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ZDS Students Visit Bonn and the Rhineland

Hannah Nansen and the artist Daniel Scislowski are introducing the students to the work of the Kunsthaus KAT18 in Cologne.

Hannah Nansen and the artist Daniel Scislowski are introducing the students to the work of the Kunsthaus KAT18 in Cologne.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Group work during the workshop "East Meets West".

Group work during the workshop "East Meets West".
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

During the group work sessions the German and Chinese participants of the workshop "East Meets West" quickly got to know each other.

During the group work sessions the German and Chinese participants of the workshop "East Meets West" quickly got to know each other.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Intensive discussions and close co-operation during the workshop.

Intensive discussions and close co-operation during the workshop.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Group photo in the premises of "Deutsche Welle".

Group photo in the premises of "Deutsche Welle".
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

The "China Ship" on the river Rhine.

The "China Ship" on the river Rhine.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Entering the picturesque town of Bacharach.

Entering the picturesque town of Bacharach.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Bad wheather and beautiful views in Bacharach.

Bad wheather and beautiful views in Bacharach.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Pellitory of the Wall, a souvenir of the Romans in the Rhine area.

Pellitory of the Wall, a souvenir of the Romans in the Rhine area.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Narrow lanes in Bacharach.

Narrow lanes in Bacharach.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Farewell to Bacharach.

Farewell to Bacharach.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Bad wheather and beautiful views during the ship trip, too.

Bad wheather and beautiful views during the ship trip, too.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

The German emperor Wilhelm I. at the "Deutsches Eck" in Koblenz.

The German emperor Wilhelm I. at the "Deutsches Eck" in Koblenz.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

On the "Path of Democracy" in Bonn.

On the "Path of Democracy" in Bonn.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

On the last day of the excursion, finally good wheather!

On the last day of the excursion, finally good wheather!
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Rhenish hospitality.

Rhenish hospitality.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

And finally a rendezvous with Beethoven at his place of birth.

And finally a rendezvous with Beethoven at his place of birth.
Image Credit: Benjamin Langer

Cologne, Bonn and the romantic wine town of Bacharach were destinations of this year`s excursion of the Berlin ZDS students and their tutors Katharina König (Humboldt-Universität) and Benjamin Langer (Freie Universität) to the Rhineland, where from May 17 until May 20 we had the opportunity of inspiring encounters, interesting insights and beautiful views.

News from May 23, 2017

Early in the morning of May 17, the journey started at Berlin Main Station. The first stop was Cologne, where we visited the Cathedral (and had the unique opportunity to attend to the dress rehearsal of Berlioz' Requiem) and the Kunsthaus KAT18, an inspiring institution which supports handicapped artists and offers them a place to work and to exhibit. The possibility to meet the artists at their working places and to talk to them, made a lasting and quite moving impression on the students. In the evening, we reached our hostel in Bonn and made ourselves comfortable in the small compartments of an old pullman coach.

On May 18, the so-called "networking day" together with German students mainly from Bonn University, which was organized by Ms. Dr. Elke Spielmanns-Rome (Institute for Quality Assurance and Internationalisation), started with an introduction to the DAAD Centers' network by Christian Strowa, team leader for "German Studies Projects and Centres for German and European Studies" in the unit "Project Funding: German Language Projects, Alumni Projects and Research Mobility" of the DAAD. The following intercultural workshop "East Meets West" left plenty of room for lively discussions among the participants. In the afternoon, the group visited the Deutsche Welle, where we were introduced to the work of this institution and had a guided tour through the whole building with all its studios and newsrooms. The day was finished off deliciously with an original Chinese supper on the so-called "China Ship" on the river Rhine.

A rather romantic view of Germany was offered on May 19, when we visited the picturesque wine town of Bacharach and had a ship tour from Bacharach to Koblenz, passing by the famous Loreley. On May 20 the excursion ended with a guided tour on the "Path of Democracy" through the former government district of Bonn, a look at the exhibition "A Love-Need-Hate Relationship. The Germans and Their Cars" in the "Haus der Geschichte", lunch in a traditional Bonn restaurant and a visit to the house where Beethoven was born. In the late evening, shortly before midnight, we were back home in Berlin again.

Once again a special thanks to the DAAD for making this exciting trip possible!