Seminar II with the Fellowship Program

Seminar II of the fellowship year stretched from January 11 to January 23, 2009 and focused on the issue of federalism in Germany. In this Seminar II, we visited the cities (states) of Cologne (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Duisburg in the Ruhrgebiet region(Nordrhein-Westfalen), Wiesbaden (Hessen), Frankfurt (Hessen), Munich and surrounding region (Bayern), and the city-state of Hamburg. In these cities, we learned of the diversity of identities within Germany, especially in the context of economic development and structural change. In the following postings, I will try to give you a good idea of these two weeks.


Refreshments before a presentation at FraPort: For me, this photo sums up these meetings at the various locations because these types of refreshments were the constant.