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Landeszentrale Für Politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg, Director: Lothar Frick 6Th Fully Revised Edition, Stuttgart 2008
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG A Portrait of the German Southwest 6th fully revised edition 2008 Publishing details Reinhold Weber and Iris Häuser (editors): Baden-Württemberg – A Portrait of the German Southwest, published by the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg, Director: Lothar Frick 6th fully revised edition, Stuttgart 2008. Stafflenbergstraße 38 Co-authors: 70184 Stuttgart Hans-Georg Wehling www.lpb-bw.de Dorothea Urban Please send orders to: Konrad Pflug Fax: +49 (0)711 / 164099-77 Oliver Turecek [email protected] Editorial deadline: 1 July, 2008 Design: Studio für Mediendesign, Rottenburg am Neckar, Many thanks to: www.8421medien.de Printed by: PFITZER Druck und Medien e. K., Renningen, www.pfitzer.de Landesvermessungsamt Title photo: Manfred Grohe, Kirchentellinsfurt Baden-Württemberg Translation: proverb oHG, Stuttgart, www.proverb.de EDITORIAL Baden-Württemberg is an international state – The publication is intended for a broad pub- in many respects: it has mutual political, lic: schoolchildren, trainees and students, em- economic and cultural ties to various regions ployed persons, people involved in society and around the world. Millions of guests visit our politics, visitors and guests to our state – in state every year – schoolchildren, students, short, for anyone interested in Baden-Würt- businessmen, scientists, journalists and numer- temberg looking for concise, reliable informa- ous tourists. A key job of the State Agency for tion on the southwest of Germany. Civic Education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg, LpB) is to inform Our thanks go out to everyone who has made people about the history of as well as the poli- a special contribution to ensuring that this tics and society in Baden-Württemberg. -
Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program
Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program offers doctoral students the opportunity to spend up to one year at one of the top institutions of higher education in southern Germany. The participating institutions include: • University of Freiburg (http://www.uni-freiburg.de/) • University of Heidelberg (https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/index_e.html) • University of Hohenheim (https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en) • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (http://www.kit.edu/english/) • University of Konstanz (https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/) • University of Mannheim (https://www.uni-mannheim.de/en/) • University of Stuttgart (https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/index.html) • University of Tübingen (https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/) • Ulm University (https://www.uni-ulm.de/en/) The exchange program offers many attractive features: • An opportunity to conduct research or study at no tuition cost to Yale doctoral students at the German institutions, as well as easily collaborate with German faculty and students • If interested, taking a German language course or a substantial language program (depending on the length of the exchange) to familiarize students with German culture and customs • A generous scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Foundation (900 Euros/month) which makes the program affordable (additional funding may be available through MacMillan Center) • Flexible length of the exchange: semester, year or summer (students must apply for at least three months of exchange) • Dormitory housing (in single rooms) with German and -
Jewish Themed City
