Dear alumni,

An eventful summer lies behind us. As you step out of the train station now, the Forum Wissen, which we opened on 4 June after years of preparation, awaits your visit on your righthand side. On 1400 m² of exhibition space, the basic exhibition and changing special exhibitions invite you to engage in a dialogue between science and society and provide insights into the creation of knowledge. If you have not had a chance yet, we look forward to seeing you there soon!
Our Night of Knowledge and Alumni Day on 9 July also brought many alumni to Göttingen with more than 420 interactive, entertaining and knowledgeable programme items and offered opportunities for exchange and reunions.

We would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the Deutschlandstipendium. We live in extremely uncertain times. For many young people, they are associated with worries and fears about the future. With the Deutschlandstipendium, we can make a difference. How many scholarships we can grant depends on the amount of money donated. And the best thing is: every euro donated is doubled by the federal government. I, too, am a big fan of the idea of the Deutschlandstipendium and, for example, donate fees for my lectures or books in favour of scholarships. It would be great if you would also support the programme with a donation. At no other German university are so many alumni already involved in the programme as here in Göttingen. But we can always do better! And at this time, our students need all of our support more than ever! Should you even decide to take up a whole scholarship, I promise to send you a book signed by me titled "Geschüttelt, nicht gerührt! James Bond im Visier der Physik". At this link it is possible to donate online until 7 October and to find out more about the Deutschlandstipendium.

Feel free to forward this email to former fellow students and help us expand our network. Interested alumni can register for future University newsletters here.

Do you have feedback for us? Feel free to contact the Alumni Relations Team at any time at alumni@uni-goettingen.de.

Enjoy reading and best regards from Göttingen

Prof. Dr. Metin Tolan
President of the University of Göttingen

Katharina Kastendieck
Head of Alumni & Development
 

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Mentoring is the most beautiful way for former and current students of Göttingen University to learn with and from each other. Would you like to pass on some of your professional and personal experience, know-how and successes to today's generation of students? Or are you looking for support in career-related questions?
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Approximately 18,000 visitors have already explored our university's new science museum. In the basic exhibition, numerous exhibits from bird eggs to vice heliotrope from the university's academic collections illustrate how knowledge is created. The Forum Knowledge app is the key to the digital content.
The basic exhibition is supplemented by special exhibitions with a wide variety of project partners on current topics from science and research.

To the website

06.10.2022 | 19:00
Medicine & Ethics Go Viral
Panel discussion on science communication at Forum Wissen

26.10.2022 | 20:00
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now.
Alumni Göttingen Online talk about agroforestry

16.11.2022 | 18:00
“With a view to temporary stay.” An ethnological perspective on Europe’s politics of exception after the “return turn”
Annual Lecture in European Ethnology, Paulinerkirche

21.11.2022 | 19:00
University of Göttingen Science Slam
Science on stage

 

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Göttingen Digital Tour Video series that offers a digital tour through die University and the Göttingen city center

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We are once again looking for donors and sponsors for the coming academic year. With the Deutschlandstipendium, you give opportunities and encourage academic achievement and commitment.
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