His German is a bit rusty, Cobus van Staden replies to the question whether he speaks Japanese. “When I try to speak German, I always end up speaking Japanese.” So he hopes that the people he talks to will somehow magically understand Japanese. And his Chinese? He has learned the language, but doesn’t speak it […]
Gallery owner Lu Mei aims to build bridges between the art worlds of Europe and China in her “Migrant Bird Space.” Located on Koppenplatz in the heart of Berlin, the gallery of Beijing-based curator Lu Mei is surrounded by art galleries and museums. However, Asian or even Chinese artists were a rarity there for a […]
Patience is not one of Lukas Mandl’s strengths of character, as he says himself – but his perseverance has been rewarded these days. The 44-year-old Austrian has been a Member of the European Parliament for the EPP since 2017. He has primarily come into the limelight in recent months as its chief negotiator with Switzerland. […]
When Sophia Russack talks about the EU, her sentences are long and her gestures grand. She doesn’t want to leave anything out when talking about her favorite topic. “The EU is unique because it’s a union of states that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world – that’s why it’s an exciting research subject”, says […]
Daniel Mitrenga from the association “Die Familienunternehmer” has a passion: he loves economic policy. It all started during his studies, says the 47-year-old: “I studied economics in Cologne and Berlin and did my doctorate at the University of Bayreuth. Even during my studies, I was fascinated by regulatory economics.” He found the basic idea of […]
No matter what situation he finds himself in, Gunther Kegel assesses it from the perspective of an engineer. “That’s not always the smartest strategy when it comes to partnership issues,” says the 62-year-old electrical engineer. Perhaps it is this focus that has brought Kegel to where he is today. After all, Kegel has now been […]
When Anne Renzenbrink accepted her first permanent position as a reporter at an English-language daily newspaper in Cambodia in 2012, everything was exciting. A new home, the first real job, and a new language with Khmer. But above all, the excitement for something new. A joy that, however, quickly dampened. Shortly after Renzenbrink’s employment, Phnom […]
Franziska Tanneberger is a highly sought-after expert at COP28. The specialist in fen ecosystems rushes from event to event to talk about peatland conservation and to bring this “climate construction site” into sharper focus.Peatlands have a calming effect on Franziska Tanneberger. Field research, meetings with NGOs, or hearings in the Bundestag – the daily routine […]
If you want to talk to Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven these days, you have to manage to get hold of her between two conferences. The Director of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) only attended the African Climate Summit in Nairobi a few weeks ago, and in late November, she was in Dubai for the UN Climate Change […]
Leonie Suna-Kiefer first heard the Chinese language from tourists in her small hometown on Lake Constance. Even as a child, she was fascinated by Mandarin. After graduating from high school in 2012, she traveled to Thailand, Laos and finally to China. “I was intimidated, fascinated and full of curiosity about the unknown,” she recalls.She also […]