Exhibition marks cultural exchange

Students’ experiences of a volunteer project with refugees in Germany are being showcased in a new University exhibition.

Tracking Stories presents the work of 20 German students who took part in a three-week project to help develop a Summer School project for refugee children in Bad Kreuznach.

The focus of the project was to help refugee children develop their language skills and settle into their new community.

The visit also involved community outreach work, a programme of cultural exchange and conducting filmed interviews.

Exhibition launch

In collaboration with students from Edinburgh College of Art, the students have created an exhibition which explores different aspects of mass migration and the experiences of refugees through photography, animation and documentary film.

The exhibition is being launched on Wednesday 1 March, from 5.15pm – 8pm in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at 50 George Square. The event is supported by the German Consulate General.

It will include addresses by Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for International Development and Europe and Herr Jens-Peter Voß, German Consul General.

The exhibition runs until the end of May 2017 within 50 George Square.