Die Spuren der Vergangenheit: Lernen. Reflektieren. Verknüpfen.
Vorträge, Workshops & Networking für internationale Studierende
Von April bis September 2025 laden ScoPE, der AStA, das International Office und der Fachbereich 2 - in Kooperation mit Museen und Bildungseinrichtungen - zu einer englischsprachigen Veranstaltungsreihe „Traces of the Past“ ein.
Sie erhalten zugängliche Einblicke in zentrale Aspekte der deutschen Geschichte - und haben die Möglichkeit zu diskutieren, Ihre Fragen zu stellen und sich mit anderen auszutauschen.
- Wie hat sich die Demokratie in Deutschland entwickelt?
- Was war der Nationalsozialismus - und warum wirkt er bis heute in unserer Gesellschaft nach?
- Was bedeutet das Gedenken an den Holocaust - und welche Verantwortung tragen wir als junge Generation?
Nächste Veranstaltung:
Guided Tour “Frankfurt and National Socialism”
04.08.2025
Start of guided tour: 11:00 a.m.
Meeting point: tba following soon
Please register until August, 1st 2025 via this Registration form!
This city tour takes a double look at Frankfurt - as a National Socialist city and as a city that came to terms with its past after 1945. Frankfurt changed dramatically under the National Socialists: a Nazi mayor took office and the old mayor had to flee. Unwanted population groups were resettled. Streets, bridges and squares were renamed. After the Second World War, the National Socialists left Frankfurt a destroyed city - and poorer by thousands of Jewish and other residents.
In the 1960s, the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial brought the repressed Nazi past to the forefront of German historical consciousness for the first time. Why did the once liberal and “Jewish” Frankfurt turn to National Socialism so quickly? Which places still bear witness to the crimes of German fascism today and how did the city begin to come to terms with its Nazi past?
2-Day Trip to Weimar – Part of the “Traces of the Past” Program
A highlight of the “Traces of the Past” series organized by the ScoPE, AStA, the International Office and Faculty 2 is a two-day trip to Weimar – a city known for its rich German art, culture, and history. Weimar is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was home to famous writers like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. The Bauhaus, the world-famous school of art and design, was also founded in Weimar by the famous architect Walter Gropius. With its museums, castles, parks, and historic old town, Weimar offers a lot to explore.
But Weimar also has a darker side to its history: just a few kilometers from the city center lies the Buchenwald Memorial, the site of a former Nazi concentration camp. A visit there is a powerful reminder of the crimes of the Nazi era and the importance of remembering the past!
Trip Schedule
Monday, September 22, 2025
- Travel to Weimar by train & check-in at the youth hostel
- Guided city tour
- (optional: visit to the Bauhaus Museum)
- Group dinner in the evening
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
- Visit to the Buchenwald Memorial with a guided tour
- Return trip to Frankfurt am Main
Cost & Registration
The personal contribution is 50 €. Please register by Tuesday August 5, 2025 using the form HERE. You will receive a confirmation (20 places available) and the transaction details, including the IBAN, after registration.
What's included:
- Train travel (round trip)
- Travel insurance
- One night in shared rooms at the youth hostel
- Meals: dinner on Monday, breakfast and lunch package on Tuesday
There are 20 places available – first come, first served! Participation only possible if you’ve attended at least one prior event from April – to August.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at the following email address: coaching(at)fb2.fra-uas.de
For further information:
- Youth Hostel Weimar - "Germania": https://www.jugendherberge.de/en/youth-hostels/weimar-germania/
- Weimar: https://www.weimar.de/tourismus/
- Buchenwald Memorial: https://www.buchenwald.de/
Kommende Veranstaltungen
Kommende Veranstaltungen (Termine und Anmeldung folgen bald):
August: Gruppenbesuch im Historischen Museum Frankfurt „Anbiederung und Aufarbeitung. Frankfurt und der Nationalsozialismus.“
September/October:2-tägige Reise nach Weimar
Besuch der Gedenkstätte Buchenwald und der Weimarer Museen (Goethe-Nationalmuseum, Stadtführung, mit Reservierung Anna-Amalia-Bibliothek)
(Teilnahme nur möglich, wenn Sie mindestens eine Veranstaltung zuvor besucht haben)
Bei Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte an: coaching(at)fb2.fra-uas.de
Vergangene Veranstaltungen
- Juni: Führung durch die Frankfurter Gedenkstätte Großmarkthalle/Europäische Zentralbank
Mai: Stadtführung Frankfurts Geschichte ab 1848
April: Vortrag "Nazi-Deutschland: Entwicklungen und Strukturen“
mit Thomas Altmeyer (Wissenschaftlicher Leiter des Deutschen Widerstands 1933–1945, Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte "Adlerwerke: Zwangsarbeits- und Konzentrationslager", Frankfurt am Main)
Kontakt
School of Personal Development and Education (ScoPE)
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Nibelungenplatz 1 – D-60318 Frankfurt
info(at)scope.fra-uas.de