The Winners of the 2008 Competition
1st prize (1,000 Euros): Peter Hirata
Informed choice of programme – model of cooperation between schools and universities to reduce the drop-out rate
2nd prize (750 Euros): Konstantin Brand and Sven Grünewald
Proposals concerning the topic “Change of Subjects in the 2nd Semester”
3rd prize (500 Euros): Christina Felschen
WANTED, as alive as possible … a campus radio for Göttingen
Honourable mentions (non-cash prizes of about 100 Euros each):
Daniel Behme, Sabrina Diedrichs, Timo Graen, Peter Hirata, Torsten Sprenger
Some of the proposals: “Open Teaching Forum for Lecturers and Students”, “Competition Model to Promote and Publish Excellent Student Research”, “Intensive Block Internships as a Preparation for Going Abroad (during a PhD Programme)”.
Below you can find out more about the winners and their proposals.
Peter Hirata:
„Why do I want to study this and not something else?“ Peter Hirata deals with this central question in choosing a study programme. His proposal includes different aspects of how prospective students acquire the competence to estimate their abilities and interests with respect to different study programmes. The objective is the development of a conscious, realistic self-assessment to find out whether the individual skills and interests match the requirements of a subject.
Read more … (PDF in German)
Sven Grünewald and Konstantin Brand:
This contribution to the competition deals with the change of subjects in the second semester. It elaborates on different proposals on how to make it easier for students to reorient themselves and change the subject / programme in the second semester in order to reduce the amount of time wasted in the process.
Read more… (PDF in German)
Christina Felschen:
Christina Felschen’s idea is a campus radio that is „as alive as possible“. It should be both a means of offering students a chance to gain practical experience with radio broadcasting as a medium, and an enrichment of the student’s cultural life.
Read more… (PDF in German)