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At fun start to any career
A penguin doing mechanical engineering? A professor on skates? In university life, Aachen’s the place anything can happen!
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Crossover culture
The curtain rises, the play begins and you’re drawn into a whole new world. Theatre can be entertainment, education, anarchy or protest: “As you like it” or bang up-to-date. Theatre ...
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First-aid for culture shock
“Hi from Jakarta. Business going great. Would you do me a favour? Could you pin up my flyer to help me find good interns?!” The staff in the International Office ...
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Coal and gorillas – Euregio rocks
As every schoolboy knows, coal literally drove the industrial revolution. And coal was the driving force behind the Aachen area for many, many years.
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Stepping out for peace
David goes into his third lap, cheered on by Mum and Dad. His face may be as red as beetroot and dripping with sweat, but he’s as happy as Larry ...
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I recruited staff right there in the Institute lobby
In three years I managed to convert an idea from my BSc dissertation into a company with ten employees and a fully-functioning business model – thanks in no small part ...
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I love the weekly market
I love living in Aachen’s Frankenberger Quarter, but getting here was a long journey – both literally and metaphorically.
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The dream of human flight
Do they feel the solitude? Or does the adrenalin block out all thought? A quick glance at the 10-metre void below, and quite a few metres of water beyond.
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Treasure hunters in nature’s paradise
In Aachen, that holiday feeling’s never far away – look out of any window and you’ll see a park, a meadow or a tree-lined avenue.
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Shop till you drop
Shopping often brings love at first sight. Way-out fashion, skater style or indie look – beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder.
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From the day-care centre to the lecture theatre
What looks like a mini-conga takes shape outside “Super C”, the central services complex at RWTH Aachen University. Leading the way: a child’s toy cart. Everyone’s gibbering away excitedly – ...
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Wild west in Aachen
Arriving in Aachen by train, you’re welcomed by a group of riderless horses neighing. Yep, there’s still wild horses here, partner.
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