Isaac Newton – We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
IstKon- the name connects the two cities Istanbul and Konstanz and stands for the exchange of ideas, opinions, typical cultural stuff and knowledge of each country.
The relationship Germany – Europe – Turkey is mainly characterized by tensions and conflicts. To overcome these, we want to build bridges by our annual conferences.
by Katja Blöchlinger After a long party night at the Konstanzer club Berry’s, the next day started a little later. Everyone met in front of the entrance to the flower island Mainau with the sun finally shining. It is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, famous for its blossoming flowers in spring. The group split … Continue reading A flower-y day trip, a castle and a BBQ with a view
by Felix Kube On Monday, the first academic day of IstKon 2019 took place. We met at the Ratssaal in the city hall, the beautifully renovated meeting room for the city council of Konstanz. Since the overall academic topic of this year’s exchange was Challenges to Democracy, our first topic to discuss was Democratic Innovations. … Continue reading Democratic Innovations – Academic Day 1
The city is known as the most crowded and most colorful city of Turkey. Furthermore, Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait. Die Bosphorus separates Europe and Asia, and the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
Or Konschdaanz as an inhabitant of Konstanz would call the city (special dialect ;-)). The city is characterized by its extraordinary location on Lake Constance or Bodensee in German. The Rhein river passes through Konstanz and leaves it by flowing under two bridges which are connecting the two parts of the city.
