Faculty Seminar - Testimonials

Here are some comments of 2011 Faculty Seminar participants from anonymous evaluation:

"... excellent first-hand informaion/experience..."

"... exciting encounters with fellow participants and presenters that added something invaluable to my scholarly work..."

"... an outstanding program with great benefit to a wide range of academics interested in Germany..."

"... an excellent overview of current issues of Germany and Berlin..."

"... an incredibly dynamic, informative, well set-up and collegial program..."

"... stimulating, very useful, and culturally enriching..."

"... a great updated look at current tendencies in German politics, economics and culture..."

"... an excellent incentive to re-evaluate and possibly re-organize some of my own teaching..."

"... a model for taking academic groups broad..."

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Here are some comments of 2010 Faculty Seminar participants from anonymous evaluation:

"... enjoyable and rewarding..."

"... excellent learning experience with good friends and colleagues..."

"... I very much enjoyed the seminar . . . a great place where I met a great group of individuals..."

"... the seminar has helped shape my thinking in terms of the practical realities to current limits..."

"... very useful and a great experience..."

"... one of the most valuable learning experiences I've ever had. I really mean that! I am not one to give praise where I think it is not deserved. This seminar was - in so many ways - EXCELLENT ..."

"... an excellent opportunity to see German environmental policy through the lens of other fields ..."

"... inspiring and informative as well as fun ..."

"... a great chance to discover sustainable practice ..."

"... surprised by the energy & extertise & diversity of the participants ..."

"... thge seminar functions as an excellent model on how to educate: mettings with experts in the field; site visits for applications; lectures and discussions ..."

"... was both very informative about sustainability efforts - what is working? & inspirational for what can be done ..."

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Here are some comments of 2009 Faculty Seminar participants from anonymous evaluation:

"... a pivotal point in my development as a citizen and a professional..."

"... one of the most stimulating and rewarding faculty seminars in my career. I experienced the highest level of interdisciplinary interaction..."

"... this seminar took us far beyond academics..."

"... one of the best organized, well conceived, superbly implemented, exceptional collegial, informative, and fun conferences that I have ever attended..."

"... even if Germany may not be a "model" for environment, this seminar is a "model" of faculty seminars..."

"... cutting edge..."

"... easily, the most culturally and intellectually stimulating conference I have ever attended. And I have attended my fair share over the past 15 years..."

"... the best seminar that I have attended and a true intellectual stimulus..."

"... extremely helpful..."

"... an incredible and transformative experience..."

"... just terrific..."

"... an eye-opening crash course... the seminar was excellent, great depth, superb organization; it was an honor to be able to attend..."

"... a first rate opportunity to focus on learning rather than disseminating..."

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Here are some comments of 2007 Faculty Seminar participants from anonymous evaluation:

“...one of the best professional experiences of my career...”

"...educational, and personally and professionally rewarding..."

"...excellent access and organization, participants who liked to be with one another- I learned from participants as well as Studienforum leaders and speakers… I would recommend Studienforum as one of the best faculty development seminars to colleagues with background in European Studies and German Studies..."

"...the high point of my summer..."

"...an exceptional experience..."

"...being extremely interesting, enjoyable, insightful..."

"...very informative, interesting, thought-provoking…also good contacts..."

"...this seminar focus is directly related to my research project on issues of integration and EU enlargement. I believe I have established contacts which would be helpful for me in archival and potential interview research..."

"...the best I have ever had in terms of access to officials, discussions of topics and interactions with colleagues. Well organized and excellently contextualized..."

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Here are some comments of 2006 Faculty Seminar participants from anonymous evaluation:

“…I got so much from the seminar, and I can't thank you enough.  I know my students will benefit from my experiences, too!”

“… I got an understanding of socio-political concepts I did not have before: Interactive encounters with representatives from political parties, the EU Commission etc. were more valuable than I could ever have imagined.”

„…Sie haben alle für uns sehr viel Wunderbares und Wertvolles organisiert, Sachen, die man als ein gewöhnlicher Sterblicher nie erleben würde…”

 “…the pace was on occasion breathless, on the other hand, I didn’t want to miss anything…”

“I will remember this seminar as one of the most educational, beneficial, thought-provoking experiences I’ve had since entering academia. I renewed my faith in the European idea, in higher education, and in idealism.”

“I have acquired a variety of information & ideas to incorporate into my teaching & research, and a number of ideas to develop & explore further.”

“… excellent insights into German politics and culture; excellent contacts with politicians and artists...”

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Here are some comments of 2005 Faculty Seminar participants from anonymous evaluation:

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