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Interested in getting more input and ideas on your portfolio in English and German when applying for jobs in Munich and Germany? Here is your free online coaching with tips and tricks on how to best put together your portfolio and write a topnotch cover letter for the job you would like to apply for. We will discuss structure and content, chronology and key factors for the presentation of hard skills and soft skills matching requirements in the German job market. Using AI will be a topic as well as useful sources for job offers and a structured approach to tailor your cover letter and portfolio. This workshop takes place as part of a cooperation project with the Goethe Institute Munich - for further information see https://www.goethe.de/ins/de/de/ver.cfm?event_id=26548734

"Everything that was rotten and bad in the Reich fled, as if by magic, to Munich", this is how Lion Feuchtwanger in his novel "Success" characterized the decade after the end of WWI, the time when Munich became the founding city and nerve centre of the Nazi party. On a tour of the historic city centre we explore buildings, streets, squares and memorials witnessing the birth, rise, reign, the crimes and atrocities and the downfall of National Socialism and its legacy as well as the role local authorities and the people of Munich played in it. Vielleicht interessieren Sie in diesem thematischen Zusammenhang auch folgende Veranstaltungen (in deutscher Sprache)?: <a href="https://www.mvhs.de/kurse/460-C- W121060">Münchner Freiheit – mehr als eine Adresse. Orte, Aktionen, Menschen der Freiheitsaktion Bayern (W121060)</a>, geplant für Freitag, den 24. April von 15 bis 17 Uhr, eine Stadtführung von und mit Anette Spieldiener <a href="https://www.mvhs.de/kurse/460-C-W121025">Zeiten der Gewalt: München und die Anschläge auf das jüdische Altersheim, die israelische Olympiamannschaft und das Oktoberfest (1970-1980) (W121025)</a>, geplant für Freitag, den 19. Juli von 10 bis 15.30 Uhr, ein Sonntagsseminar von und mit Gerd Modert <a href="https://www.mvhs.de/kurse/460-C-W121015">Jüdisches Leben in München einst und jetzt (W121015)</a>, geplant für Sonntag, den 9. August von 14 bis 16.30 Uhr, eine Stadtführung von und mit Gerd Modert

This course aims to provide an overview of German social reality and everyday culture that goes beyond clichés and stereotypes. We will cover a broad range of aspects, from economic and sociological facts to intellectual, religious, and cultural traditions. Of course, we will talk about beer, sausages, football, and Autobahn, but also about less famous aspects like German humour, media, and the education system. We will also explore the things that participants find puzzling in their daily life in Germany. Participation is possible without having attended the previous parts of the course.

No other square in Munich's city centre has undergone as many changes in two hundred years as Königsplatz. The future King Ludwig I had it built at the beginning of the 19th century in classic Hellenisitc style. The National Socialists (NSDAP) converted it into a parade ground for their party quarter. Following an architectural and historical examination of Königsplatz, we will visit St. Boniface's Abbey and take a closer look at the former buildings of the NSDAP.

The Munich Residence served as the home and seat of government for the Bavarian Dukes, Prince-Electors, and Kings from 1508 to 1918. Its rooms and art collections – including the Antiquarium, one of the most magnificent Renaissance halls north of the Alps, and the Rich Rooms, exquisite gems of the Rococo period – reflect the artistic sensibilities of the House of Wittelsbach. Other highlights of the tour include the breathtaking "Rich Chapel" of Maximilian I and the beautifully restored Königsbau, which houses the royal apartments of Ludwig I. In cooperation with the Bavarian Palace Department.