Constant personal rebranding has become quite common in recent years. No one raises an eyebrow when people want to try a new direction for their career and/or take the time to focus on their education. To make such a plan effective, it’s important to figure out what options are available and make an informed choice. In this guide, we want to tell you a bit about remote studying and what makes Berlin the perfect base for this kind of education.
To provide you with expert knowledge on the topic, we spoke to our colleague Prof. Dr. Katharina Michel, head of administration of the DBU – Digital Business University of Applied Sciences, who is also based inside the dynamic Blogfabrik in Kreuzberg, our creative and inspiring home of the last 5 years. We want to take a closer look at Berlin in its role as a home base for remote studying and will be using the DBU as our practical example.
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by Michalina | Stories
Deciding to move away from your home country to study abroad can probably be one of the most difficult decisions in your life. Choosing the right city is not about spinning the globe with eyes closed and dropping a finger on a random destination. Unfortunately, the choice is way more complicated, and even if it is not easy to realize it at the very start, it can be literally life-changing.
Sending applications to universities in other countries means to gradually plan your future and to figure out a lot of important issues, like which university and which program could be the right one for you or for your future career. But besides all that, the choice should not fall upon the university only, but also in the city you would love to live in!
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by Giulio | People, Stories
Always wanted to become an Instagram sensation but didn’t quite know what it takes, except tag each pic like crazy? Do you have no idea how to optimize the performance of your project’s Facebook page with concrete strategies, rather than random posts and hope for the best? Is being a writer your secret dream, but only your diary knows about it? MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the 18th to 21th of June 2018. We have something to suggest that will change your digital life!
As some of you know iHeartBerlin is part of a community of digital content creators that all work together at a coworking and project space called Blogfabrik. For the past months we have all been cooking up something quite exciting: The second edition of the Content Creation Week, Blogfabrik’s concentrated effort to provide access to its network’s competence, concerns itself with questions like, how is good content created, and what makes it successful? In 24 workshops, lectures and panels, the members of Blogfabrik will teach us all about the creation, marketing, and distribution of all kinds of digital content that will help you attract attention to your project or business. You will be able to gain knowledge and useful tips from media makers like the amazing Im Gegenteil, Tonspion, Notes of Berlin, Fuck Lucky Go Happy and of course iHeartBerlin! In the evenings we’ll host several parties and an exciting panel talk that are public and for free, so come join us!
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by Stella | Events
Learning a new language might prove difficult, especially when this language is German; pronunciation, declension, past tenses to mention but a few. Granted, every language has its own difficulties and challenges. However, the most difficult part in learning a language is not coming in terms with the basic rules of grammar, syntax or vocabulary, but maintaining regular contact with it beyond the few hours one spends in a classroom weekly.
The traditional teaching method would expect the student to improve his language skills by discussing rather mundane and/or out of touch topics and doing grammar exercises off a textbook. While that can prove efficient to a certain extent -annoying as it is, learning a new language avoiding grammar is impossible- it does not bring one’s language skills to the next level. By “next level”, I refer to the level, where the student is not exclusively dependent on a traditional course and a teacher, but they integrate them organically as one of their many tools in their attempt to elevate their language level.
In order to bring our German language guides to the next level as well, we spoke with someone who is an expert on the topic. Sela is the founder of the language school Sprachsalon in Neukölln and has had her fair share of experience with learning and teaching languages. We sat down with her and discussed some advice on how to fine-tune your German skills.
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by Nikos | Stories
