The English Department welcomed a delegation of Australian parliamentarians on 20^th  October 2011. This event took place in the course of the established cooperation between the English Department and the Australian Embassy, which is also on the advisory board of the guest chair “Australian Studies”. In this context a meeting with the prorector, members of other faculties and the international office took place in order to discuss current and future cooperation with Australian universities.  

FLTR.: Prorector Prof. Michael Bollig, The Hon Ursula Mary Stephens (Senator for New South Wales), Prof. Beate Neumeier (Coordinator of the guest chair “Australian Studies” in the English Department), The Hon Dick Godfrey Harry Adams (MP, Member for Lyons, Tas), Senator Suzanne Kate Boyce (Senator for Queensland), Prof. Danny Adone (Coordinator of the guest chair “Australian Studies” in the English Department), Prof. Heinz Antor (EnglishDepartment), Prof. Chris Bongartz (English Department, representing the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities), Dr. Claudia Becker (Personal Assistant of Prorector), Matias Wolosewicz (Head of International Relations Center, Faculty of Arts and Humanities), Christiane Biehl (International Office), Damien Miller (representing the Australian ambassador).