Research trip for the master thesis - Intercultural Psychology

 In spring 2023, Lea Schlotterbeck traveled to different places in Costa Rica for 6 weeks as part of her master's thesis for a project in Industrial & Organizational Psychology. The aim was to analyze existing resources as well as the development poten tial of village communities in order to strengthen their sustainable development. For this purpose, she interviewed different members of each village community in order to consider different perspectives. She got to know a diverse Costa Rica, with spectacular nature, hospitality and helpfulness, and also benefited personally from this experience abroad. The project was supported by the Sievert Foundation for Science and Culture with a travel grant.

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Research trip to Costa Rica and the United States

Dilay Dollnick (UOS student) was in Costa Rica for a 6-week internship in the spring of 2023 in various locations, with the project objective of bringing local and German students into contact with entrepreneurs from rural areas in Costa Rica. Tasks included planning for a new website (showcasing tourism activities and features of each region), preparing seminar materials for students, creating an interview guide, and various interviews.

The project was supported by the Sievert Foundation for Science and Culture with a travel grant.

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Virtual journey through Costa Rica's ecosystems

Felix Przesdzink (UOS PhD student), Vincent Fritzen (UOS student) and Sebastian Holt (UOS student) were in Costa Rica from Feb. 27 - Mar. 21, 2023, to capture the country's diverse life forms and ecosystems on film. The produced films will be released successively on YouTube during the second half of this year. The three-member team organized and carried out the film trip on their own responsibility and repeatedly experienced particularly exciting moments with nature. The project was supported by the Sievert Foundation for Science and Culture, among others, with a travel grant.

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