English, which we hope works for everyone. We value your feedback and comments on all aspects of the newsletter are more than welcome! Enjoy reading! http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] Ahil, Julia & Andreas Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. Toyka-Fuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTEBüro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia A new face in our Sydney Information Centre In March 2009, one of our German DAAD alumni joined our Sydney Information Centre team. Julia Stolzenberg is a journalist and in 2008 completed her Masters degree in Media Practice at the University of Sydney with the support of a DAAD scholarship. She has been managing our office on a part-time basis and has already been in contact with many of you. DAAD zeichnet deutsche Hochschulen im ERASMUS Mundus-Programm aus Zum Ende der ersten Programmphase des EU-Exzellenzprogramms ERASMUS Mundus hat DAAD Generalsekretär Dr. Christian Bode die deutschen Hochschulkoordinatoren mit einem symbolischen Preis ausgezeichnet. Von 2004 bis 2008 hat das ERASMUS Mundus Programm hervorragenden Studierenden aus der ganzen Welt mit attraktiven Stipendien ein Masterstudium in mindestens zwei europäischen Ländern ermöglicht, das mit einem „double degree“ oder „joint degree“ abschloss. In der ersten Programmphase waren an den europaweit 103 ausgewählten ERASMUS Mundus-Studiengängen 54 deutsche Hochschulen als Partner oder Koordinatoren beteiligt. In der zweiten Programmphase von 2009 bis 2013 werden zudem gemeinsame Promotionsprogramme gefördert und mit der Integrierung des bisherigen „External Cooperation Window“ der Austausch auf allen Ausbildungsniveaus, von Bachelor bis Post-doc, gefördert. Mehr Informationen zu den ERASMUS Mundus Programmen finden sich auf der Website der European Commission for Education and Training unter http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc72_en.htm Website der EC Delegation to Australia: http://www.delaus.ec.europa.eu/ DAAD Scholarship applications and outcomes for 2008/09 In 2008 we received almost 240 individual applications by Australian students, academics and researchers across 10 different DAAD scholarship programs. There were more outstanding applications than we could fund, but fortunately we were able to grant 81 applicants a desired study, research or lecturing stay in Germany. Additionally we received roughly 100 applications under the Go8 Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme, run by the DAAD in conjunction with the Group of Eight. After a significant upgrade of funding 27 teams of researchers from Australia and Germany could be funded allowing them to visit each other and work on solutions to complex problems facing both our countries including energy production, climate change and labour market outcomes of immigrants. PLEASE NOTE: at the DAAD office in Sydney we often receive incomplete scholarship applications. We try our best to notify the applicants and organise missing documents and copies. However as we receive a large number of incomplete applications on the deadline we don’t get the chance to ensure that they are completed. Sadly these applications may not even be received by the assessment board due to formal reasons. http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] Please therefore always make sure that you hand in only complete applications, one original plus two copies! If you hand in copies of your school certificates or university degrees, please have one version certified by any authority, such as a justice of the peace. Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTE-Büro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] Close Deadlines: Go8 Australia – Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme Objective: The scheme aims to - foster research collaborations between Australian researchers from Go8 universities and German researchers by supporting exchanges between Australian and German researchers - result in research outcomes and the exchange of skills and knowledge of mutual benefit to Australia and Germany. Deadline The current round (applications for stays in 2010) closes on the 30 June 2009. Please note: To be successful, Australian applicants must ensure that their German collaborators submit a corresponding application with the same title to the DAAD in Germany! Further information http://www.go8.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=174 Close Deadlines: Visiting Lectureships / Professorships Program - 15 July Objective: The program aims to enable foreign academics on longer term visiting lectureships or professorships to teach at universities in Germany, at the same time acting as important disseminators who enable their German host university to deepen and develop its international relations and who help to encourage foreign students to study in Germany. Duration: from three months up to a maximum of two years, in the case of visiting university chairs up to four years. Deadline (Date of receipt at the DAAD in Bonn, Referat 22, Postfach 20 04 04, 53134 Bonn): 15 July for stays to start with the German summer semester of the following year This year 9 lecturers and professors will spend time teaching at German universities. This will be a great experience for them but also very much appreciated by German students and academic staff, as they will be teaching in English. Next Deadlines: University Winter Course Grants - 15 August Objective: In co-operation with the universities in Essen, Freiburg, Leipzig and the FU in Berlin the DAAD offers scholarships to participate in a Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs. This program is designed for Southern hemisphere students and young academics with a sound knowledge of German and some background in German studies who are interested in improving their language skills and understanding of contemporary affairs. Duration: Courses last 6 weeks and are offered in the German winter months. Deadline: 15 August for stays in January/ February of 2010 Last year we had 74 applications under this scheme and we able to grant 20 stays this year in January and February in Germany. Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTE-Büro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Visit of Dr. Toyka-Fuong to Australia: outcomes and plans of the DAAD for the future Earlier this year, Dr Ursula Toyka-Fuong, the head of the Asia-Pacific branch of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), visited Australia for two weeks of intense talks with partners and counterparts in universities, research institutes and government. Recurring themes were ways to lower Australian tuition fees for the handpicked German DAAD scholarship holders in anticipation of the DAAD then being able to fund more German post-graduates, PhD students and post-docs to study or research in Australia. Aside from that, the DAAD is keen to expand the existing program with the Group of 8 onto further qualified universities. One further project for the future is to set up an Australia-wide network for German or now nationalised former German academics at Australian universities. It was great to have Dr Toyka with us, personally and in terms of accelerating the progress of collaboration between the DAAD and our Australian counterparts. DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Next year from March 26 to 28, 2010 we will be holding a Big Alumni Meeting, the second of its kind in Australia, after the first event in Canberra back in 1998. Sydney University’s Vice Chancellor Michael Spence will host our event, which will be commencing on the Friday evening. We are planning an interesting weekend full of remarkable keynotes, enriching panels and workshops regarding 4 topics, based on the results of the questionnaires that we have received (in part) from our alumni. We also will have excursions and other events befitting the topics, fine dinners and time to socialise and network. May I please ask our DAAD alumni to help us in getting in touch with our ‘missing’ alumni, and to assist us with our questionnaire and data collection (an email will be coming soon). All this is necessary to be able to provide you with more support as DAAD alumni, and to foster future cooperation and exchange Humboldt’s Voices Australia-Germany research network: German researchers in Australia survey 2009: www.feast.org/germany/survey/ Following the visit of Dr Ursula Toyka-Fuong in Australia, the DAAD is eager to increase the quality of information and is considering providing additional support to further develop exchanges between Germany and Australia. DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia In order to consolidate and extend the Germany-Australia research network, DAAD needs to better guage the size of the population of German nationals teaching or conducting research in Australia. FEAST and DAAD, are jointly asking our membership and the widest possible audience to complete a simple survey for all German citizens or residents currently working in Australia who are: - Lecturers/scientists/academics http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ - Teach in the fields of German languages and cultures For comments or if you would like - Conducting research in any discipline (Natural sciences, Humanities, Social sciences) to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] http://www.feast.org/germany/survey/ - Date: first results collected on 15th June 2009 Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTE-Büro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Please complete the survey and forward this message to any of your colleagues that fall in these categories. Outcomes from of the survey will condition the consolidation of the Australia-Germany research network. The survey is totally anonymous, neither FEAST nor DAAD will collect any personal information. FEAST and DAAD will only collect and publish the overall results. Deutsches IAESTE-Büro wurde für seine Leistung geehrt Praktika im Ausland sind oft der erste Schritt zu einem gelungenen beruflichen Einstieg. Bei der Realisierung hilft die internationale Organisation IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience). Sie vermittelt seit über 60 Jahren weltweit Praktika für Studierende aus ingenieur- und naturwissenschaftlichen sowie land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Fachrichtungen. Der deutsche Zweig arbeitet unter dem Dach des DAAD. Bei der jüngsten Generalkonferenz der IAESTE in Warschau, auf der 85 Länder vertreten waren, wurden rund 7.000 Praktikantenplätze auf die Mitgliedsländer verteilt. Mit über 1.000 Praktikumsplätzen für ausländische Studierende stellt die deutsche Wirtschaft in diesem Jahr erneut den größten Anteil der weltweit im Netzwerk zur Verfügung stehenden Plätze. In Anerkennung der von Deutschland in das Netzwerk eingebrachten Aktivitäten wurde dem Nationalen Büro in Warschau jetzt der Preis “Administrator of the Year” verliehen. Der deutsche Nationalsekretär Günter Müller-Graetschel wurde außerdem in das Board, den vierköpfigen Weltvorstand, gewählt. Für 2009 haben sich knapp 3.500 deutsche Studierende um ein IAESTE-Auslandspraktikum beworben. In Deutschland wird das Programm vom Auswärtigen Amt und vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung gefördert. Mehr Informationen unter www.iaeste.de German IAESTE-Office Honoured for its Performance Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] Internships overseas are often the first step to building a successful career. The international organisation IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) helps students to initiate this. For over 60 years IAESTE has arranged internships for students, in disciplines ranging from engineering to natural sciences and even agriculture and forrestry. The German network is managed by the DAAD. At the most recent IAESTE general conference - in which 85 countries participated - 7000 internship placements were allocated to the countries involved. With over 1000 internships for foreign students, the German economy this year, once again, provided the biggest allotment. In recognition of the contribution from Germany, the national office is being awarded the "Administrator of the Year" prize in Warsaw. Furthermore, the German national secretary Günter Müller-Graetschel has been elected to the global board. In 2009, just under 3500 German students have applied for an IAESTE Internship overseas. In Germany the program is supported by the Foreign Department and the Department of Education and