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student, you will not be charged for tuition at public universities. 5. Life is good in Germany Despite its high quality of life, the cost of living in Germany is comparatively low by international standards [...] live! Quality of life is high, the cost of living very reasonable. How much will it cost? Once you have decided in favour of Ger- many, you will no doubt want to know how expensive life here is, and how [...] then there is the language: learning German is very useful when it comes to deal- ing with everyday life – however, doctoral students can write their thesis in English at most faculties. Anyone seeking a

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• Early-Stage Researchers

Polanyian commodities) and (2) also have to be foun- dational components of social and economic life upon which human life and livelihoods depend, but which were never “produced for sale on the market” (ibid., [...] The central paradox is this: markets—those dynamic and resilient means of organizing modern economic life that are linked to so much ecological destruction—are increasingly being used as tools for protecting [...] emissions and global warming per se—seems to be threatening the continued existence of biological life itself. Some ecologists warn that we seem to have entered the sixth mass extinction in all of Earth’s

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• 2019
• 2019

every sphere of life. Borders are separating lines that are somewhat dividing; for this reason in most cases the term “border” has a negative connotation. Nevertheless, in everyday life, people often cross [...] Opilowska. Dr. Opilowska has illustrated the life of the Polish-German border in its main phases by considering both the legal frameworks and the daily-life significance of the border. These were analyzed [...] fascinated by the unknown and the assumed new. The awareness of borders in manifold spheres of our life, in the sense of mental and factual maps, means it is not surprising that they have become a topic

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immediately regains its warning undertone of apocalyptic portent. The true nightmare of Europeans is a life without the welfare state—Europe's real, lasting contribution to the twentieth century. The technocrats [...] something or going towards something? Are they experts on the welfare state who risk their lives to become life-long clients in a large bureaucratic machinery? Or do they just seek the absence of war, corruption [...] and the refugee is not a citizen, but rather is doomed to remain a halfcitizen for the rest of her life. Everyone has something to give The welfare state was never a handout state, but a state with rights

Polanyian commodities) and (2) also have to be foun- dational components of social and economic life upon which human life and livelihoods depend, but which were never “produced for sale on the market” (ibid., [...] land and money. In the course of the comprehensive transformation of work and everyday life, the traditional ways of life, social ties and values of different social classes are often called into question [...] revolution (Chorus, 2013; Madörin, 2006; Winker, 2012, 2015). The spheres of life beyond wage labour should dominate the cycles of life. Frigga Haug is speaking about a four-in-one-approach combining wage labour

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• 2019
• 2019

source lies in their capacity to find means and ways to impose the costs of their expen- sive way of life onto others. Additionally, you’re making a case for a more sociological perspective on global rela- [...] average citizens also support this dynamic of constant externalization with their particular way of life. And that’s not a moralistic statement, just an attempt to complete the analysis. Not only wealthy [...] are bound into structures and social relationships. For an individual who wants to live a successful life, there is no way out of this system of production and consumption. In order to develop successful

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• 2018

the participation of women, on equal terms with men, in the political, social, economic and cultural life of their countries, hampers the growth of the prosperity of society and the family and makes more [...] take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country and, in particular, shall ensure to women, on equal terms with men, the right: (a) [...] participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country. Article 8 States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to women, on

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• Laws and regulations

morbid apprehension regarding a potential mid-life crisis. As a result, ENS forms an integral part of parental well- being albeit at a specific stage in life and hence a rich source of investigation through [...] s on life satisfaction such as becoming unemployed may offer close parallels. Becoming an empty nester can be seen as similar to entering unemployment, because there is a profound change in life of the [...] individual’s life and well-being once the identity is internalized (Akerlof and Kranton 2000). Other closely related examples may include the bereavement effects of becoming widowed and the life changing effects

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• Research Paper 6

guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, whereby one's own earnings and personal life situation are decisive. More information (in German): https://www.evstudienwerk.de/bewerbung/prom [...] candidate and the advocate expressly assert that no support is available from other sources (eg parents / life partner / institute), that the funds requested help to remedy a financial distress of the applicant

field of renewable energy - have developed problem solving skills - have developed self-directed, life-long learning skills Inhalt / subjects covered: All participants participate in a general introduction [...] group to specialize in one of the above mentioned subjects. The work group is confronted with a real life technical case study (resp. a problem) of designing renewable energy systems. Under the guidance of [...] group work starts, if this is necessary to understand the case study. The case study represents a real life problem which were identified by the students themselves, provided by alumni of the programme or which

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• Modules