MOOSWALD Historical chronology 34. Jewish cemetery, Elsässer Straße 35, set up in 1870. Freiburg & surrounding area B 3 Denzlingen Freiburg & surrounding area Freiburg was founded by the Dukes of Opening of a Jewish guesthouse, which allowed The federal government and states decreed an Gustav Weil ( 1808 - 1889) was a German orientalist. In Vörstetten 1809 1120 Zähringen. Shortly after the founding, Jews passing Jews to be provided with kosher food. offi cial immigration regulation for Jews from 1845, he was the fi rst Jew in Germany who heldBuchheim a non- FR-Nord Au appeared in Freiburg as traders. 1991 the USSR. First Jewish immigrants from the tenured professorship for Oriental languages, against the tob 1846 20 Jews now lived in Freiburg. ah B 294 Benzhausen nz USSR. Today, the Jewish religious community in objections of the university, and in 1861 fi nally a tenured ub 1218 Takeover of rule by the Counts of Freiburg. ri Glottertal Cities and communities were given the right Br ng Freiburg has over 730 members. professorshipeisgau in Heidelberg. S He became particularly March er -Bahn N -Bahn First mention of Jews in Freiburg or surrounding to issue naturalisation permits themselves. or 1230 well known for the fi rst faithful and complete editionHugs oftet ten e d Heuweiler area. Founding of the liberal community “Gescher”. h 1849 Many professions were still refused to Jews, e.g. u 1998 G“Arabianottenheim Nights” translated from the original text. Hochdorf r eisgau S Today, it has around 50 members. s trades linked to guilds, which was a condition l First indication of Jews settled in Freiburg: Kaiserstuhl Br r Gundelngen ICE Karlsruhe Dr. -
Exchange Report
EXCHANGE REPORT Germany Universität Mannheim Andy Tam Kiu Fai BSc RMBI, Year 4 Fall 2016 EXCHANGE REPORT Table of Contents MONTHLY ACTIVITY LOG………………………………………...PAGE 2 TO 8 GENERAL EXCHANGE INFORMATION…………………………..PAGE 9 TO 12 ITEMS TO BRING………………………………………………………PAGE 13 USEFUL LINKS AND CONTACTS……………………………………….PAGE 14 Page 1 EXCHANGE REPORT Monthly Activity Log SEPTEMBER Schloss Mannheim The Fall semester started in early September similar to that of HKUST. The Mannheim Palace is one of the iconic buildings in Mannheim, apart from Wasserturm and Mannheim Hauptbahnhof. It was in Baroque style and originally the main residence of the Prince-electors of the Electorate of the Palatinate of the House of Wittelsbach. It is one of the reasons why I chose Mannheim. Part of the building is the campus of Universität Mannheim, including classrooms and a library. Yes, I can STUDY in a PALACE! Another part of the palace is a museum. Der Neckar near Hafenstrasse Page 2 EXCHANGE REPORT Monthly Activity Log SEPTEMBER Schlossfest Apart from the welcome party, one of the unforgettable activities was the Schlossfest. I visited the museum of Mannheim palace for free, went to the roof of the palace and watched firework and music performance. Of course, I tried the Eichbaum beer produced in Mannheim and met some German friends. Heidelberg The way I spent my free time in September was to travel in places nearby. The semester ticket for students covered the places such as Heidelberg, Speyer, Schwetzingen and Wertheim. The S-bahn train S1 goes along the beautiful and meandering Neckar River from Heidelberg to Osterburken. -
Annual Congress of the European Economic Association
EEA 2015 EAN OP Ec R o U n E o m i c A S S O C 5 1 I A 0 T 2 I O N 30TH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION MANNHEIM 24-27 AUGUST 2015 1 A4 A2 A1 L1 L2 L3 L6 L8 A3 L4 Bismarckstraße Main Entrance Bismarckstraße Registration Aula W Katakomben L5 L7 L9 O 3-5 SN Schnecken- L9 Mensaria EW Ehrenhof EO hof SO 1-2 HAYS Forum M A3 EW EO M O SN SO L7, 3-5 L9, 1-2 Audimax A3 EW 086 EO 145 M 003 O 026-028 SN 163 SO 108 1 001 EW 148 EO 150 O 048-050 SN 169 SO 115 457 004 EW 151 EO 154 O 101 SO 133 458 EW 154 EO 157 O 126 SO 318 P 043 EW 156 EO 184 O 128 SO 322 S 031 EW 159 EO 186 O 129 SO 422 EO 256 O 131 O 133 O 135 O 138 O 142 O 145 O 148 O 151 CAMPUS MAP O 226/28 2 EO EW M 0 SN SO Katakomben and Hays Forum (food stations) MAP OF CASTLE WITH THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED: CAMPUS MAP WITH THE BUILDING IN USE FOR EEA MANNHEIM 2015 INSIDE FRONT COVER EEA 2015 ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Frontiers of Economics in China IMF (Full Text Free Download) IMF FEC Call for Papers (in colour) (b & w) Publications Frontiers of Economics in China (FEC) is one of the English • Leading edge research meets innovative publishing journals under the umbrella of the Frontiers in China launched in 2006 by China’s Ministry of Education. -