This year's orientation week at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies will take place on the following dates:
BA Program: Wednesday, October 8th, from 10 am to 4 pm
MA Program: Thursday, October 9th, from 10 am 4 pm
Topics related to the BA and MA programs: Friday - October 10th, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Newly enrolled students can just attend the orientation days without prior registration or notification.
Programm
BA Students
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Wednesday |
Oct 8th |
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10:15 am |
Welcome to the Institute |
Dr. David Bosold, Dean of Studies |
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10:30 am |
Program Overview (Online via WebEx) |
Prof. Dr. Sönke Kunkel, BA Coordinator |
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11:15 am |
Getting started with ZEDAT & Blackboard |
Valene Spence, Julius Wolf |
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11:30 am |
Lunch Break (90 mins) |
Mensa with Valene |
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1:00 pm |
Department & Library Introduction |
Heads of the Culture, Economics, History, Literature, Political Science & Sociology Department; Medea Seyder, Director & Elisa |
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2:00 pm |
Booking Courses with/on Campus Management (CM) and Academic Advising (Office Hours + Mentor Help) |
Valene Spence, Julius Wolf |
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2:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
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3:00 pm |
Research and Student Assistant Roles @ JFKI
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All Departments |
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3:30 pm |
Meet & Greet (90 mins) |
Faculty Members (location: Caféte) |
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Friday |
Oct 10th |
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9:30 am |
Breakfast @ Caféte |
FSI |
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11:00 am |
Study Abroad (Erasmus & Direct Exchange) |
Sabine Simon |
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12:00 pm |
Mental Health, Ombudspersons @ FreieU & Gender Equality Office |
Judith Apell and Julian Rau (support.point), Verena Specht |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch Break (60 minutes) |
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1:30 pm |
AStA Introduction & Student Mentoring |
Ellie Humke, Public Relations Department BA & MA Student Mentors |
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2:15pm |
Coffee Break |
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2:30 pm |
FSI (JFKI Student Initiative) & Awareness Team |
June, Abu, Julius & Valene (plus guests) |
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4:00 pm |
Drinks @ Caféte & Pub Crawl in Berlin |
Julius Wolf |
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MA Students
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Thursday |
Oct 9th |
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10:15 am |
Welcome to the Institute |
Dr. David Bosold, Dean of Studies |
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10:30 am |
Program Overview |
Prof. Dr. Martin Lüthe, MA Coordinator |
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11:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 am |
Getting started with ZEDAT & Blackboard |
Valene Spence, Julius Wolf |
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noon |
Lunch Break (90 mins) |
Mensa with Valene |
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1:30 pm |
Booking Courses with/on Campus Management (CM) and Academic Advising (Office Hours + Mentor Help) |
Valene Spence, Julius Wolf |
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2:00 pm |
Department & Library Introduction |
Heads of the Culture, Economics, History, Literature, Political Science & Sociology Department; Medea Seyder, Director & Elisa |
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3:00 |
Research and Student Assistant Roles @ JFKI |
All Departments |
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3:30 pm |
Meet & Greet (90 mins) |
Faculty Members (location: Caféte) |
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Friday |
Oct 10th |
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9:30 am |
Breakfast @ Caféte |
FSI |
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11:00 am |
Study Abroad (Erasmus & Direct Exchange) |
Sabine Simon |
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12:00 pm |
Mental Health, Ombudspersons @ FreieU & Gender Equality Office
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Judith Apell and Julian Rau (support.point), Verena Specht, N.N. |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch Break (60 minutes) |
They are on their own |
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1:30 pm |
AStA Introduction & Student Mentoring
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Ellie Humke, Public Relations Department BA & MA Student Mentors |
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2:15 pm |
Coffee Break |
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2:30 pm |
FSI (JFKI Student Initiative) & Awareness Team |
June, Abu, Julius & Valene (plus guests) |
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4:00 pm |
Drinks @ Caféte & Pub Crawl in Berlin |
Julius Wolf (for pub crawl) |
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Time & Location
Oct 08, 2025 - Oct 10, 2025
John F. Kennedy Institute
Lansstr. 7-9
14195 Berlin
Room340