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Three of the new international exchange students: Carol from Brazil, Szymon from Poland and Papa Arona from Senegal.

Arrival Day – Exchange Students from Around the World Kick Off the New Semester at the University of Potsdam

The sun shines brightly over the Am Neuen Palais campus, where the first colorful leaves have begun to cast everything in the golden hues of fall. It …
Emmi Krause, Stine Schönrock, Mathilde Giese (from left) with the shared apartment’s horse.

Is a Horse Wearing a Balaclava a Protester? – Art students from the University of Potsdam bring “Protest and Poetry” to Brauhausberg at the Localize Festival

A sofa that’s no longer quite in style. Political posters on the walls. Pieced-together furniture. A typical student shared apartment, the kind you’d …
A group of people in alpine region having a break. They seem to be exhausted but happy.

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 6: On Local Perspectives and Rock Stars

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Our day started where the second last generation enjoyed a fuuun snow fight. Instead of snow, this year the weather offered us the brightest sun, in …
Reservoir in Ötztal Alps

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 5: Hiking and Rock Glaciers

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

On the fifth day of our hike, we started around 9 in the morning and took the cable car up to Hohe Mut, which is at around 2,670 m.
High Alpine Landscape.

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 4: High Alpine Road Trip

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Every day begins with curiosity… wondering what new wonders are waiting for us.
Ötztal Local History Museum, view from the outside

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 3: A mummy and cultural heritage of the Ötztal Alps

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

What makes 17 people from 11 different countries go to the Alps and feels like child entering to a candy shop? The weather that was luckily enchanting …
People hiking along a small pathway towards to glacier in the the background

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Day 2: Close to glaciers - Hiking to the Gaisbergferner

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Getting up early has never been so easy, especially when you know that glaciers are going to be so close that they can be touched!
Arrived in the Ötztal Alps: Students from the CLEWS Master's program in a group photo.

Exploring the Ötztal Alps – Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Understanding climate change, assessing its consequences, and developing solutions—these are the core objectives of the international Master’s program …
Indian Ambassador visits Potsdam Science Park

University of Potsdam and India Strengthen Cooperation: Ambassador H.E. Ajit Vinayak Gupte Visits Potsdam Science Park in Golm

Brandenburg State Secretary for Science Tobias Dünow and Indian Ambassador H.E. Ajit Vinayak Gupte visited the University of Potsdam’s Golm campus on …
Raphael Börger smiles at the camera.

Pop Music to the Power of Three: Understanding the World Through Pop

Pop music is everywhere. In the supermarket, on TV, in the headphones of passersby, and, of course, on the radio. But what exactly makes pop music …