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Meditation

To perceive mindfully, calmly and lovingly what I notice about myself: my body, my feelings, my mind. Relax into the perceived reality and stay with it.

The very simple and original way of meditation of the Ashram of Jesus (www.ashram-jesu.de) combines the poles of collection and openness; it leads into the depth of the person and brings one into contact with the existential ground. With increasing practice, even in the midst of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, one can dock on to this power from our depths with a brief pause, and act in life with growing freedom and closeness.

We practise in the rhythm of alternating sitting and walking; at the end of each session there is space for questions and exchange in conversation.

Wednesdays 20:00 - 21:30 from April 17, 2024

Location: Meditation room KHG, Berrenrather Str. 127, 50937 Cologne

Registration takes place via the university sports page here always open 3h before the event starts.

Contact

  • Ada von Lüninck 

    Social Counselling and spiritual accompaniment

    T: +49 162 1025 498
    E: lueninck@khgkoeln.de

    Office hours: Mon, Tue + Wed in the afternoon
    Languages: German, English, French

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Individual spiritual assistance

Everything that happens in life can be discussed in spiritual accompaniment.

Spiritual accompaniment wants to help people to become more aware of their own concrete lives and to become more sensitive to God’s voice, to his call and his mission in everyday life.

After an initial non-binding conversation to get to know each other, further conversations can be arranged individually according to need and desire, for example every four to six weeks. Confidentiality is guaranteed.

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Well-being Open Mic Night

Experience well-being through art at the first Well-Being Open Mic, a student-led EUniWell project. The first session will be hosted by EUniWell students from the University of Cologne on 14 October. If you are a local artist, apply now to perform in this pilot event!

The Well-Being Open Mic is organised by EUniWell students and aims to provide a recurring platform where students from EUniWell member universities and locals can showcase their creative engagement with themes related to individual, social and environmental well-being. 

This unique project creates spaces where participants can express their creativity and explore themes of well-being. It’s an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share your artistic talents, and be inspired by each other. 

Pilot event in Cologne

Date: 14 October 2023
Time: 19:00 CEST – 21:00 CEST
Location: KHG Kirche, Berrenrather Str. 127, 50937 Cologne. 

The Well-Being Open Mic will be hosted in English and is open to all age groups and languages. Whether you are a student of the University of Cologne or a local artist, come and join this inaugural event!

We invite you to actively participate in the first Well-Being Open Mic organised by EUniWell students from the University of Cologne. Applications are now open to all students and artists living in Cologne. If you are a poet, musician, storyteller or dancer living in Cologne, apply now to perform during this first session. 

Come and be a part of this unique platform, whether you join us as an artist or as a member of the audience. Let’s make this evening in Cologne memorable with a diverse range of performances and meaningful artistic expressions of well-being.

Further information

To apply, please send an email to our Student Coordinator Tanya Gautam with the following information :

  • Name 
  • Genre (Music, Poetry, Dance, Drama, etc.) 
  • Performance Time (max. 15 minutes)
  • Equipment and Assistance Needs
  • Links to previous works and social media 

The event takes place in English. 

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Street retreat in everyday life

"The place where you stand is holy ground."  (Ex 3,5)

Attention is the natural prayer of the soul: to seek the traces of God in the midst of the life of people and things in Cologne and to let oneself be found. The only requirement is to get involved: After a meditative introduction, we go “out into the streets” for three hours in all weathers to get inspired. Afterwards, there is space for sharing and evaluating the experience in small groups. The day ends with a worship celebration.

Mon. 04.09.2023 to Wed. 06.09.2023 | 10am - 4pm in each case

Location: Mentorat-KHG-premises

Direction: Martin Bartsch and Ada v. Lüninck

Registration until 21.08.2023 an Ada v. Lüninck

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roh.still

"roh.still" combines the reception of architecture with questions about the institution of the church: the "performative audio walk" sends the audience on the trail of brutalist architecture with radio headphones and questions the current significance of the church in the city and society. The "stage" for this is provided by the Church of St. John XXIII: radio play, feature programme and sound installation meet performance.

schubert- stegemann are theatre makers, authors and performers. In "roh.still" they take up the similarity between theatre and church: Spaces with repetitive appointments, hierarchised procedures, codes of conduct and dramaturgies: What scenic possibilities arise from the co-presence of (brutalist) architecture and human beings? Can churches be spaces of experience beyond faith? What cultural significance is left behind when fewer and fewer people use churches as religious sites? What would be the urban sociological impact of a change of use of the buildings, what could it look like?
"roh.still" sees itself as a test of such a repurposing and wants to question practices of community building with the audience.

Direction/text/performance: schubert-stegemann
Speaker: Nicola Schubert, Karoline Stegemann, NN, NN
Costume: Theresa Mielich 
Music: Chiara Strickland 
Sound production: Felix Breuel 
Production Assistance: Laura Sallfellner
Production management: schubert-stegemann
Graphic design: Johannes Weilandt 

Premiere: 6 July 2023 at 8 pm
Further dates on: 7 July 2023 at 8 pm | 8 July 2023 at 6 pm and 8 pm

Guided tour as an audio walk for the TAG DES OFFENEN DENKMALS on 10th September 2023 at 2.00 pm.

