Work Groups
Work Group 1 | Work Group 2 | Work Group 3
Germany and the USA in an Age of Global History
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Group 2 The Production of Knowledge in the Age of Multimedia - Focus: Science, Education and Expert Knowledge Hosted by: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and German-American Academic Council Room 30, Marquette Center |
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| Session 1 |
Titel | Panelists |
| Friday, Nov. 19 11 - 12.30 a.m. |
Higher Educational Systems - Comparative U.S.-German Analysis and Recommendation | Matthias Döpke, University of Chicago: Humboldt's University: Now and
Then Karen Feldmann,Dr.,Ph.D., Graduiertenkolleg Europa-University Viadrina, Berlin: Who emulates whom ? Germany's Enthusiasm for Americanization and American Nostalgia for European Education Mats Selen, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Observation of a Physics Professor at a Large Midwestern University Martina Schulze M.A., M.A. (USA), Cultural Affairs Assistant, American Consulate General, Hamburg: American Higher Education: A Model for Institutions in Northern Germany ?! Gregory Hauser, Ph.D.,Associate Professor, Roosevelt University, Chicago: The Role of the Professoriate in the U.S. and Germany in an Expanding Higher Educational Marketplace |
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| Robert B. Petersen B.,Associate Professor, Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland | ||
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| Session 2 |
Titel | Panelists |
| Friday, Nov. 19 2 - 3.30 p.m. |
Transatlantic Knowledge Transfer | Antje
Scheidler, Humboldt-University, Berlin: Language: an obstacle to
integration? - Experiences in the U.S. and German school systems William Anthony, Ph.D., Director, Study Abroad Office, Northwestern University, Evanston, Study Abroad: A U.S. Perspective (current trends and future prospects) Susan J. Duggan, Dr., Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley World Internet Center, Palo Alto, CA: Opportunities for Growth in a Knowledge-Based Global Economy Harald Dertinger, Translator, Info-researcher, Altoona, PA: Ways to guide young adults to thinking in international dimensions |
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| Roger Gould, University of Chicago | ||
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| Session 3 |
Titel | Panelists |
| Friday, Nov. 19 4 - 5.30 p.m. |
Careers - Job market for scholars and scientists in the United States and Germany | Dagmar Carola
Schnelle, M.A., Government Affairs Manager, Audi AG, Ingolstadt:
How we produce today and how we will work tomorrow to be confirmed: Fred O'Connor, Managing Director/Strategic Account Management, Chicago: Impact/Consequences of Government Efforts to Promote/Stifle Labor Mobility Judkins Mathews, Washington, D.C.: Reflections on the aims, structures and consequences of contemporary higher education in Germany and the US from the perspective of a recent student Katherina B. Reiche, Diplom-Chemikerin, MdB (Member of the German Bundestag) Berlin |
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| Anne Ulrich, Dr. habil., Research Group Leader, Universität Jena | ||