German at UM

This week, students and graduates of the Department of German, together with Dr Katrin Dautel, are participating in an Erasmus+ BIP summer school at the University of Cagliari on ‘Islands Narrations and Metaphors‘. In engaging seminars on classic and contemporary literature, film, visual art and cartography, discussions revolve around the cultural construction of the island as thought figure, islands and the environment and the significance of islands in history and culture. In addition, the group is exploring beautiful Sardinia during excursions, guided tours and visits to museums. Thank you so much to the organisers, especially Prof. Valentina Serra, for the excellent organisation! 🙂🙏🏻🏝️

At the UM Research Expo 2026, Katrin Dautel and Kathrin Schödel from the Department of German presented a poster on "Islands and Enivronment(s)", an on-going research project in the context of DECC, the Faculty of Arts Research Cluster. - This was a great occasion for sharing and discussing research!

Interested in learning German or studying in Germany? Until this afternoon we are at the University Quadrangle and happy to have a chat about the many opportunities! 🙂🇩🇪

It was a pleasure hosting visiting professor Joanna Bednarska from the University of Łódź at our department this week! Thank you for the intriguing sessions and the talk - learning about literary representations of the Lebensborn e.V. Organisation once again highlighted the importance of a critical engagement with the N**i past and the importance of making the victims’ perspectives visible.

Diese Woche fand im St. Nicholas College in Rabat die feierliche Preisverleihung für das 'German Speaking Championship 2025–2026' statt, organisiert vom Directorate for Early Years, Languages and Humanities. Gratulation allen Gewinnerinnen und Gewinnern - Hut ab für die tolle Leistung! 👏🎩💪

We were happy to be part of the SEA-EU Language Café on the 14th of April. A warm thank you to everyone who came. It was a joy to practice with and bring a bit of German to you!