{"id":70,"date":"2022-10-30T21:52:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2023-04-13T18:42:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T18:42:38","slug":"mdw-international-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/","title":{"rendered":"mdw-International Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group blog-query is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-55ae1de8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-no-results\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"is-flex-container columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internationals Designs-featured-two-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-acf-field mdw-featured-image wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/04\/21\/a-musical-journey-through-time-with-the-ukrainian-pianist-anastasiia-skovliuk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IntBlog_website_Skovliuk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/internationals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Internationals<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/04\/21\/a-musical-journey-through-time-with-the-ukrainian-pianist-anastasiia-skovliuk\/\" target=\"_self\" >A musical journey through time with the Ukrainian pianist Anastasiia Skovliuk<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T13:37:25+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cIt is important to me to present works to the audience that are in part unknown or even forgotten,\u201d says the Ukrainian mdw student Anastasiia Skovliuk about her concert series that she was able to realise through an Artists Solidarity Program Europe scholarship. This initiative by Austria\u2019s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs supports&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internationals countries-france Designs-featured-two-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-acf-field mdw-featured-image wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/23\/new-impulses-for-tonmeister-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IntBlog_website_IN.TUNE_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/internationals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Internationals<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/23\/new-impulses-for-tonmeister-students\/\" target=\"_self\" >New Impulses for Tonmeister Students<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T15:09:19+00:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cIt was rewarding because it was an encounter of many different approaches. I received a lot of input from the other students,\u201d says Lea Turon, Tonmeister student at the mdw. Along with fellow students from the Tonmeister programme, she participated in a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) as part of IN.TUNE. The mdw is one of&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12a0b04b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"is-flex-container columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3987 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-germany Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/04\/21\/rhythmics-hellerau-vienna-inclusion-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1923\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rhythmics: Hellerau, Vienna, Inclusion, and Beyond\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026-1536x1154.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tanzarchiv-ausen_Koeln_CF_032026-2048x1538.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/04\/21\/rhythmics-hellerau-vienna-inclusion-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rhythmics: Hellerau, Vienna, Inclusion, and Beyond<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T12:46:10+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The movement educator and filmmaker Gerburg Fuchs (Berlin) visited the mdw at the end of January 2026 as an incoming expert to present her documentary film Rhythmische R\u00e4ume \u2013 Hellerau, ein Ort der Moderne at the Arthouse Cinema. Beginning in 1909, Hellerau\/Dresden was a centre for a new kind of design and a new architectural&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-singapore Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/19\/seeing-the-big-picture\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seeing the big picture\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/more-supertrees-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/19\/seeing-the-big-picture\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seeing the big picture<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-19T15:10:48+00:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the beginning of March 2026, I attended the 15th annual SEADOM (Southeast Asian Directors of Music) Congress in Singapore even though I\u2019m neither Southeast Asian nor a director of a professional music school. Here\u2019s why. Bencoolen is the name of the neighborhood where 2 of the 3 arts education institutions that hosted the 15th&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-usa Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/09\/a-long-held-wish-came-true\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Long-Held Wish Came True\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7375-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/09\/a-long-held-wish-came-true\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Long-Held Wish Came True<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T12:57:26+00:00\">March 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to live for a time in the US. I am fascinated by the typically American way of life that one knows from all the movies and series,\u201d says Linda Oppelmayer, who studies music education, with guitar as her main instrument, at the mdw. After high school, she had intended to go to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3878 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-colombia Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/29\/masterclass-and-artistic-research-in-medellin-and-bogota\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Masterclass and Artistic Research in Medell\u00edn and Bogot\u00e1\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC00002v2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/29\/masterclass-and-artistic-research-in-medellin-and-bogota\/\" target=\"_self\" >Masterclass and Artistic Research in Medell\u00edn and Bogot\u00e1<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-29T13:04:36+00:00\">January 29, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the end of August 2025, I visited Columbia along with mdw faculty Johannes Kretz for ten days. First, we taught in Medell\u00edn at the private Universidad EAFIT and then in Bogot\u00e1 at the public Conservatorio de M\u00fasica \u2013 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, also providing insights into artistic research at the mdw. At both universities,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-portugal Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/20\/performativityies-of-memoryies-interdisciplinary-conference\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2108\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein-1399x1536.