Robin Steiner studied English and IT at the University of Bern. He went on a volunteering exchange to Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. As for many exchange students, the COVID-19 pandemic made planning and travelling difficult for Robin. His exchange experience turned out to be very different from what he had at first imagined.
On 4 November 2021, the ambassador of South Africa to Switzerland, Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele, is holding a guest lecture on contemporary South Africa. Students and staff at the University of Bern are invited to attend. Registration in advance is required. Please get in touch with Annie Cottier.
Professor Richter, you have lived and worked in many different countries, could you please tell us more?
I see myself very much as a European, and all my longer residences were in European countries: Czechoslovakia, where I was born, Germany, where I received my education, Great Britain, where I stayed at different periods of my academic career, and last but not least, Switzerland, where I have been living since my appointment as professor of Modern English Literature in 2007.
Where are you from?
My name is Klára, I’m from Prague in the Czech Republic. I study social and cultural anthropology and ethnology at Charles University in Prague. At the University of Bern I study social anthropology.
Why the University of Bern??
Where did you go?
My name is Valentine, I went to Lisbon in Portugal. I study pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Bern. In Lisbon I was enrolled as a chemistry student because our curriculum does not allow for a semester abroad. I really wanted to study abroad, so I decided to extend my studies by one semester as I couldn’t find all the courses that I needed in order to continue within the regular bachelor time.