Podcast: The beginning of an exciting story: Campus Muengersdorf
The new episode of Fragments of History takes us into the founding of Campus Muengersdorf in Cologne, a student residency program created in 1966 that has trained young people from all over the world.
16 | 09 | 2024
In a new episode of the podcast Fragments of History, German historian Barbara Schellenberger takes us back to the birth of Campus Muengersdorf in Cologne, a student residency program founded in 1966. Through a journey full of anecdotes and historical data , Schellenberger invites us to learn how this campus became a space core topic for the training integral of young people from all over the world, with a foundation of Christian values that complements its academic Education .
Since its opening, Campus Muengersdorf has excelled in welcoming students of diverse cultures and faiths, providing an environment that fosters both academic growth and staff. The episode focuses on the origins of this initiative, the initial challenges and the people who contributed to its development, revealing little known details of the residency program.
Barbara Schellenberger, with a doctorate in History and a background specializing in the study of German Catholicism during the National Socialist era, brings her vast experience to illuminate this important facet of the history of this institution.
Listen to the full episode here.
