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Diana Gonzalez Olivo

Empowering Others – Diana Gonzalez Olivo is the new Integration Commissioner of the state of Brandenburg

On a Sunday morning in September, Diana Gonzalez Olivo sets out for Groß Schönebeck in Brandenburg. She wants to take part in a tour of the village, …
Justizia holds the scales.

Building Bridges in Europe – Franco-German Degree Program in Law Turns 30

The law is the law, right? Not quite. Just like language and culture, laws and their implementation can differ from country to country. Even between …
Verena Schott is swimming.

Stroke by Stroke – Para swimmer Verena Schott between world-class sports and teacher training

Plunging into the water, swimming laps in the pool, alone against the clock or competing with others. Swimming has always been part of Verena Schott’s …
Lars Masanneck at the Ceremonial farewell of the 2024 graduates

Transgressing Boundaries with Digital Medicine – Lars Masanneck receives the Graduate Award of the Universitätsgesellschaft Potsdam e.V.

What brings a medical doctor to the Digital Engineering Faculty of the University of Potsdam after completing his medical studies? Lars Masanneck says …
Alejandra Camelo Cruz

With Willpower and Passion – University scholarship recipient Alejandra Camelo Cruz discovered her enthusiasm for the intersection of technology and language in Potsdam

At the age of 28, Alejandra Camelo Cruz has already experienced a lot: After finishing high school, the Colombian wanted to become a priest and lived …
A sediment-covered glacier in the northwest Himalayas in a region where a lot of sediment is produced and transported away in the rivers.

Swelling Streams – Climate Change Causes More Sediment in High-Mountain Rivers

Media Information 03-12-2024 / Nr. 114

Many high-mountain rivers in Asia transport more sediment downstream compared to a few years ago. Changes in sediment levels have a particularly …

University of Potsdam Back Online – Access to Most IT Services Is Possible Again

Media information 03-12-2024 / Nr. 113

Following last Wednesday's shutdown of the University of Potsdam's internet connection due to technical problems, many of the university's core …
Pupils sit in the classroom.

Room for Creative Solutions – Future primary school teachers support gifted third- and fourth-graders in the mathematics research workshop

Xaver and Rozalia are looking at a large sheet of white paper full of squares. Seriously and without getting stressed by the long to-do list, they are …
Felix Lang and Guorui He with perovskite OPV solar cells.

Record Efficiency – Tandem Solar Cells made from Perovskite and Organic Material

Media Information 28-11-2024 / Nr. 112

Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research. A team around …
Lucia Steinmeyer teaches English to a fourth grade.

The Country Teacher – Graduate Lucia Steinmeyer teaches at a primary school in Zülichendorf, Brandenburg

She could have become a miller. As a child, Lucia Steinmeyer watched her grandparents in Luckenwalde grind grain into flour. For a long time, she …