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The FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Behind the scenes of a newspaper company

23. April 2015, 11:00 - 12:00

With a circulation of around 382,000 delivered to 148 countries, the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (FAZ) is the German newspaper with the widest circulation abroad. Founded in 1949, the media company expanded continuously and today the FAZ is one of several high-profile national newspapers in Germany. The headquarters of the affiliated, but independent FAZIT foundation are located in Frankfurt as well.

The guided tour is offered exclusively to GRADE PhD candidates. We will have the chance to take a close look at the work of editors and journalists and the work they do on a daily basis. We will also visit the offset printing facility as an important part of the newspaper company.

The Commerzbank Arena - The FIFA WM stadium of Frankfurt

18. June 2015, 16:00 - 17:30

The Commerzbank Arena, commonly known by its original name “Waldstadion”, is home of the football club “Eintracht Frankfurt” whose offices are also located on the premises. The stadium was opened in 1925 and was expanded several times over the past decades. With a maximum capacity of 51,500 spectators for First League matches and 48,500 for American Football or international soccer matches it is among the ten largest football stadiums in Germany.

We will visit the stadium catacombs, the players’ locker rooms and the VIP lounge. We will have access to parts of the stadium usually closed to the public, and the tour will acquaint us with interesting aspects of the location and its history including the story of its home team “Eintracht Frankfurt”.

PHD Movie 2 by Jorge Cham

4. November 2015

The International Max-Planck Research School at the MPI for Brain Research and GRADE show you the latest PHD Movie 2 by Jorge Cham “Piled Higher and Deeper:  Still in Grad School“, in which the daily routine of PhD students – including lack of money, procrastination and seemingly never ending PhD projects – and their sometimes cynical, sometimes rather disinterested supervisors hilariously spring to life.  In this latest film the main topics are writer’s block, competition in research, a conference trip with the corresponding travel funds or the lack thereof and the competition for results.  Also, Cecilia has to finish her thesis quite soon before her supervisor goes on a sabbatical, or she risks being stuck in grad school for another year.