(c) Künstlerkollektiv schubert – stegemann

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Rising interest rates burden students

Forum University and Church criticises interest rate increase for KfW student loan

(Bonn, 23 May 2023) The Board of the Forum Hochschule und Kirche (FHoK) sharply criticises the historic high of interest rates for student loans and thus joins the criticism of the Deutsches Studierendenwerk. The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) had increased the effective interest rate of its student loan from 6.06% to 7.82% as of 1 April 2023.

As part of the Federal Government's Education Loan Programme, the KfW Education Loan disburses loans for students regardless of income. To qualify for the loan, students must be studying at a state or state-recognised higher education institution located in Germany.

"In our university community, students are also affected by the massive increase in interest rates," says Jonas Wihl, a member of the new main committee of the Forum University and Church. Those affected from his university community in Munich report that BAföG is difficult to access for many students. It is not always possible to securely finance their studies. The KfW loan is therefore often an emergency solution, especially when the financing of studies has to be secured at short notice. "If the interest rates for repayment are now raised so sharply, this will deter many from taking out a loan, and the hardship of financing studies will worsen drastically," adds Luise Gruender, university chaplain in the diocese of Speyer and FHoK board member. 

"The real problem is that BAföG is accessible to an ever smaller proportion of students," Jonas Wihl states. This assessment is also shared by Matthias Anbuhl, Chairman of the Board of the German Student Union, in a press release dated 10 May. The Federal Government must make BAföG "accessible to more students as a central state instrument for financing studies" so that "finally more than the current eleven per cent of students benefit from Bafög again".

The Catholic dioceses with their university parishes and study support organisations are committed to ensuring broad access to higher education in our country with free counselling services, places in halls of residence and emergency support for international students.

Contact

  • Ada von Lüninck 

    Social Counselling and spiritual accompaniment

    T: +49 162 1025 498
    E: lueninck@khgkoeln.de

    Office hours: Mon, Tue + Wed in the afternoon
    Languages: German, English, French

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Cycling for the climate

It's time again to start a bike tour in summer! In cooperation with Hochschulsport, we are offering you a relaxed bike tour on a scenic route on the Corpus Christi holiday. We will cycle from our home in Cologne towards Bonn along the beautiful Rhine. We will cycle there and back together.

We start in the KHG building with a crisp keynote by Tobi Rosswog, initiator and activist of "cycling the change", who joins us live and shares interesting insights on how each of us can become active to advance the traffic turnaround. He is currently in the VW car city of Wolfsburg, where he is turning it into a traffic change city together with workers Verkehrswendestadt .

Then we head directly south towards the banks of the Rhine. After a short ferry crossing, we will enjoy a picnic on the beach at lunchtime, during which we will consciously take in our surroundings and receive a small impulse on the topic of environmental perception.

If you don't have your own bike, we can provide you with one. The tour will be accompanied by two instructors who know the area. In case your bike breaks down, a member of the bicycle repair shop will also be there. 

The tour only takes place in good weather. We need the deposit for the planning. This deposit will be refunded immediately after the tour or in case of cancellation due to weather conditions. We are looking forward to your active participation.

Deadline for registration is Thursday, 25th May 2023 !

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Meeting point: KHG 10.00 pm

Deposit: 30 Euro für alle, die kein eigenes Fahrrad haben (wird nach der Tour zurückgezahlt)

Registration: Now only possible with your own bike. Please just register below until 7th June.

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World Youth Day 2023

Vom 1. August bis 6. August 2023 findet in Lissabon der 37. Weltjugendtag unter dem Motto „Maria stand auf und machte sich eilig auf den Weg“ (Lk 1,39) statt. Erlebe gemeinsam mit tausenden jungen Menschen ein internationales Festival des Glaubens.

After the break we all experienced with the pandemic, we are very happy to finally have the opportunity to meet again together with hundreds of thousands of young people in person, to celebrate together, to broaden our horizons and perspectives and to strengthen each other in our faith.

After the great experiences of the World Youth Days in Krakow in 2016 and in Panama in 2019, this international youth meeting will be, especially against the background of the numerous global crises, a very special celebration of faith and joy, to which we would like to cordially invite you.

The 16-day bus tour 'Days of Encounter' from 23/24th July to 8th August 2023 is accompanied by the joint team of the Crux Church and additionally leads to the Portuguese diocese of Aveiro. A stopover in Lourdes (France) is also planned on the way there.

More information and registration for this trip can be obtained via the Crux Kirche

For the almost 10-day flight travel from 29/30/31 July to 6/7/8 August you can register directly on the Ferienwerk Köln website

Young people between the ages of 16 and 30 can participate.

The travel price is 829 EUR for students.

Registration deadline extended until 12 April 2023 - 12.00 pm

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200 Euro energy price flat rate

The Bundestag has passed the law of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on the one-off payment (energy price flat rate) for students as well as students of technical colleges.

The payment is intended to relieve the burden on around 3.5 million young people in training. For them in particular, the increased costs for heating, electricity and food are often a particular burden.

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Free GERMAN:LANGUAGE Course

The International Office of the University of Cologne offers free German courses for people with a refugee background. There is the possibility to participate online and in presence.

The application deadline for submitting documents via the application portal is 15th February 2023. The courses start in April 2023. The application has to be submitted digitally to the University of Cologne under the following link.

Application

A digital information event must still be attended before participation. The next event will take place on 27th January 2023 at 2 pm. More information and further dates can be found

Here


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Academic Refugee Support team at the following address.

Contact: RefugeeAcademicSupport@verw.uni-koeln.de   

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