On the brink we spoke to several leading experts in the field. Just. This sense of. The University Experience a time to broaden the mind and forge lifelong friendships at least it was the pandemic has emptied lecture halls Close Encounters replaced by physical distancing. To students in hard hit countries studying abroad can be an opportunity and a challenge. Higher education in the time of corona what next for generation lockdown. May. And have kids study abroad every year its the best way of building a Global Network before graduating but applications of polling for the u. S. Canada and the u. K. Germany is rising in popularity well find out why in a moment 1st the challenges foreign students facing here. German campuses would be teeming with life at this time of the year but covered 19 has pushed back the start of the semester for several universities to november and thats hit foreign students hard. I was supposed to go back in the last day of this month but my flight will console i
Right now as my studies for example finish my budget lore and get in time today university to start. The Free University of berlin is one of germanys most popular universities for foreign students and yet theres hardly anyone on this compass today most of us students are staying at home afraid of what the coronavirus might do to their studies and their lives and a lot of them a worried about their finances. While they are no 2 wishing fees at public german universities Living Expenses amount to an average of 867 year olds a month. Students spend around 330. 00 euros on rent but the cost is much higher in big cities. Thats why 3 out of 4 foreign students work part time to support themselves. I applied to make a lot of number of companies but theyre not even big interview thread so i just got the interview call from needham lake 3 months so its a pretty bad situation in terms of jobs level to divvy and she says he still plans to stay in germany despite financial constraints. They can do
folks watching on c-span. this is the brooklyn festival, the largest free book event. in all the northeast, certainly here in brooklyn and happy to be with you today, thanks to the lit council. there s usually a sheet with all the people who make the book festival free by giving money. and no disrespect to any of them. i don t know who you are, but i m so glad for you and your money. but moving right into discussion, it is queer history month so yes, queer history month. we re here for it. and this is something that i think is momentous and we re both looking at queer histories in these books. so i d like to start with both of you just by asking what do you think the place queer history is in present moment as are engaging in this month and as it relates to your books? so just the short answer. start here. sure. nice, easy. first question, small things versus why i say thank you to everyone showed up in the middle of this hurricane that is like on a sunday morning. you all ar
the largest free book event. in all the northeast, certainly here in brooklyn and happy to be with you today, thanks to the lit council. there s usually a sheet with all the people who make the book festival free by giving money. and no disrespect to any of them. i don t know who you are, but i m so glad for you and your money. but moving right into discussion, it is queer history month so yes, queer history month. we re here for it. and this is something that i think is momentous and we re both looking at queer histories in these books. so i d like to start with both of you just by asking what do you think the place queer history is in present moment as are engaging in this month and as it relates to your books? so just the short answer. start here. sure. nice, easy. first question, small things versus why i say thank you to everyone showed up in the middle of this hurricane that is like on a sunday morning. you all are my heroes, so thank you. hugh ryan i am q right. sorry,
joining our panel for those in the room so to see you. you are much taller than you look on zoom and also hi to the folks watching on c-span. this is the brooklyn festival, the largest free book event. in all the northeast, certainly here in brooklyn and happy to be with you today, thanks to the lit council. there s usually a sheet with all the people who make the book festival free by giving money. and no disrespect to any of them. i don t know who you are, but i m so glad for you and your money. but moving right into discussion, it is queer history month so yes, queer history month. we re here for it. and this is something that i think is momentous and we re both looking at queer histories in these books. so i d like to start with both of you just by asking what do you think the place queer history is in present moment as are engaging in this month and as it relates to your books? so just the short answer. start here. sure. nice, easy. first question, small things versus wh