Following up on the conversations with our eight members of the MitOst Executive Board, through this article we would like to introduce you to Jotham Sietsma and Stelios Voulgaris. Having been part of the Network for many years, they have interesting thoughts to share about their experience at MitOst and…

The MitOst Members’ Assembly took place on September 24, 2022 and as a result of the members’ decision, the new Executive Board was established. …

During an intimate conversation with Sebile Yapici, head of the program “Intercultural Teacher Training in China” at commit gGmbH in Berlin, we discuss further about the program and its planned activities and Sebile’s experience working in an international and diverse environment. …

During the study trip to Maribor, we spoke with architects Katarina Kušar and Robert Veselko. They shared the theme of this year’s edition of the Living Courtyards, a festival organized by our local partner of the MitOst Festival in Maribor. We also returned to the story of Robert’s participation in…

Hot Question 1: How can we support the evacuation of artworks during the war?

Interview with Markus Hipp, one of the MitOst founders Let’s begin with a story: How did the idea of MitOst start? It all started with the first two cohorts of Robert Bosch Stiftung Lektorenprogram alumni (1994–1996). We met in Stuttgart in 1996, RBSG invited us for a final get-together to reflect on our experience. …

How to work remotely & hold yourself together — We have found ourselves in a situation when working from a physical office is no longer an option for many people. “Home office” has become a new reality for thousands of organizations around the globe. While for some remote work is a habit that brings joy, others may experience troubles…

Nurturing Life Outside the Armenian Capital — by Arpine Galfayan Is there life outside of the capital city? This is one of the questions young people in Armenia start asking themselves early in their school years. This question is, certainly, about study and work opportunities, but this is also about the possibilities of living an interesting and…

MitOst Community Newsletter #3 — MitOst staff members share their reads which impressed them, they find helpful, interesting and inspiring. Advertisement unsolicited // Werbung unbeauftragt What to read? Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman (en) Die 10 Gebote der Ökologie by Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek (de) Coming Back To Life: The…