Reserach. More information can be found at www.iaeste.de. IAESTE provides practical training placements for students of natural and technical sciences, agriculture and forestry. IAESTE Australia is hosted by Swinburne University. Please apply for 2 to 3 months placements on: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/iaeste/ Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTE-Büro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets “Green Talents” Competition The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched an initiative to invite talented young researchers from throughout the world to visit Germany, one of the world leaders in environmental technology. The “Green Talents” competition, under the patronage of Research Minister Prof. Annette Schavan, calls on excellent young researchers and engineering scientists in the field of environmental technologies to apply for participation in the “International Forum for High Potentials in Green Technologies” in Germany. The International Forum will take place in August/September 2009. For one week, the selected participants will travel through Germany, visiting leading universities, research institutes and companies, collecting specific information about research activities on site and learning about the opportunities for cooperating with German partners. Individual meetings with experts and the presentation of their own research will be part of the forum. Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested in applying. Applications must be submitted by May 31, 2009. The winners of the competition will also act as representatives of the environmental research carried out in their respective home countries. Expenses for travelling to Germany as well as for travel and accommodation during the one-week science forum will be covered. Further information on the competition and application guidelines are provided on the “Green Talents” website http://www.research-in-germany.de/greentalents Please direct all queries to: Dr. Marion Mienert, International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Email: [email protected] The Baader Meinhof Complex ticket give-away Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) and Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek) are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold (Bruno Ganz). And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he’s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. Based on the book by and in consultation with Stefan Aust. The thrilling movie is on screen right now! Thanks to Icon Movies, the DAAD Australia has some double-passes to give away. Respond with the name of two DAAD scholarships to be in with a chance of winning a free double-pass to The Baader Meinhof Complex. www.iconmovies.com.au/thebaadermeinhofcomplex Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTE-Büro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz: Human and basic rights through the eyes of Germany and Australia On 23 May 2009, Germany will mark the 60th anniversary of the Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland - the German Constitution. The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in partnership with the Law Council of Australia, the University of New England, The Australian National University, and the Goethe Institute of Australia brings you "60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz: Human and basic rights through the eyes of Germany and Australia", to be held at the ANU on 22-23 May 2009. At this conference, leading German and Australian legal experts will discuss key human and constitutional rights and principles from both a German and Australian perspective. Further information can be found on the official conference website at www.euraustral2009.net/60GG.htm Georg von Neumayer: His Australian, German and Polar Scientific Achievements and Legacies The Royal Society of Victoria in association with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the Australia Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS), and the German Meteorological Society (DMG), invites your participation in a scientific symposium to celebrate the achievements and legacies of an outstanding 19th-century scientist. Georg Balthasar von Neumayer (1826-1909) was one of the most respected figures of 19thcentury Australian and German science. Born in the Palatinate in 1826, he first visited Australia from 1852 to 1854 as a seaman and then digger on the Victorian goldfields. After study back in Germany, he returned to Melbourne in January 1857 and established the Flagstaff Observatory of which he served as Director from 1858 to 1863. Returning again to Germany in 1864 he later became the foundation director of the German Hydrographic Service and was subsequently Chairman of the Commission which organised the First International Polar Year 1882-83. Ennobled as von Neumayer by the King of Bavaria and elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London in 1899, he left a remarkable legacy of achievement in Australian and German magnetism, meteorology, navigation, oceanography and polar science. On the centenary of his death in May 1909, the Royal Society of Victoria is pleased to honour its former Vice President and Honorary Life Member by providing the opportunity for the broader community to learn about von Neumayer's remarkable achievements during his years in Australia and to explore his legacy in each of his fields of achievement. 