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Looking back at a historic trip

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a month since an Indiana University delegation, led by President Michael A. McRobbie, made a historic trip to Berlin, burnishing the university’s longstanding tradition of global engagement and launching new initiatives, including the IU Europe Gateway office, that will ensure that IU faculty and students have greater […] Read more »

History, reinvention and the building of new bridges in Berlin

One couldn’t have bookended any better the IU delegation’s final and hugely historic day of business in Berlin. The morning began with a 20-minute drive from downtown Berlin to the residential district of Dahlem in the southwestern section of the city, home to Freie Universität Berlin, or Free University of Berlin. As I’ve briefly touched […] Read more »

Opening doors to and building a better world

While tomorrow’s formal inauguration of the new IU Europe Gateway office promises to be the signature highlight of this busy, weeklong trip to Berlin, IU had the opportunity to share the stage at another major celebration here this afternoon. Wednesday marked the grand opening of the new Global Institute of the Council on International Educational […] Read more »

History and harmonious connections

Members of the Indiana University delegation began day two of their weeklong trip to Germany by traveling to Berlin’s oldest university, where they glimpsed several new possibilities for strengthening IU’s already deep connections with one of Europe’s most dynamic cultural, economic and political centers. The Humboldt University of Berlin in Mitte, Berlin’s most central borough […] Read more »

Renewing historic ties, beginning new adventures in Berlin

Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, an Indiana University delegation, led by IU President Michael A. McRobbie, will embark on a week-long trip to Berlin, the capital of Germany, one of Europe’s most dynamic centers of economic, political and cultural activity, and a place where IU’s connections run especially deep. Nearly 70 years ago, another IU president, […] Read more »