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pia-klein-1865x2048.jpg 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/20\/performativityies-of-memoryies-interdisciplinary-conference\/\" target=\"_self\" >Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-20T14:20:00+00:00\">January 20, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Organised by the ESE-IPVC School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, the ID+ Research Institute for Design Media and Culture, in cooperation with the IPCA Polytechnic University of C\u00e1vado and Ave, the Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference (PMIC) took place between October 23 and 24 2025 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3834 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-brazil countries-georgia Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/14\/on-a-teacher-mobility-you-are-an-ambassador-for-the-mdw\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1127\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4F9029C0-08FB-4D65-AD45-1C0892D84C82.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cOn a Teacher Mobility, You Are an Ambassador for the mdw\u201d\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4F9029C0-08FB-4D65-AD45-1C0892D84C82.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4F9029C0-08FB-4D65-AD45-1C0892D84C82-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4F9029C0-08FB-4D65-AD45-1C0892D84C82-681x1024.jpeg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/14\/on-a-teacher-mobility-you-are-an-ambassador-for-the-mdw\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u201cOn a Teacher Mobility, You Are an Ambassador for the mdw\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-14T14:53:03+00:00\">January 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Daniel Serrano is a composer and teaches music theory in the mdw\u2019s Leonard Bernstein Department of Wind and Percussion Instruments. He studied violin and chamber music at the Musikene in San Sebasti\u00e1n and completed his composition studies with Michael Jarrell and music theory with Gesine Schr\u00f6der at the mdw. As a teacher at the mdw,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-norway Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/12\/inspiring-encounters-in-the-far-north\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Teamfoto_beide-Kommunikationsabteilungen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inspiring Encounters in the Far North\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Teamfoto_beide-Kommunikationsabteilungen.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Teamfoto_beide-Kommunikationsabteilungen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Teamfoto_beide-Kommunikationsabteilungen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Teamfoto_beide-Kommunikationsabteilungen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Teamfoto_beide-Kommunikationsabteilungen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/01\/12\/inspiring-encounters-in-the-far-north\/\" target=\"_self\" >Inspiring Encounters in the Far North<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-12T11:14:17+00:00\">January 12, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the invitation of St\u00e5le Tvete Vollan, director of the Communication Department at the Norges musikkh\u00f8gskole (NMH), my colleagues, Barbara Stieber and Seraina Brugger, and I travelled to Oslo in October 2025 to exchange ideas about the work processes and structures, technical systems and infrastructures, and current developments in the communication departments of our respective&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-netherlands Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/11\/11\/erasmus-staff-mobility-my-stay-at-the-conservatorium-van-amsterdam\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image4-rotated.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Erasmus+ Staff Mobility \u2013 My Stay at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image4-rotated.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image4-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/11\/11\/erasmus-staff-mobility-my-stay-at-the-conservatorium-van-amsterdam\/\" target=\"_self\" >Erasmus+ Staff Mobility \u2013 My Stay at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-11T13:35:54+00:00\">November 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From 4 to 7 November 2025, I visited the Conservatorium van Amsterdam as part of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility programme. My first day began with a conversation with Raphaela Danksagm\u00fcller, head of the university\u2019s Booking Agency and Lunch Concerts. This agency places students with event organisers all over Amsterdam\u2014for performances in churches, museums, and concert&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3757 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-mongolia Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/11\/10\/a-long-journey-for-extraordinary-impressions\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec1f7eff-eeb1-46d3-9630-19a0d5615323.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Long Journey for Extraordinary Impressions\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec1f7eff-eeb1-46d3-9630-19a0d5615323.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec1f7eff-eeb1-46d3-9630-19a0d5615323-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec1f7eff-eeb1-46d3-9630-19a0d5615323-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec1f7eff-eeb1-46d3-9630-19a0d5615323-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/11\/10\/a-long-journey-for-extraordinary-impressions\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Long Journey for Extraordinary Impressions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T13:57:39+00:00\">November 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Alen Pavli\u0107 studies saxophone pedagogy in the mdw\u2019s bachelor\u2019s programme in the ipop \u2013 Department of Popular Music. Together with mdw student Felix Loidl, he took part this summer in the International Big Band Workshop in Mongolia. This workshop was held for the fourth time, organised by the German musician and teacher Martin Zenker, who&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3734 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-germany Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/10\/29\/four-days-in-weimar-at-the-77th-annual-conference-of-the-german-musicological-society-2025\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Portrait_klein.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four days in Weimar at the 77th Annual Conference of the German Musicological Society 2025\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Portrait_klein.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Portrait_klein-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Portrait_klein-1024x939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Portrait_klein-768x704.