The Koins

Let me tell you something about the mutual giving of presents in Germany. Presents are given on various occasions, most common are birthday and Christmas. And this is what I want to talk about. You can distinguish between different levels of gifting: Birthday among family Presents of parents for their children are usually more expensive than what they get back. During childhood I was often asked to create a gift in a do-it-yourself fashion, like a drawing or photo collage, baking something or I don’t know, I wasn’t good at. Parents are most pleased (or pretend to be so) about self made stuff. The older the children get, the more expensive presents they can afford, so at some point there can be equality. Birthday among friends Now here is a rule. The value of your gift for a friend should roughly be the value of your friend’s gift for you. This is not always easy to achieve and it’s not like you’re supposed to compare price tags, but your friend can feel slightly uncomfort...

Story time! Once upon a time (Jesus actually wasn’t born on December 24th 0 B.C. #blow your mind # different story tho) there was a baby boy born to a virgin and her husband who had sought shelter in a stable in Bethlehem. An angel appeared and announced that the child was sent by God to redeem mankind. Soon after that three kings who had followed a shooting star arrived at the stable and worshipped the baby and gave special presents (like incense which is still used during Catholic mass). So this is Christmas. Unlike Korean dating culture, Christmas in Germany is all about family. Since Germans traditionally are very Christian folks, there are many customs surrounding Christmas here. We will show and explain to you some of them: "Der Advent" Advent is Latin (adventus) and it means “arrival”. The four preceding Sundays before Christmas are called “Erster Advent” to “Vierter Advent”. Christians used to prepare for the arrival of Jesus on earth. "Der Advent...

Christmas in Germany is a bunch of holidays where all shops, services and sometimes even restaurants are closed (check your bakery of trust). While most of the shops will be opened on December 24th until noon (last minute presents) they are definitely closed on 25th and 26th (1. und 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag). People go crazy on 23rd so try to get your grocery shopping done until 22nd (this year it’s a Monday). Also, be aware of special bus schedules during the holidays (depends on city)!  In Tübingen, it's the “Sonntag / Feiertag” schedule, but watch out for footnotes, such as “Hl. Abend”, “1. und 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag”, “Sylvester”, “Neujahr” and the like. Tuebingen University Library is closed on December 24th to 28th and also 31st and January 1st . By the way: January 1st is the same shop story – everything closed. I heard that many foreign residents are annoyed by the Sunday/holiday opening hours (more like closing hours ;) but this due to the Christian beli...

Der Party-AK meldet sich zurück! Um rechtzeitig alle in Weihnachtslaune zu versetzen, findet am Samstag, 13.12.2014 um 19.00 Uhr die Weihnachtsfeier der Koreanistik statt! Das obligatorische  Programm  beginnt um 20.00 Uhr in Raum 30, das Buffet wird anschließend gegen 21.00 Uhr in Raum 42 eröffnet. Wie üblich beträgt der Eintritt 3€ , aber über eine selbstgemachte Speise für unser Buffet würden wir uns wie immer viel mehr freuen! Pro Gericht dürfen bis zu 2 Köche umsonst rein. Wir freuen uns auf euer Kommen! PS: Bringt eure Tandem-Partner mit!  Facebook Veranstaltung   The Party Crew of our Student Council is back again! This time in order to spread some Christmas feelings, the next party will take place on December 13th at 7 p.m. in the Korean Studies Institute, it’s our Christmas Special ! Our traditional evening’s entertainment program starts at 8 p.m. in room 30, the buffet will open right after at around 9 p.m. in roo...

Catch-up as Learning by Imitation - The Industrialization of South Korea Professor Lee Seung Hoon (Seoul National University)  Wann? Mittwoch, 05.11.2014, 18-20 Uhr Wo? Koreanistik, Wilhelmstraße 133, Raum 30 Herr Prof. Lee Seung Hoon hat sich bereit erklärt, The Koins ein paar thematische und persönliche Fragen zu beantworten: 1. Where are you from? (Country and City)  Seoul, Republic of Korea  2. Could you give us a short introduction of your presentation topic?   Industrialization of developing economies had to be a form of ‘Learning by Imitation’ how to produce manufactured goods which are currently circulated in global market. So economic catch-up consists of procedures of this learning. 3. Have you been to Germany before? If so, where have you been?   I have visited Germany several times. Bonn, Bielefeld, Berlin, Duesseldorf. 4. How is your impression of Tübingen as a town? A beautiful town where historic past coexist...

Das Wichtigste zuerst: Die Öffnungszeiten der Koreanistik-Bibliothek im WS 17/18: Mo: 9:00 - 16:00 Uhr Di: 9:00 - 16:00 Uhr Mi: 9:00 - 18:00 Uhr Do: 9:00 - 12:00 Uhr Fr: 9:00 - 14:00 Uhr Die Bibliothek der Koreanistik ist aufgrund der derzeit noch andauernden Umsignierung der Bücher eine „Präsenzbibliothek“ , d.h. die Bücher können nur über das Wochenende ausgeliehen werden. Es dürfen außerdem nur maximal 3 Bücher pro Person ausgeliehen werden. Von der Ausleihe ausgenommen sind Zeitschriften, Bücher mit rosafarbener Signatur und Bücher die im Semester-Handapparat stehen. Die Ausleihe ist nur freitags von 10:00 bis 12:00 Uhr  unter Aufsicht der Kontrolle möglich. Die Rückgabe erfolgt am darauffolgenden Montag von 9:00 bis 12:00 Uhr . (Stand: WS17/18) Falls ihr die Bücher nicht am folgenden Montag zurückgebt, fallen Mahngebühren über 1€ pro Tag und Buch an. Die Benachrichtigung über anfallende Gebühren erhaltet ihr per Email. Ab 10€ Mahngebühren könnt ihr kei...