High-ranking EU representatives on campus

From left: UAS lecturer David Corcoran, Head of the Department of Economics Silvia Ettl-Huber, Christian Gsodam, Head of the Cabinet of the Secretary General of the European Committee of the Regions, Tonka Semmler-Matosic, Head of the Bachelor International Economic Relations programme and Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament.

Business studies Students at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences repeatedly gain insights into the processes in Brussels. Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Christian Gsodam, Head of the Cabinet of the Secretary-General of the European Committee of the Regions, were guests yesterday. The topic: What can students contribute to shaping EUrope?

Eisenstadt, 24 November 2023 - Normally, it is the students from the Department of Economics at FH Burgenland who visit the EU institutions in Brussels. Yesterday evening it was the other way round. High-ranking guest lecturers travelled to Eisenstadt and gave students on the Bachelor's degree programme in International Economic Relations and the Master's degree programme in European Studies an insight into the EU. Numerous students took part in the discussion live on site, while around 70 were connected online and were able to ask their questions and get involved in the chat.

Christian Gsodam and Othmar Karas were happy to take time for the students, as they both emphasised.

We all have something in common, namely an interest in the future.

Christian Gsodam, Head of the Cabinet of the Secretary-General of the European Committee of the Regions

We are electing the only multinational parliament in the world in June," emphasised Karas. It is therefore important to talk about Europe and to be aware of the role we as citizens and the European institutions have in shaping the future.

We are part of this project and therefore also part of the design. It is also up to us what our future looks like.

Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament

The situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, migration policy, green transformation and artificial intelligence were discussed with the interested students.

The visit took place as part of the European Future Talks 2023.

You can find more information about the degree programmes at FH Burgenland at www.fh-burgenland.at. Registration is already possible.

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Further information:
Mag.a Christiane Staab
Marketing & Communication
Fachhochschule Burgenland GmbH
Tel: +43 (0)5 7705 3537
E-Mail: christiane.staab@hochschule-burgenland.at

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