Veranstaltungen des IScO

 

Einmal im Monat organisiert das IScO einen Stammtisch und einmal in zwei Monaten ein Exkursion. Der Stammtisch stellt eine ausgezeichnete Gelegenheit dar, um in entspannter Atmosphäre andere internationale Forscher, Doktoranden, Postdoktoranden und Stipendiaten aus der ganzen Welt kennenzulernen.

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Impressionen von Exkursionen

IScO's Regional Seminar - Advent am 1.Dezember2018 

Bilder und Traditionen

 

IScO's Exkursion nach Baden-Baden am 24.März 2018

Das „International Scholars and Welcome Office“ organisierte eine Exkursion am 24. März 2018 nach Baden-Baden am 24. März 2018. Die Kurstadt liegt südlich von Karlsruhe und am Rande des Schwarzwaldes. Bereits die Römer nutzten die auch heute noch so populären heißen Quellen der Stadt. Neben diesen wurde Baden-Baden vor allem durch das Casino im Kurhaus berühmt, welches bei Nacht einen strahlenden und lebendigen Anblick bietet. Marlene Dietrich beschrieb das Casino (um 1830 gegründet und somit das älteste in Deutschland) als schönstes Casino auf der Welt. Berühmtheiten verschiedenster Bereiche von nah und fern sind hier zu Besuch. Zusammen mit der prachtvollen Lichtentaler Allee, dem Festspielhaus, den Thermalbädern sowie den vielen Hotels, Restaurants und Cafés gibt es in Baden-Baden eine Menge zu entdecken.

Wir starteten unsere Tour im beeindruckenden Casino. In den verschiedenen und sehr aufwendig und prunkvoll dekorierten Räumen stehen unter anderem Tische für Roulette, Blackjack und Poker. Über die Trinkhalle ging es dann weiter zur Altstadt von Baden-Baden, welche glücklicherweise im zweiten Weltkrieg keinen Bomben zum Opfer gefallen ist. Nach der äußerst informativen und unterhaltsamen Tour verabschiedeten wir uns von unserem Guide und kehrten in ein chinesisches Restaurant ein, wo wir auf typisch chinesische Weise speisten. Zum Abschluss bestieg die Gruppe mithilfe der Merkurbahn den Merkurberg, um Baden-Baden mit einem herrlichen Ausblick auch von oben betrachten zu können.

 

IScO's excursion to Gutach on August 12th 2017

On Saturday, August 12th a group of 27 researchers and scientists met at the main station in Karlsruhe to join our excursion to the open air museum “Vogtbauernhöfe” in Gutach, Black Forest. We were very lucky with the weather, after a long period of rain it was quiet dry on this Saturday. At eleven o`clock we arrived in Gutach and joined a private guided tour through two of the six traditional Black-Forest-houses. Mrs. Reiser our guide told us a lot about the intelligent concept of the house’s structure and the life of the inhabitants four hundred years ago. A highlight of the tour was the visit of the fully functional water powered mill, which was impressively demonstrated by Mrs. Reiser. After the tour ended the participants of the excursion had the opportunity to discover the museum by their own, or try a piece of the famous Black forest cake. 

 

Excursion with IStO to Siemens on July 17th 2017

Siemens is one of the biggest companies in Germany and well known all over the world, as well as the largest private employer in Karlsruhe. 17 students and scientists joined us to a company visit in the ‘Siemens Industrie Park Karlsruhe’ on Friday July 21st to get an inside look and experience how this company works. A center for process automation, factory automation, building automation and industrial services can be found here. The focus of the site is on process automation, process instrumentation and power instrumentation.

During the 1,5 hour factoy tour we had the chance to get a bigger insight and especially into the production site of this company.

After a short break, we continued the tour and visited the „Remote Expert Center“ which can access power plants worldwide. It is used for maintenance as well as repair purposes, service and of course supervision and control.

It was highly interesting to get the chance to have a closer look at a large company like Siemens.

Excursion with IStO to Heidelberg on 17.06.2017

On Saturday, 17th of July 20 students and scientist from all over the world met up at the main train station in Karlsruhe to take the train to visit the town of Heidelberg. After a relatively short train ride and a change into a tram in Heidelberg, we reached our starting point for this eventful day. Firstly, everyone got the opportunity to explore the town for about an hour until we met again to start our guided tour through the old town of Heidelberg. The tour offered us the possibility to learn about Heidelberg’s impressive history, the progress of the castle and the student life. Heidelberg is known as the town with the oldest university in Germany and a quarter of its population are students.

A big group of us accepted the offer to have a joined meal at ‘Alte Münz’, a traditional German restaurant which offers a huge variety of different versions of ‘Schnitzel’. All of us were very satisfied with our meal.

After a pleasant break at the restaurant, we continued to explore the town further. The group visited the castle ruins. We therefore used the funicular railway to reach the impressive ruins. The hill offers spectacular views of Heidelberg and the Neckar valley, as well as an inside look into the castle ruins. Plenty of other people visited the castle, so we decided to form smaller groups and meet up again to walk to the train station. A great and exciting day came to an end when group jointly took the train back to Karlsruhe.

