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“Fellows Can Establish New Contacts and Networks” – Welcome Center Manager Claudia Rößling on the Philipp Schwartz Initiative for Scholars at Risk
Scholars who can no longer work in their home countries because they are under threat or persecuted have had the opportunity to continue their work at... more
Interculturality in the Digital World – Interview with Dr. Milene Mendes de Oliveira on the Research Project ReDICo
The universities of Potsdam, Jena, and Mainz established a joint project group called Researching Digital Interculturality Co-operatively (ReDICo) in... more
Honoured – Potsdam geoscientist Prof. Dr. Manfred Strecker elected to the Academia de Ciencias of Argentina
Geologist Professor Manfred Strecker from the University of Potsdam was inducted into the Academia Nacional de Ciencias of Argentina (Córdoba) on May... more
Interview with: Sven Dinklage – Working as the UP’s Liason Officer in Brazil
Since 2012, the University of Potsdam has been expanding its academic relations with Brazil, especially with the universities of the state of São... more
European Digital UniverCity – Many Voices for an Alliance
István Tarrósy, EDUC Institutional Coordinator at the University of Pécs, Hungary: I feel privileged to be part of EDUC; this dynamic alliance of 6... more
Seen from the root of mountains – Humboldt Fellow Gautier Nicoli links plate tectonics and the carbon cycle
As a petrologist, Gautier Nicoli deals with the occurrence, composition and formation of rocks. He collects samples of metamorphic rocks from all over... more
Not a “Single Story” – How a German-Israeli COIL Project Helps Participants Overcome Stereotypes
“Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person.” This is an insight that... more
“Academic Work is Important for Society” – 2020 Voltaire Prize recipient Dr. Gábor Polyák on the prize and the work that followed
In January 2021, the University of Potsdam will award the Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding and Respect for Differences” for... more
“There is a great need to talk” – How the Welcome Center supports researchers from all over the world during the corona crisis
On the corona pandemic – contributions from the University of Potsdam Science has been global for a long time and universities often resemble a small-scale world community. In addition to more than 2900 international... more