Campus Without Borders, Vol. 4: “Between Two Worlds”

What does it mean to live between two worlds? Campus Without Borders, Vol. 4, focuses on people who were born outside Germany and have made a life for themselves here. They talk about their home countries, their first steps in Germany, and their personal and professional journeys—from their studies and language acquisition to academic careers and eventually self-employment. The event explores opportunities and new beginnings, challenges, and the question of what it means to feel at home between different cultures and ways of life.

Look forward to four personal accounts, followed by a panel discussion, music, and drinks. An evening full of diverse perspectives, inspiring stories, and intercultural encounters that invites you to listen, ask questions, and engage in conversation.

Program:
5:00–6:00 p.m.: Arrival, drinks, and music
6:00–8:00 p.m.: Four presentations followed by a panel discussion

Presentations:

• Buğra Türkoğlu: Erasmus+ intern from Turkey at the Technical Thermodynamics Research Group (FB 15)
  About his home country, his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and his path to a master’s program in Germany—preferably in Kassel
• M.Sc. Xueqi Zhang: Doctoral candidate at the Heat and Mass Transfer Research Group at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
  On her home country, China; arriving in Germany; learning German; her studies and Ph.D.
• Prof. Dr. Camilo Florian Baron:
  Research Group on Extreme Light for Material Structures, Institute of Materials Science (FB 15)
  Grew up and studied in Colombia, earned a Ph.D. in Barcelona, conducted research in Spain, at the BAM in Berlin, and in Princeton—in Kassel since 2023
• Dipl.-Ing. Murat Cetinkaya: Architect in Kassel and Felsberg
  Born in Turkey, came to Germany as the child of a guest worker: learned German, earned his high school diploma, studied architecture, became self-employed

The event is open to all members of the University of Kassel as well as guests, friends, and interested members of the public from outside the university.

Contact:

University of Kassel | Technical Thermodynamics | Kurt-Wolters-Str. 3, 34125 Kassel
Department 15: Mechanical Engineering
Erasmus Coordinator: Fatih Meral
Email: f.meral[at]uni-kassel[de]de
Program Initiative at the University of Kassel
Campus Without Borders