February 26, 2010

From the 15-17 of February 2010, MEG students participated in an excursion to visit prominent international organizations in Geneva.  Students were presented with insider information, and expert panel discussion with various UN agencies, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), IUCN, and NGO’s. Read more...

February 25, 2010

The role of new media in environmental governance, 15-17 April 2010, Freiburg

The Freiburg Forum on Environmental Governance 2010 will discuss the role of new media in environmental governance in a reflexive way and it will provide participants with a platform to share experiences on high-tech and no-tech forms of effective social networking.

Read more:  www.megforum.uni-freiburg.de

2^nd Semester

19.04. - 07.05.10      Elective: Corporate Governance

10.05. - 04.06.10      Environmental Policy Analysis

24.05. - 30.05.10      Pentecost Break

07.06. - 25.06.10      Economics, Institutions and the Environment

28.06. - 16.07.10      Sociology and Psychology of Enviromental Knowledge

19.07. - 06.08.10      Ecosystem Management

 

MEG Intercultural Team-building Weekend 2009

 

As in previous year, this years MEG class had the opportunity to explore the dynamics of multi-cultural teams, with a professional team-builder from SPICE consulting from Dec 12-13, 2009.  An added bonus this year: the workshop was held in the Faculty’s seminar house on the Schauinsland Mountain in the Black Forest, and included an overnight stay fully catered with traditional German food.  The group explored their cultural differences and similarities, and learned to work on challenging tasks (sometimes even blindfolded!) in a fun and exploratory fashion as a group. Exercises were held both indoors as well as outside in the fresh snow – which was also the first time several of the students had ever seen snow in real life!  The event was a great success, with all participants claiming it taught them a lot, and brought their group even closer together.  It was a real bonus for learning to work and play in intercultural teams, which the students can apply during the course of their studies, as well as in their professional lives beyond.  All agreed this event needs to continued annually.

Dec 08, 2009

Leonora Lorena, a MEG student from Portugal, was awarded the DAAD prize for excellent achievement of international students.  This prize, which is endowed with a 1000 Euro, is awarded once a year to an international student who not only demonstrates excellent academic achievement, but is also exemplary in his/her commitment to society and intercultural activities. Read more...

January 13, 2010

The deadline for applications for the Winter Semester 2010/2011 is May 15, 2010.

If you are interested in the course, you can browse the "students" section on this website, where you find information about the course and the application process. You can also explore the MEG Programme through the new interactive, multi-media Online Self Assessment tool. Click here to learn more and try it out!

If you wish to apply for the DAAD scholarship for young professionals from developing countries, the next deadline is October 15, 2010, for the intake wintersemester 2011. For more information on the application procedure and scholarship requirements, check our Studying section.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the course coordinator, Ms. Esther Muschelknautz. (esther.muschelknautz[at]ffu.uni-freiburg.de)

 

 

July 22, 2009

The summer semester edition of the MEG newsletter is now available. Click here for all the latest news of the MEG Programme, a wide range of reports and comments on travels and work, and of course a new instalment of the MEG cartoon.

Past editions of the newsletter can be found in the Newsletter section.

 

January 28, 2009

The MEG news from last year have now been moved. Use the panel at the top of the page or click here to enter the 2008 section.