The
Freiburg-Madison Gesellschaft (FMG) is a local society that maintains and strengthens its ties with Freiburg's sister city, Madison, WI, in the US. Our
Spiegelgremium (counterpart) in the States is the
Madison-Freiburg Sister City Committee. The FMG works in close cooperation with the
Carl-Schurz-Haus and the
Academic Year in Freiburg (AYF). About 40 American students come to Freiburg each year and spend a full Academic Year at the University.
The other day, Freiburg's newspaper, the Badische Zeitung (BZ), visited us, and we presented the FMG and its activities. Later, an article and
photo appeared in the BZ showing the members of FMG's executive committee and two students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle, our usual meeting place.
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| ©Thomas Kunz/BZ |
You will find
FMG's draft program for 2015 on our website. While many of our activities center on AYF students, we also meet monthly for a Stammtisch (regulars' table) to discuss German-American topics.
Organized jointly with the Carl-Schurz-Haus, the Stammtisch is open to all citizens interested in American literature, economy, politics, and customs, and to all Americans living in Freiburg and its surroundings to get acquainted with their German neighbors. We hope for strong attendance in 2015.
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