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Der Sommer geht, die Debatte bleibt: Spätestens wenn in knapp zwei Wochen in Griechenland gewählt wird, steht die Finanzkrise in Griechenland auf der Medienagenda wieder oben. Unser Projekt „Beyond Sovereign Debt: A New Philosophy &#38; Economics for Europe“ mit Studierenden aus Bayreuth und Athen (Details: http://bit.ly/1V1B0VD) widmet sich dem Thema seit Juli – nach den Teilnehmern Alexandra und Markus (http://bit.ly/1K9fbPv) äußert sich auch Alexandros von der Uni Athen zu seinen Erwartungen an das Projekt.Auch für ihn ist neben den wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen der Austausch mit Studierenden aus Bayreuth wichtig: „Since Greece and Germany – government-wise and public information-wise – stand on the opposite ends of the spectrum regarding the sovereign debt crisis, I thought that participating in the project would give me the opportunity to discuss the Greek point of view with the German students and staff in a productive and open-minded way. Morevover I hope, mingling with the students in Germany and after that in Greece, would open completely new horizons in the discussion in comparison to a dry exchange of emails.Referring tot he outcome of the project, I expect a number of essays will be competed that encompass the problem of the current sovereign debt crisis in a constructive way. I also expect that, put the projects aside, through the face to face discussions in both countries, we will come closer culturally and find out that the big differences between Germans and Greeks that the media write and talk about, are not at all dividing. I would like to forge a relationship with the students of Bayreuth and keep in touch beyond the project.“&#160;&#160;&#160;