Newsletter for international scholars and doctoral candidates - December 2011 - English

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Activities of the Welcome Centre | Hints and Recommendations | Presentations and Lectures | Events | Additional Events | Important Notice

If not noted otherwise, lectures and presentations as well as links to additional information are in German!

Activities of the Welcome Centre

 

Invitation to the Christmas Get-Together

2011 has been a successful year for the Welcome Centre and we wish to celebrate this together with all of you. Join us for our Christmas get-together at the Welcome Centre on Wednesday, Dec. 21 st , from 5 to 7 pm. Get in touch with German Christmas traditions! We are offering Glühwein (with/without alcohol), traditional German Christmas songs and Lebkuchen and Plätzchen.

When: Wednesday, December 21, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Where: Welcome Centre
Please register for this Christmas get-together by sending an email to Xenia Mercier before December 15.

 

 

Hints and Recommendations

 

Retirement of Nikolas Kretzschmar

Dear International Guests at the FAU,

I’d cordially like to thank you for the outstanding collaboration and for the confidence you had in me over the last two years. Unfortunately, my limited work contract with the university will finish at the end of the year. As I have to spend my annual holiday beforehand, I will already leave the Welcome Centre on December 2nd 2011.
I hope you have been satisfied with the support and I wish you all the best for your stay at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.
I would like to thank you for the marvelous intercultural experience and the lovely spirit you showed to me.

Kindest regards, Nikolas

From now on, please contact my colleagues at the Welcome Centre:

- International professors and guest-researchers: Xenia Mercier

- International doctoral candidates: Kerstin Sommer

- Accommodation: Patrik Stoer and Stefanie Kaufenstein

Beginning from December 2011, the Welcome Centre is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 12:00 AM.

 

Presentations and Lecture Cycles

 

Central Institute for Regional Studies

The Central Institute o rganizes interdisciplinary lectures and colloquia, which focus on current and historic regions. The different sections (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Franconia and Middle East) offer a variety of events in German and English during the winter semester 2011/2012 .
Please click here for additional information and the sections' programs.

The "Lybia Crisis Map" - Alex Comninos, Gießen University

-User-generated content and social networking in the Arab spring and beyond-
Bayerisches Orientkolloquium WS 11/12
Host: Institute of Geography
When: Donnerstag, 1.12.2011, 6:15 - 8:00 Uhr PM
Where: Kochstr. 4, 5. Floor, 91054 Erlangen, Room H.5.054

Muftis and Ulama in the Arab Spring - Prof. Dr. Skovgaard-Petersen, University of Copenhagen

The Arab Spring has proven a challenge not just to authoritarian presidents, but also to the constituent parts of their regimes. Concentrating on Egypt, Syria and Tunisia this paper discusses the responses of the religious scholars (al-ulama) to the public upheavals and discusses the wider implications on Islamic bureaucracies and media, and Islamist politics
Bayerisches Orientkolloquium WS 11/12
Host: Erlanger Zentrum für Islam und Recht in Europa
When : Donnerstag, 8.12.2011, 6:15 - 8:00 PM
Where: Kochstr. 4, 5. Floor, 91054 Erlangen, Room: H. 5.054

Cold War Historiography from an International Perspective - Prof. Dr. Crister Garrett, Leipzig University

Nordamerika-Kolloquium
Veranstalter: Zentralinstitut für Regionenforschung - Sektion Nordamerika
When: Mittwoch, 21.12.2011, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Where: Bismarckstr. 1c, 91054 Erlangen, Room: C 301

 

Events

Christmas lecture: “Harry Potter and the dark secret of light”

Erlangen Department of Physics – Institute for Optics, Prof. Dr. Gerd Leuchs

When: Thursday, December 8 th , 08:00 PM
Where: Staudtstr. 5, Erlangen, lecture hall G at the “Physikum”

 

Lecture cycle – fate, freedom and prognostication

Old wine in new containers? The mantic arts of China in the area of tension between “Science”, “Superstition” and “Truth”.

Prof. Dr. Michael Lackner, IKGF

When: Wednesday, December 14 th , 06:00 PM
Where: Schlossplatz 4, auditorium inside the “Schloss” (University Administration).

 

Bicycle Auction


A good possibility to buy a used bicycle is the upcoming bicycle auction organised by the city of Erlangen.
Please note the official preview times: Saturday, November 26th, 9:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesday, November 29th, 8:00am – 7:00pm & Thursday, December 1st, 8:00am – 2:00pm.
When: Saturday, December 3rd, 10:00 AM
Where: Gossenhalle, Güterbahnhofstr. 3 (by Mc Fit and Diskothek Hörsaal), Erlangen
Additional information is provided here.

 

VHS Club International Erlangen

The international club is a communication and meeting centre for internationals and Germans. If you learn German or a foreign language, you can find native speakers and also learn about their respective countries and cultures.

Where: Friedrichstr. 19-21, Erlangen
Please click here for additional information in English.

 

Silvestival – New Year’s Eve in Nuremberg's City centre

The Silvestival is Nuremberg's New Year’s Eve celebration event. 20 music groups of all styles will play during this big event at several locations in the center of the city.

When: Saturday, December 31st, starting from 09:00 PM
Where: Nuremberg, inner-city district
Additional information is provided here.

 

 

Additional Events

 

 

Important Notice

If you do not want to receive this newsletter in future, please send an email to welcome@uni-erlangen.de . We will remove you from the recipient list.

Best regards,
Nikolas

Contact: welcome@uni-erlangen.de

 

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