27–30 May 2009, Royal Society Hall, Melbourne. Please find the program and register on: http://www.icms.com.au/neumayer/grid.asp Issue 14 – May 2009 Advertisements Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTE-Büro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] Duesseldorf and Berlin live: Learn German – Experience Germany Summer, Intensive and Premium Courses, Business German, TestDaF, DSH, Zertifikat Deutsch and WiDaF preparation The IIK Duesseldorf attracts those who recognize the advantages Europe has to offer, such as premium universities at low costs, along with high standards of living. The IIK offers participants the opportunity to gain a two-pronged advantage within the heart of Europe. In 8 months, students can learn enough German to be able to study or work in Germany. The IIK has a licensed testing centre for German (TestDaF, Zertifikat Deutsch, WiDaF). The attendants also benefit from the lovely natural surroundings and dynamic economy found in the cosmopolitan city of Duesseldorf. Participants can easily travel throughout Europe. The IIK also offers excursions to nearby cities. To complement the studying, the IIK also has an online presence with blogs, soundslides and podcasts. There is also an extensive program offering students activities during their free time. For more information please see : http://www.iik-duesseldorf.de/deutschkurse/deutschkurse.php?lang=en FU Berlin International Summer and Winter University Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) invites registrations for summer terms. FUBiS is an intensive, academic program through which students can earn credits that may be counted towards their degrees at their home institutions. FUBiS sessions run for 4 to 6 weeks and take place both in summer and winter. FUBiS participants can choose from language and/or subject classes. The students are offered intensive and semi-intensive German language classes at five different proficiency levels as well as Business German. Additionally FUBiS offers a broad spectrum of fascinating subject classes on various topics. These classes are held mostly in English by distinguished German and international faculty. Upon successful completion, every student will be awarded an official transcript containing contact hours, ECTS credits and grades. Courses are open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Freie Universität with its international philosophy and atmosphere is ranked among the top research universities in Germany. In 2007, after an intense nation-wide competition, the Freie Universität Berlin became one of nine German universities to be awarded an Elite status by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It serves as a perfect host institution for the International Summer and Winter University FUBiS. The next term is from 25 July – 22 August, 2009 (4 weeks), registration deadline is July 9, 2009. For further information please visit http://www.fubis.org or contact [email protected] 12 full-tuition scholarships available for the course Islam & the West: http://www.fubis.org/en/geb/stipendien/islam_09/index.html Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome BY THE WAY... A new face in our Sydney IC Oscar für deutschen Kurzfilm "Spielzeugland" DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTEBüro geehrt Green Talents Competition Der deutsche Kurzfilm "Spielzeugland" ist am 22. Februar 2009 in Los Angeles mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet worden. Der 40 Jahre alte Regisseur Jochen Alexander Freydank aus Berlin nahm die Auszeichnung überglücklich entgegen. Seit 1994 sind deutsche Kurzfilme insgesamt drei Mal mit dem begehrtesten Filmpreis der Welt gewürdigt worden. Der 14 Minuten lange Film "Spielzeugland" ist ein Minidrama über Lügen in der Nazizeit. Es geht um eine Mutter (Julia Jäger), die ihrem kleinen Sohn verschweigt, dass die Juden aus der Nachbarschaft ins KZ deportiert werden. Stattdessen erzählt sie ihm, die Menschen würden in eine Art Vergnügungspark gebracht. Der Junge glaubt ihre Schilderungen und macht sich auf, um selbst dieses "Spielzeugland" zu besuchen. Leibspeise – new Internet directory for German food lovers Two German DAAD alumni living in Sydney have founded “Leibspeise” – a website, blog and directory that discovers German food and culture around the globe. The Leibspeise founders intend to travel the world for a year where they will research German food outside of Germany with the vision of creating a global directory of restaurants, delis, bakeries and other food venders. Lovers of German food worldwide are encouraged to join their team of culinary-discoverers. For more information visit http://leibspeise.wordpress.com. The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] And last, but not least: Humboldt's Voices What do you associate with Humboldt? Seriously, or in jest? Scientifically, creatively, satirically or critically? To mark the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2010, its International Office is inviting international undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as undergraduate and postgraduate alumni to let them know about student impressions, experience and associations with regard to the brothers Humboldt and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Students and Alumni may express themselves using essay, poetry, video message, collage (with or without photos), photography, sketching, painting or short film. Use your imagination! The best entries will be in the running to win up to €800 as well as non-cash prizes from the Humboldt Store’s anniversary collection. Issue 14 – May 2009 Welcome A new face in our Sydney IC Please submit your entry, postmarked, by 15 June 2009 to: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, International Office, „Humboldt’s Voices“, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin. DAAD - ERASMUS Mundus The contributions will be presented in a slideshow during the inauguration ceremony of Humboldt-University’s 200th anniversary on 12 October 2009 at Berlin’s Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt. The International Office will also make the various entries available on its website. DAAD Scholarships outcomes for 2008/09 and upcoming deadlines For more information head to http://www.hu-berlin.de/pr/nachrichtenen/nr0903/nr_090317_01 or e-mail [email protected] Visit of DAAD Regional Director Dr. ToykaFuong to Australia DAAD Alumni Meeting 2010 Australia-Germany research network Deutsches IAESTEBüro geehrt Green Talents Competition The Baader Meinhof Komplex tickets Upcoming Events: 60 years Deutsches Grundgesetz and Georg von Neumayer Symposium Humboldt’s Voices DAAD Information Centre Sydney c/o Goethe-Institut 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia http://ic.daad.de/sydney/ For comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected] For request of information, comments or if you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please email us at [email protected]. Former issues can be downloaded at: http://ic.daad.de/sydney/newsletter.htm Yours