Oxford German Society

Oxford's society for the German-speaking world: social & cultural events, talks, language classes, career events with our sponsors. Learn more: linktree below.

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/ZTzAQDQRKr

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We're unbelievably excited to publish this term's new Term Card

https://t.co/YzfYTu61Mt

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During our first event of 2022, @Ricarda_Lang , a Member of Parliament for @Die_Gruenen and speaker for women's politics, shared her insights on the need to keep fighting gender inequality.

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@UniofOxford Congratulations to everyone - Herzlichen Glückwunsch - also from the German Society! 🎉🇩🇪 We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone for Michaelmas 2022!

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Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexander Görlach, a researcher, author, and columnist working on the impact of AI on democracy, joined us for a fascinating discussion for our last speaker event of Michaelmas Term 2021.

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It was an absolute honour and - for many of our members and us as well - a childhood dream come true to invite @CorneliaFunke, the renowned children's books author, this term!

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So far, Michaelmas Term 2021 has been full of exciting social events in addition to our speaker events. From Oxtoberfest to a Tischkickerturnier, our traditional Kaffee und Kuchen and Laternenbasteln - we're looking forward to the second half of term!

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Last Saturday, 6 November, Konrad Kollnig, Lovisa Reiche, Max Marczinek, and Tina Christmann presented their current research projects at our Oxford German Research Symposium. We thank all of them for sharing their impressive work with us, and look forward to future events!

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On Monday we had the honour to welcome Winfried Kretschmann, the Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, and his delegation in Oxford. After a talk on the need for but also opportunities of restructuring our economy to fight climate change, Mr. Kretschmann engaged in a Q&A.

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We had the honour to welcome Tupoka Ogette, an expert on racism and anti-discrimination, as our first speaker of the academic year. Her determination to seek to combat everyday racism is an inspiration to us all.

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Ending the term with a fabulous event with @joergkukies ! The current Secretary of State to the German ministry of finance and previously co-head of Goldman Sachs in Germany offered invaluable insights into the world of politics.

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Prof. Dr. Alexander Kurz, Executive Board member at the research organisation Fraunhofer Society, offered us his invaluable insights on the potential for and barriers to #innovation in Germany.

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Last week, we had the pleasure to host a talk with Aminata Touré , the vice-president of Schleswig-Holstein's state parliament, and MP since 2017, making her the first Afro-German and youngest vice president of a state parliament.

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On the 12th May we were excited to host a panel discussing the rewards and challenges of founding a start-up. We are incredibly thankful to the Oxford alumni Kristina Lunz, Paul Ostwald, and Roman Rothaermel for engaging in such wonderful discussions.

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This Tuesday, we had the privilege of hearing from @danielstelter about his perspective on current affairs as well as social and economic policy. The interview certainly raised some critical points and triggered new thoughts!

See below for some impressions from the event😀

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Last Monday, we had the great pleasure of hosting Dr Katrin Suder, chair of the German Federal Advisory Council on Digitalisation, for an insightful interview and Q&A on innovation, politics and the role of the private sector. Here are some impression from the event😀

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As part of the Beyond Brexit Series im Cooperation with @CUGermanSociety, we had the pleasure to welcome @peteraltmaier current Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, for an insightful online interview and Q&A! Some impressions from the event:

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We are delighted to introduce you to one of our speakers for our Research Symposium: Raphael Heim! He will be presenting his project "'Too interconnected to fail' – Information, networks and financial crises in the long-run, 1973-2008". More info on our Facebook page.

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We are delighted to introduce you to one of our speakers for our Research Symposium: Anna Weber! She will be presenting her project "Editing the 'Absolute Evil': A Publication History of Mein Kampf in the US and the UK". More info about Anna and her research on our Facebook page.

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We are delighted to introduce you to one of our speakers for our Research Symposium: @JonasP_Schoene ! He will be presenting his project "The Spread of Negativity on Social Media". More info about Jonas and his research on our Facebook page.