Since February 2025, The International Alumni Archive (TIAA)—initiated by Prof. Dr. Astrid Mania—has been dedicated to the stories of international students at HFBK Hamburg. In a joint conversation with HFBK student and project member Nicholas Mboya, they discuss their experiences, insights, and findings

25. Jul 2023

John J. Curley

Kunst, Internationales

“I am treated as if they have been waiting years for my arrival”

John J. Curley about the first Black woman artist to come to the HFBK Hamburg from the USA in 1958: Mildred Thompson.

11. Jul 2023

Bettina Uppenkamp

Debatte, Internationales

Englisch oder Deutsch?

11. Jul 2023

Nicholas Odhiambo Mboya

Internationales, Debatte, Lehre

Lingua Franca as a Communication Transit Point

A compromise language to reconcile local and international needs