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.
Most important facts: Where? In Konstanz When? 26th- 31th July 2018 Who? The new core Team & People of the last IstKon What? Kick-Off of IstKon 2019 and founding of an association Building Bridges is one of the core values of the IstKon Student Exchange and we have met two times for … Continue reading The Future Conference
Day 4 / Academic Day 1 (9. 04. 2018) by Nora Salman What happened on Day 4 after a weekend of arriving, getting first impressions and officially realising your presence in Istanbul? The participants were driven to a dreamful location in which the Grand Opening Ceremony took place, after putting on their finest occasion wear. … Continue reading The Grand Opening
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.