Excursion with IStO to Freiburg on June 10th 201
 
On Friday June 10th, a group of 15 students and scholars gathered at the main station to start their excursion to Freiburg. The easiest way to get there is to use the train and choose the ‘Baden-Württemberg Ticket’. Around 11 a.m. the group reached the city located at on the western edge of the Black Forest. 
Starting from the train station in Freiburg, we got to know the city with the help of our tour guide. The 1,5-hour tour showed us the beauty and history of this picturesque city, for example the unusual system of gutters (called Freiburg Bächle) that run throughout its center, as well as the tiny alleys. We also learned that the city is an ‘eco-city’ and therefore people like to cycle or use public transportation. 
Freiburg is known as the warmest city in Germany and we got to experience this on our own. The weather was beautiful and allowed us to enjoy the day even more. When our guided tour came to an end at the ‘Münster’, the group decided to get ‘Bratwürste’ and other German specialties for lunch at the farmers market with is located directly next to the Münster. Afterwards, 12 of us explored the city on the way to a café where we got the chance to try an authentic piece of the famous Black Forest Cake. Strengthened from this coffee break, the group hiked to the top of the ‘Schlossberg’ to experience a wonderful view of Freiburg and the region. 
At the end of a long day, we enjoy the still sunny evening in a Beer garden on the hill. After an eventful day with many new impressions and great conversations, we took the train back to Karlsruhe. Therefore, everyone was very tired and exhausted when we reached the city at 9 p.m. 
 
Exkursion nach Baden-Baden am 25. März 2017

Am 25. März 2017 organisierte das „International Scholars and Welcome Office“ (IScO) eine Exkursion nach Baden-Baden. Baden-Baden ist eine Kurstadt südlich von Karlsruhe. Die Nutzung der heißen Quellen unter der Stadt für die städtischen Bäder geht bis auf die römische Antike zurück und erfreuen sich bis heute großer Beliebtheit. Mit der Gründung des Kasinos um 1830 erhielt die High Society Einzug in Baden-Baden und wurde mit den Bädern, Theatern und Pferderennen bis heute in der Stadt gehalten. Insbesondere russische Besucher sind in Baden-Baden anzutreffen, was ebenfalls seit Tolstoi, der selbst eine Zeit lang in Baden-Baden lebte, Tradition hat.

Wir nahmen an einer Führung teil, die mit dem Kasino, dem Kurhaus und der Altstadt viele wichtige Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt abdeckte. Zu Beginn wurden wir ins Kasino geführt, welches, im noblen Stiel des Hofes Ludwig XVI von einem Franzosen erbaut wurde. Danach führte uns die Tour über das Kurhaus mit und einem Schluck warmen, heilenden Quellwassers in die Altstadt, welche glücklicherweise im zweiten Weltkrieg keinen Bomben zum Opfer gefallen ist.

Nach dieser überaus interessanten und unterhaltsamen Führung erkundeten wir Baden-Baden in kleineren Gruppen bzw. kehrten in einem der vielen Restaurants zum Mittagessen ein.

 

Excursion to the Mercedes Benz Museum on 18.02.2017

On February 18th, 2017 IScO’s excursion went to the Mercedes-Benz Museum – a veritable treasure chest for anyone interested in cars or vehicles. Like every time our excursion started at Saturday morning at the Karlsruhe main station to travel by public transportation together to Stuttgart.

During our guided tour through the Mercedes Museum, our guide showed us the exhibits ranged from the very earliest motorized vehicles to the latest models, from humble taxis, trucks and other utility vehicles to the “wheels” of the rich and famous. Mr. Benz a KIT alumni by the way and Mr. Daimler, the two fathers of the first combustion-engine propelled cars, both hailing from our fair federal state of Baden-Württemberg, were actually competitors in the beginning and only economic pressures forced them to merge their respective companies in the 1920s. Did you know that the three-pointed star of the Mercedes brand symbolizes movement on land, water and in the air?

After the tour all participants had enough time to explore the museum with all the sights on their own. 

 

Family excursion to the Black Forrest on 22.10.2016

On 22nd October at 9:45 we started our journey to the Black Forrest Open Air Museum near Guttach by train. During our ride we had the possibility to get some first views of the panorama of the Black Forrest.

The Black Forest Open Air Museum is a forum for the entire Black Forest region. It carries out research projects and explores the cultural heritage and development of all rural areas in the Black Forest region.  In this way, the Open Air Museum contributes to the promotion and preservation of the region's cultural identity.

During our tour thru the different farmyards our well informed guide took us to the darker centuries of the inhabitants of the Black Forrest. We got to know the behaviors and the rituals of the people as well as typical clothing, tools and architecture of those times.  After our last stop at a full functional water mill we split up in groups and explored the museum by our own.

