The Cameroonian Ambassador of Germany visits our University and the UFT
We were honored by his Excellency Mr. Buchholz who came for an afternoon full of information to the University of Bremen and to the UFT. It was his wish to see the German partner of the University of Ngaoundéré which he visited in March this year.
After a warm welcome by our Vice President for Intercultural and International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Karakaşoğlu, general issues of the internationalisation strategy of the University of Bremen were discussed, highlighting the importance of our partnership with the University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Main topic was the Subject Related Partnership with this university, focussing on the improvement of teaching of environmental sciences. Additional new research projects as well as the broadening of the partnership, including economy, language and intercultural key competences were presented.
Prof. Thöming, director of the UFT, introduced to the concept of the Central Scientific Unit. The Cameroon activities focussing on ecology and the ReviTec-concept to combat soil degradation are an essential cornerstone of the UFT’s international activities. A large group of Cameroonian students found its way to the UFT to ask pressing questions to the ambassador who readily entered even into controverse discussions. The intensive and inspiring afternoon ended with a visit to our ReviTal10 site. The ambassador was very interested in the approach and expressed his high recognition of our project. He suggested to make the partnership and its additional projects visible in a larger conference, organized at the University of Ngaoundéré next spring at the opening of the Ngaoundéré ReviTec research site.
left: Vice President for Intercultural and International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Karakaşoğlu (ctr) welcomes his Excellency Mr. Buchholz.
from left to right: Prof. Haasis (economy and sustainable managment), Prof. Koehler (IO/UFT, responsible for the partnership), Dr. Annette Lang (IO), Mr. Buchholz, Paul Dayang, Prof. Yasemin Karakaşoğlu (VP), Prof. Rödiger (computer science), Dr. Bärbel Kühn (FZHB), Prof. Heyser (em. UFT), Christine Rodewald
right: The ambassador discusses with Cameroonina students of the University of Bremen and members of the Caneroonian Community Bremen (ccb) in the seminar room of the UFT..
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