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GWC on Westend Campus
Contact
Head of GWC
Mr Florian v. Bothmer
Westend Campus
PEG-Building, 2nd floor, room 2.G182
Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt/Main
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 798-17 192
Fax: +49 (0) 69-798-763-17 192
Email: vonBothmer@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Researcher Advisors and Accommodation
Management:
1. Ms Isabelle de Porras
Westend Campus
PEG-Building, 2nd floor, room 2.G183
Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt/Main
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 798-17 193
Fax: +49 (0) 69-798-763-17 193
Email: Porras@em.uni-frankfurt.de
GWC‘s
Programme
Winter Term
2014 / 15
2. Ms Gabriele Zinn
Riedberg Campus
Biozentrum, Building N100, Magistrale, Room 010
Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt/Main
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 798-29863
Email: Zinn@em.uni-frankfurt.de
GWC on Riedberg Campus
Goethe University Frankfurt
Westend Campus
Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt/Main
www.uni-frankfurt.de/GWC
The Goethe Welcome Centre was made
possible with the help of Santander Universities.
www.santanderbank.de/universitaeten
Activities,
Excursions and
Events
GWC Activities
Sat., October 11th
Frankfurt City Tour
GWC‘s traditional start into the new term: a guided city tour around the historical down-town
of Frankfurt for all international researchers and
their families. 9.30 am - 2.30 pm
(Service Fee 5,00 EUR, lunch not included)
Sat., December 6th
Sat., March 14th
Visit to Christmas Market
in Dreieichenhain
Visit to Palmengarten
Are you ready for the Christmas season, steaming hot mulled wine and beautiful handcrafts?
Together we will visit the extraordinary Christmas Market of Dreieichenhain. 2 - 7 pm
(Service Fee 5,00 EUR)
Sat., October 18th
Wed., December 17th
Excursion to Seligenstadt &
visit to brewery
Christmas Get Together
We will spend a full day at the enchanting medieval town of Seligenstadt, visiting the Glaabsbräu Brewery and the impressive baroque monastry. 8.45 am - 5.30 pm
(Service Fee 12,00 EUR, lunch not included)
Sat., November 15th
Visit to Darmstadt, the city of science
In cooperation with GU‘s Dual Career Service
we will tour Hessen‘s fourth biggest city, its famous Hessisches Landesmuseum and the art colony Mathildenhöhe. Accompanying partners
and spouses of international researchers are
most welcome to join. 9.10 am - 5.30 pm
Your partner is working at GU and you would
like to meet people in a similar situation? Come
to spend an afternoon with us doing seasonal
handicrafts, tasting some traditional German
Advent and Christmas sweets or just getting to
know each other. An event for the whole family.
3.30 pm - 5.30 pm
January, (TBA)
New Year‘s Reception 2015
The International Office‘s great annual New
Year‘s Reception for international researchers
and scholars at GU. 6.30 - 9 pm
(Service Fee 13,00 EUR, lunch not included)
Sat., February 21st
Fr., November 28th
The lovely university city of Marburg is home
to one of Germany‘s oldest universities (founded
in 1527). Join us on our visit to this picturesque
treasure in the centre of Hessen. 9 am - 6 pm
Frankfurt by Night
Together we will explore some of the less well
known pubs and places in town and thoroughly
enjoy Frankfurt by night during the GWC Pub
Crawl. 8 pm - open end
Excursion to Marburg
(Service Fee 10,00 EUR, lunch not included)
A visit to one of Frankfurt‘s most beautiful and
most popular places, the famous Palmengarten
with its extensive greenhouses filled with tropical rainforests, exquisite subtropical species and
a unique collection of flowers and plants.
1.45 pm - 4.30 pm
(Service Fee 6,00 EUR)
GWC‘S International Lunch
Riedberg Campus
every 2nd Friday of the month at 12.30 pm
Fr., October 10th
Fr., November 14th
Fr., December 12th
Fr., January 9th
Fr., February 13th
Fr., March 13th
Pi x Gaumen
Pi x Gaumen
Pi x Gaumen
Pi x Gaumen
Pi x Gaumen
Pi x Gaumen
Westend Campus
every 3rd Friday of the month at 12.30 pm
Fr., October 17th
Fr., November 28th
Fr., December 19th
Fr., January 16th
Fr., February 20th
Fr., March 20th
Sturm & Drang
Sturm & Drang
Sturm & Drang
Sturm & Drang
Sturm & Drang
Sturm & Drang
As places are limited, early reservation is recommended latest 7 days prior to the activity with an e-mail
to welcome@uni-frankfurt.de.
Family members are most welcome on all of our
activities.