On behalf of the entire team, I’d like to share how happy we are for Jochen Grötzbach and his successful defense of his dissertation on October 31, 2011. The title of his work is “Technology Transfer and Cultural Exchange as Instruments for reducing Socio-Ecological Conflicts in the Modernization Process” („Techniktransfer und kultureller Austausch als Mittel …
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The future of Aachen and the Region in 2035
Today I gave an interview about the future that was unlike any other interview I have ever experienced. The questions were scenario-based and started with, “what comes to mind when you think of ‘heimat’?” (which I would loosely translate as “homeland”). In the course of the interview, we discussed visions of a Utopian future, and …
Contradiction within EU Goals
lthough there are many priorities within the European Union, five key areas are interregional and cross-border mobility, gender equality, social cohesion, fertility, and environmental protection. One central area that the EU sets as a high priority is cross-border trade and a mobile labour market. The introduction of the Euro and the removal of many political …
