History
Inspired by the International Student Week in Ilmenau, a group of enthusiastic students organised the first Greifswald International Students Festival in 2002.
In 2005, the team formed itself and began planning the Second Festival. The topics of 2005 Festival included: Green Globalization, Conflicts, Migration, Development Cooperation, Intercultural learning and Bioethics. 271 students from all over the world followed this invitation, which is a bit lower than expected, because some of the participants from non-EU countries had visa problems.
The 2006 festival ran under the motto Project U-rope: Utopia or Reality, and only students from Europe were invited this time. Gesine Schwan was the patroness and sent a video message to the participants. More than 400 participants took part in the 2006 year's Festival. The cultural activities included:
- European Night
- Meeting of the Europeans
- Arts & Crafts Market
- Excursions to the Region
- Panel Discussions
- League of Culture
- Several Concerts
The next festival was then held in 2008, to avoid low participation due to the 2007 Ilmenau Festival.
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