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Enhancing Presentation Skills with Impact Presenting FAU university recently hosted a workshop on effective presentation skills, delivered by Eric Molin, of Impact Presenting ®. The session aimed to equip the students of the Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures program with the ability to...

On Wednesday 26 June, from 14:00 – 17:45, Prof. Dr. Tijo Salverda is hosting Dr.-Ing. Siming Bayer for her talk on "Cultural dynamics of research and development – Experiences of Siemens Healthineers". This Guest Lecture comprises of a guided tour to Siemens Healthineers Med Museum, which will be...

On Tuesday, June 25th of 2024, from 16:15 to 17:45 Ct, Prof. Jean-Baptiste Pettier’s Moral Anthropology Advanced Seminar hosts Dr. Marion Breteau. Dr. Marion Breteau is an associate Researcher at the French Research Center for the Arabian Peninsula (CEFREPA) and visiting fellow at the Leibniz-Zentru...

On Wednesday 19 June, from 15:30 - 17:45, Prof. Dr. Tijo Salverda is hosting Dr. Natascha Eckert for her talk on "Cultural dynamics of international collaborations ". In this guest lecture the participants will have an opportunity to interact with Dr, Eckert as she shares her company’s engagement in...

On Wednesday 12th June, from 14:15 to 17:45, as a part of his course "Culture and the Company", Prof. Dr. Tijo Salverda is hosting Dr. Wieke Scholten for her guest lecture, "Culture as organizational /financial risk– Insights from behavioural-risk analyst Wieke Scholten". Dr. Scholten has her PhD in...

On Tuesday, May 28th of 2024, from 16:00 to 18:00 Ct, Prof. Jean-Baptiste Pettier’s Moral Anthropology Advanced Seminar hosts Leah Ritterfeld from the University of Vienna. In this lecture Leah Ritterfeld investigates the ‘incel’-community as an illustrative case study for the intricate and self-des...

Time: 13.05.2024, 14:00-17:00 Venue: SDAC Seminar Room Course: Understanding China-Africa through Literature and Films Topic: China's Development Cooperation with Africa and the Role of African Agency This lecture examines the motivations and operations of various Chinese-financed projects in...

Our first guest lecture, as a part of Moral Anthropology Advanced Seminar, with Simone Schneider is happening on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, at 16:00 - 18:00 Ct. In this lecture Simone Schneider examines the relation between infidelity as perceived as morally wrong while constituting a widespread pract...

Open Invitation Our faculty member Mingqing Yuan invites to the online film screening and post-screening discussion with the director Ningyi Sun. The documentary is called Eat Bitter (2023) and is centered on Central Africa and China. It asks the age-old question of what we are prepared to sacrific...