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Reflections on The Project: A Journey Through Shifting Realities

Join us on a nostalgic journey through a project's evolution, exploring personal and professional transformations amidst historical transitions. From dual Germanies to reunification, witness the impact on careers, relationships, and more. Delve into the lives of colleagues and their diverse paths amidst changing political landscapes. Discover the untold stories of progress and the lingering questions left unanswered. Uncover the complexities of growth through an alternative lens of the past. Where did the project lead us, and how did we adapt to the shifting tides of history and personal growth? Explore these reflections and more in this immersive narrative.

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Reflections on The Project: A Journey Through Shifting Realities

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  1. Alternative History of the Project, part I Zoran Budimac

  2. 1990, Wendisch Rietz

  3. Klaus Bothe, lecturer • Stanimir Stoyanov, PhD student • Zoran Budimac, master student

  4. Do we remember each other? Klaus Assistant Stani Student To Berlin To Berlin? Prolog Samuil? Zoran

  5. Why in Wendisch Rietz? Stani Klaus Colleague ? Supervisor Contact for the (3 months)scholarship Zoran

  6. By the way, it was the time… • Several months after the wall “fell” • Several weeks before two Germanies will unite • Yugoslav dinar was enlisted everywhere in exchange lists in the western world • The salary of assistant in Yugoslavia was 1000 DEM. • All in all: two Germanies and one Yugoslavia

  7. All in all • Then: • 2 Germanies and 1 Yugoslavia • Now • 1 Germany, and 6 - 7 (?) new countries • [And, in fact, many more]

  8. Officially, in 1999 • Transferred to Burkhard (1990) • [9 very interesting years] • Burkhard → Bothe (1999) • DAAD initiative (academic rebuilding of SEE) • Klaus → Stanimir • Zoran → Katerina • The rest is history 

  9. The official history… • So many workshops • So many presentations • So many reformed curricula • So many changed teaching methods and introduction of e-learning tools/methods • So many side-projects • And several other (major) projects

  10. But… • What happened with our: • cars? • careers? • casualties? • kids? • cities? • romances? • weigh loss? • language proficiencies? • Supermarket working times?

  11. Disclamier • Personal • Incomplete • Correct?

  12. The cars

  13. 1983

  14. Careers • From student to PhD • From academic to industrial carrier • Within the time span of the project

  15. Careers - From working to retirement

  16. Careers Assistant professor → full professor Also Keti, Mira, …

  17. Carriers • From students to assistants • Ivan, Živana • From assistants to lecturers • Dragoslav

  18. Only one casualty

  19. Kids

  20. Babies • Asya & Emil • Anastas • Kay • Boro • Marineskus • Vladimir Kurbalija

  21. Romances • ?

  22. Weight loss • Stani • Damir • Zoran Budimac • Ioan Jurca • Zoran Putnik (?) • Comment: During the last year I got most complaints for this slide. Everyone wanted to be included.

  23. Proficiencies • Stani was speaking exclusively German • Damir did not improve at all

  24. Supermarkets Saturdays: 8 – 16.00

  25. Klaus Bothe • Stanimir Stoyanov • Zoran Budimac • Mirjana Ivanović • Zoran Putnik • Vangel Ajanovski (almost)

  26. Superstition. As soon as I am completely satisfied with this presentation, our project will end. • Therefore, Part II, next year

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