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/10\/29\/four-days-in-weimar-at-the-77th-annual-conference-of-the-german-musicological-society-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Four days in Weimar at the 77th Annual Conference of the German Musicological Society 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T15:15:26+00:00\">October 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From 6 to 9 October 2025, I took part in the 77th Annual Conference of the German Musicological Society (Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Musikforschung, GfM) at the University of Music Franz Liszt (HfM) Weimar together with the team from the Austrian Science Fund research project Musician Families: Constellations and Concepts. The trip was funded by the mdw\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-italy Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/10\/22\/between-mountains-and-ideas-reflections-from-the-pea-conference-in-merano\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Between Mountains and Ideas: Reflections from the PEA Conference in Merano\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6245-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/10\/22\/between-mountains-and-ideas-reflections-from-the-pea-conference-in-merano\/\" target=\"_self\" >Between Mountains and Ideas: Reflections from the PEA Conference in Merano<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T13:31:27+00:00\">October 22, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The journey to Merano already felt like a prelude to the conference itself: first by train to Munich, then by Flixbus winding its way up and down narrow mountain roads, past steep gorges and picturesque villages. The rhythm of the curves and the sudden views of alpine valleys set the stage for what awaited me\u2014a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3709 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-germany Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/10\/22\/connecting-research-dialogue-and-people-reflections-on-the-ampf-conference-in-freiburg\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2316\" height=\"2392\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Connecting Research, Dialogue, and People: Reflections on the AMPF Conference in Freiburg\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein.jpg 2316w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein-991x1024.jpg 991w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein-1487x1536.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250909-Portrait-KLS_klein-1983x2048.jpg 1983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2316px) 100vw, 2316px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/10\/22\/connecting-research-dialogue-and-people-reflections-on-the-ampf-conference-in-freiburg\/\" target=\"_self\" >Connecting Research, Dialogue, and People: Reflections on the AMPF Conference in Freiburg<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T13:01:02+00:00\">October 22, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From 23 to 26 September 2025, I had the privilege of attending the annual conference of the Arbeitskreis f\u00fcr Musikp\u00e4dagogische Forschung und Praxis (AMPF) in Freiburg\u2014an inspiring gathering that brought together around 190 music education scholars, mainly from Germany and Austria, with some contributions from other countries. Supported by the mdw International Mobility Funding for&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3686 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internationals Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/08\/26\/new-orchestra-experiences-through-the-sir-elton-john-global-exchange-programme\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_c_Daniel_Willinger__DWP9342.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Orchestra Experiences Through the Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_c_Daniel_Willinger__DWP9342.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_c_Daniel_Willinger__DWP9342-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_c_Daniel_Willinger__DWP9342-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_c_Daniel_Willinger__DWP9342-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_c_Daniel_Willinger__DWP9342-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/internationals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Internationals<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/08\/26\/new-orchestra-experiences-through-the-sir-elton-john-global-exchange-programme\/\" target=\"_self\" >New Orchestra Experiences Through the Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-26T12:01:01+00:00\">August 26, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Through the Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme, the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London carries out international projects and student exchange programmes with selected partner institutions, including the mdw. As a generous supporter of the Royal Academy of Music, Sir Elton John sponsors the exchange programme that bears his name. The RAM students&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3666 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni countries-great-britain Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/08\/18\/womens-film-history-scholars-connecting-on-many-levels\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2372\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Women\u2019s Film History Scholars Connecting on Many Levels\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein.jpg 2372w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein-949x1024.jpg 949w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein-1423x1536.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bianca-klein-1898x2048.jpg 1898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2372px) 100vw, 2372px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/alumni\/\" rel=\"tag\">Alumni<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/08\/18\/womens-film-history-scholars-connecting-on-many-levels\/\" target=\"_self\" >Women\u2019s Film History Scholars Connecting on Many Levels<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-18T13:10:24+00:00\">August 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From June 18th to 20th, the Doing Women\u2019s Film and Television History Conference, organised by the Women\u2019s Film and Television History Network-UK\/Ireland took place for the seventh time. Three days of presentations, films, discussions, and dinner conversations at the University of Lincoln enriched my perspectives on current research methods and broadened my knowledge of a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3645 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-finland Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/07\/15\/participation-and-identity-a-bip-erasmus-programme-in-northeastern-finland\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hennenberg.