Scholars of the summer semester 2019

18.04.2019
Four of our eight scholarship holders (from left to right) Marta Obukhova, Nadja Schmidle, Paul Schmidl, Soomin Son

Congratulations to our students on their scholarships!

With our first semesters in the bachelor’s program Marta Obukhova, Nadja Schmidle and Paul Schmidl, we are happy about a scholarship from the Förderkreis.

Our bachelor student Konstanze Winter and our bachelor student Patrick Urbani receive a Baden-Württemberg scholarship for their semester abroad at our Indian partner university Srishti, Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Our exchange student Soomin Son from our South Korean partner university Hongik University in Seoul spends one semester at the Merz Academy with a Baden-Württemberg scholarship, as does our exchange student Svojas Chari from our partner university Srishti, Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Our student Josefine Reichenbach received the Erasmus+ grant. She is completing her practical semester in Barcelona, Spain. At the heart of the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme is the promotion of learning mobility and transnational cooperation.

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