Summer School workshop Göttingen
The joint effort of DAAD, Göttingen University (Germany) and Talca University (Chile) made possible the Summer School between both Universities as part of the International Agribusiness and Rural Development Program (IARD).
The main objective was to show and exchange ideas and observations of the thesis proposals between both universities and the students of IARD. The students could interact with the professors and also got from them positive suggestions and observations. These helped as an important input on their work. On the other hand both groups of students (who are in Germany and Chile) were able to spend time together visiting historical places in Berlin and Göttingen.
The Agenda's Highlights
The workshop began with the welcome address of Prof. Dr. Stephan v. Cramon-Taubadel, speaker of the master program IARD. The students participated and interacted in each presentation with the guide of the professors and Drs. (Prof. Dr. Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel, Dr. Sebastian Lakner, MSc. Thelma Brenes and Dr. Alejandra Engler). Each presentation was 20 minutes plus additional 10 minutes of a questions and answers session.
During the afternoon there was a University Tour (around the University Campus) to the main buildings.On the second day after the last presentations, there was a joint discussion in order to give advice in relation with the master thesis projects and deadlines. This was done by Prof. von Cramon- Taulabel and Msc. Thelma Brenes.
Also that same day, in the afternoon the students organized a time for being together and enjoyed a nice time at the lake Kiessee in Göttingen.
There were four PhD presentations (two from Latin America, one from Asia and East Europe). Each one showed their work, objectives, papers written and next steps. Two students were almost finishing their PhDs and the other two starting their respective programs. Later in the afternoon many historical places in Göttingen were visited.
Kutzleben-GbR
The KutzlebenGbR is located in the district Unstrut-Hainich on the edge of the Thuringian Basin. Since 1995, a sustainable company is headed at this location.
In working with the cultivation of high-quality and ecologically valuable agricultural products the company is concerned with the effects on the environment.
The enterprise has: 1,418 hectares of land, 3,000 individual parcels, and 8 permanent employees. They build on: winter wheat, winter oilseed rape, spring barley, winter rye and hops. (more info on: http://www.kutzleben-gbr.de).
Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein Main eG
This is the third largest of Germany's agricultural trade cooperative centers. Approximately 2,700 employees are active in over 200 locations within the enterprise business area. This extends over large parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony as well as all Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Here the enterprise is active for its more than 150 member cooperatives as well as around 70,000 farmers, growers and horticulturists (more info on: http://www.rwz.de).
VAD VogteierAgrar-Dienste GmbH
This enterprise is a trading company which specializes in the marketing of agricultural products such as cereals, oil seeds and fodder. The agricultural products come from Thuringia farms that produce under strict guidelines of integrated and controlled cultivation. (more info on: http://www.vogteier-agrardienste.de).
The main objective was for the students to learn about the German culture by visiting the Historisches Museum (History Museum), the Reichstag (German Parliament) and a guided tour (Historical highlights: Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall, etc.).
"This trip made us become better acquainted with Germany's and Berlin's culture and modern history. It gave us a different perspective of modern historical events, allowing us to see them from a German point of view. This was a very rewarding cultural experience".
David Quintero (Mexico)