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Participation and Identity \u2013 a BIP Erasmus Programme in Northeastern Finland\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hennenberg.png 908w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hennenberg-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hennenberg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hennenberg-768x761.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/07\/15\/participation-and-identity-a-bip-erasmus-programme-in-northeastern-finland\/\" target=\"_self\" >Participation and Identity \u2013 a BIP Erasmus Programme in Northeastern Finland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-15T13:50:45+00:00\">July 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From 30 May to 5 June 2025, I\u2014along with ten mdw students of instrumental and vocal education and of music education\u2014attended the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Cultural and Social Well-Being \u2013 Identity and Participation at Savonia University of Applied Sciences in Kuopio, in northeastern Finland. There, we met Finnish, Lithuanian, and German students from these&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3593 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outgoing countries-south-africa Designs-regular\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/06\/05\/an-impetus-for-learning-beyond-ones-own-research-topic\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0839-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cAn Impetus for Learning Beyond One\u2019s Own Research Topic\u201d\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0839-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0839-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0839-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0839-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category frontpage-cat wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/category\/outgoing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outgoing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ad242596542da433cf4948df7e39d5f3 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2025\/06\/05\/an-impetus-for-learning-beyond-ones-own-research-topic\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u201cAn Impetus for Learning Beyond One\u2019s Own Research Topic\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"hr-frontpage\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-05T14:22:38+00:00\">June 5, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A PhD short-term mobility took the three mdw students Caroline Gansterer-Heider, Constantin Luger, and Abigail Wagner to Cape Town, South Africa, for a week in March 2025. Their teacher Evelyn Annu\u00df, Professor for Gender Studies, initiated the research trip. 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value=\"finland\">Finland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-39\" data-sf-count=\"2\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"france\">France<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-269\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"georgia\">Georgia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-54\" data-sf-count=\"8\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"germany\">Germany<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-83\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"great-britain\">Great Britain<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-62\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"greece\">Greece<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-267\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"hungary\">Hungary<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-260\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"iceland\">Iceland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-63\" data-sf-count=\"2\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"india\">India<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-263\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"israel\">Israel<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-35\" data-sf-count=\"4\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"italy\">Italy<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-40\" data-sf-count=\"3\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"japan\">Japan<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-36\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"latvia\">Latvia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-265\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"malaysia\">Malaysia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-60\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"mexico\">Mexico<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-268\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"mongolia\">Mongolia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-45\" data-sf-count=\"2\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"netherlands\">Netherlands<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-66\" data-sf-count=\"3\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"norway\">Norway<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-64\" data-sf-count=\"3\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"poland\">Poland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-58\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"portugal\">Portugal<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-266\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"qatar\">Qatar<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-77\" data-sf-count=\"1\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" 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This vibrant exchange benefits students, teachers, and administrative staff, who travel to our partner institutions or come to the mdw from there. In the International Blog, they share their varied experiences \u2013 and why it is so important as members of the mdw community to immerse oneself in the life of another university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-mamaduka-toggles wp-block-toggles\"><summary>More<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-toggles__content\">\n<p>Even those who do not travel can experience the internationality of the mdw, whether it is through participation in the digital exchange with other universities or through the varied backgrounds of the mdw students and teachers, who incorporate this into their daily activities at the mdw. The stories about personal and professional enrichment, new contacts, and unforgettable impressions can be enjoyed by readers in the International Blog.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you interested in sharing your story?<\/strong> Then write to Isabella Gaisbauer, Vice Rectorate for International Affairs and Art: <a href=\"mailto:gaisbauer@mdw.ac.at\"><strong>gaisbauer@mdw.ac.at<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us The mdw is internationally and globally networked, with students from over 70 nations and some 190 partner universities from every continent. This vibrant exchange benefits students, teachers, and administrative staff, who travel to our partner institutions or come to the mdw from there. 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