Some of us also visited the Taboggan Park and the Park for all Senses. Looking back it’s nearly unbelievable to think about the circumstances some people lived not even 100 years ago.

 

IScO's excursion to Speyer on June 4th 2016

Excursion to Speyer - world heritage cathedral and home to a space shuttle 

On June 4th undaunted by a few brief showers in the morning we set off from Karlsruhe’s main station.

To Speyer! It is the only town which can boast a cathedral nearly 1.000 years old and is home to a space shuttle.

After meeting our very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide we enjoyed the many impressive historical sights of the old town of Speyer. Beginning with an overview from the “Altpörtel”, the last remaining gate tower of the town walls, the view from a climb of 155 steps was certainly worth the effort. Despite having been severely damaged in the late 17th century the medieval layout of the town was kept when rebuilding took place.

As to this day the seat of a bishopric Speyer has more than its fair share of churches, not just catholic but of various denominations, including a strong Jewish tradition. The ruined remains of a synagogue and house of prayer for the women illustrate the turbulent history of Jewish life in the German lands, from periods of tolerance to persecutions up to the unspeakable crimes of the 20th century. A traditional Jewish bath house for ritual cleaning e.g. before weddings or after child birth survived fairly intact as it was underground and out of sight of hostile eyes.

We ended our tour in front of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the “Kaiserdom”, the largest cathedral in the Romanesque style worldwide.

After having lunch together next to the idyllic Rhine bank, many of us used the opportunity to visit the “Technik Museum”, home of a number of exhibits, from a Soviet Buran space shuttle to numerous aircraft, a submarine you can walk through and an IMAX film theater.

Returning after a day full of impressions, most would agree that Speyer is well worth a trip!

 

IScO's excursion to Freiburg on 21th Mai 2016

In the morning of May 21st, 2016 a group of international scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology met at the main station. Our destination was the beautiful city of Freiburg. The weather was perfect, blue sky and a lot of sun. By using the “Baden-Württemberg-Ticket” (a special deal offered by the transportation authority “DB”) we first took the regional train to Offenburg and then continued our journey to Freiburg im Breisgau.

After an about 5 minute walk crossing the train rails via a bridge, we met with our nice tour guide from “Freiburg AKTIV” in front of Freiburg’s bike station. Over the course of the next 1.5 hours we were given an overview of many interesting places and facts in and surrounding Freiburg. The tour was focused on cult and culture of the modern Freiburg.

Freiburg is a town situated in between the Black Forest and the Rhine valley. It is therefore considered the capital of the Black Forest region. It was founded by Konrad and Duke Berthold III of Zähring in 1120 AD. Because of its nice location close to the border of France and Switzerland as well as the relatively warm and sunny climate, Freiburg became vacation residence of many wealthy people in ancient times. Nowadays Freiburg is a popular student city with an innovative and creative lifestyle. It is considered one of the cities with the most bicycle traffic in Germany. Renewable energy is very important for the city, while using solar energy and innovative housing forms. Furthermore public gardens for farming are situated next to the recently built and modern university library.

Not only the rather new and student areas of Freiburg have a lot to offer. The rebuilt medieval down town of Freiburg is very charming. We were welcomed by many little alleys covered with arches of flower blossoms. A quarter known as the old town’s island is full of life and traditional restaurants. In the city center the well-known “Münster”, a cathedral and the last stop of our tour, is situated. After the tour we thanked our guide and the group split up for a couple of hours. Some people climbed the tower of the cathedral to enjoy the beautiful view over the old town. Others took their time to enjoy a longer lunch or hiked to the castle hill.

At 3:30 p.m. the group met in front of “Café Schmidt”. The black forest and therefore also Freiburg are very famous for the traditional “Black Forest cake”. Hence we did not miss the opportunity to enjoy a homemade piece of this German tradition in the small pastry shop in the middle of the city center.

With new energy the group decided to explore Freiburg a little more. Taking advantage of the good weather we visited the castle hill and went for an about 1 hour hike. Others walked around Freiburg. At 6 p.m. the group gathered at Freiburg main station and took the train back to Karlsruhe.

 

 

 

Excursion to Gutach 2017
Excursion to Gutach
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Excursion to Mercedes Benz Museum 18th February 2017
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Family Excursion to the Albtal, August 6th 2016
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Freiburg im Breisgau 21th May 2016
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Baden-Baden 19th March 2016 Kurhaus picture courtesy of M. Bostenaru
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Impressions of a regulars' table in summer - BBQ roof terrace of the International Guesthouse (13th August 2015)
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Baden-Baden 20th June 2015
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Speyer 30th May 2015
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Traditional Carnival in the Black Forest - Gengenbach picture kindly provided by Gengenbach Kultur- und Tourismus GmbH
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Excursion to the Mercedes-Benz Truck production plant in Wörth
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Excursion to the Zoo Karlsruhe, 21st January 2017
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Excursion to the Weingut Münzberg