Photo competition "Fernweh" for TU students

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The five winners stand in front of the winning pictures with representatives of the jury.
The five winner with Erasmus+ University Coordinator Francesco Ducatelli (2nd from left) and Amro Bay, AStA board member and jury member.

A stay abroad is a great opportunity to discover the world during your studies and to grow personally and professionally. Many TU students have already embarked on the adventure of a semester abroad. To give them the chance to share their experiences with others and perhaps to motivate them to spend a semester abroad as well, the International House launched a photo competition with the motto "Fernweh" (wanderlust).

The competition was aimed at enrolled students at TU Braunschweig who did a study-related stay abroad in the winter semester 2022/23 or summer semester 2023. From over 75 submitted photos, the jury selected the 5 winning photos, which were awarded prizes and can be seen on the 1st floor of the International House.

We would like to thank all students for their participation and the many great photos submitted!

The five winning photos

A group of students sits on a hill and watches the setting sun.
1st place: Annika Traub - Sweden
A dark corridor covered in graffiti, at the end of which you can see the turquoise-blue sea off the Caribbean island of Cozumel.
1st place: Kay Schirin Möbius - Mexico
A street in Stockholm. The sun breaks through on the horizon.
3rd place: Mattis Oberwestberg - Sweden
Motorway in the Italian Dolomites in front of a mountain panorama.
4th place: Frederike Bossy - Austria
Northern lights in Gällivare, Lapland.
5th place: Hannah Stücke - Sweden

Texts describing the 5 winning photos

All submitted photos

The student jumps into the air on the terrace of a mountain hut. Austria's Alpine panorama can be seen in the background. A hammock high up on a mountain in Madeira at sunrise. A bridge in Braunschweig with love locks. A street in the Balat neighbourhood in the Fatih district. An illuminated Japanese castle in the dark. Flowers bloom in the foreground. each and mountain landscape on the Lofoten Islands. Sunrise over a lake in wintry Sweden. A picturesque lake in warm light near Madrid. Motorway in the Italian Dolomites in front of a mountain panorama. Skyscrapers in Warsaw. Northern lights over a cabin on Brändöskär, the outermost island of the archipelago off Luleå in the Swedish part of Lapland. The bus station in Kolodvor in the early hours of the morning. Panoramic view over the Norwegian city of Bergen with the electric "Fløibahn". A street in Rouen decorated with colourful umbrellas. Two seals look out of the water in the direction of the photographer. View of the city of Bergen in Norway. A residential building in the Norwegian city of Bergen. An fisherman stands on a footbridge on a Swedish lake. Northern lights in the Finnish night sky. Three students sit on a mountain with a dog and enjoy the view over the Spanish mountain landscape. View of the colourful houses in the Norwegian city of Trondheim from a canoe. View from a lookout point over Zion National Park in the south-west of Utah in the USA. The Bryce Canyon National Parc. Selfie of the student in front of the Saraswati Temple on the BITS Pilani campus. Icelandic ponies in front of an Icelandic mountain backdrop. The illuminated Hungarian parliament building at night. The river Danube can be seen in the foreground. Hiking trail through the moss-covered Norwegian forest. The crater lake Kawah Ijen in Indonesia. Two trains of the railway companies DB and SNCF are standing in a station. The entrance hall of the ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, in the Swedish part of Lapland. View from a tent over a Norwegian mountain and lake landscape. Three people stand on a hill and look out over the Greek mountain and sea landscape. View of Swedish islands from a ferry. A Swedish flag flies on the ship. Close-up of red leaves of a Canadian maple tree. Tower Bridge in London at dusk. View from the Hausstein over an Austrian valley. View from a vantage point over an Italian town in the twilight. People can be seen in the foreground enjoying the view. Sunset in the wintry landscape of Vaxholm. A man sits on a cliff in the Parc Natural de la Serra d'Espadà. King penguins in Patagonia. A fisherman sits on a cliff by the sea in Spain. View of the Alps in a snow-covered winter landscape. The Monument Valley as a black and white photograph. View of a bay in the Westfjords of Iceland in the sunshine. The monastery garden in Naples. Photo of Avvocata, a neighbourhood of Naples. Northern lights in Finland. An illuminated bridge can be seen in the foreground and a mountain panorama in the background. Winter landscape in Swedish Lapland. A bench stands at a lookout point with a panoramic view of the Irish coast. A student sits on a viewpoint and looks out over a Spanish city at sunset. A dark corridor covered in graffiti, at the end of which you can see the turquoise-blue sea off the Caribbean island of Cozumel. Kites fly around the Washington Monument. A street in Stockholm. The sun breaks through on the horizon. The walk to the Piazzetta del Buonumore, the "square of good humour" in Montepulciano. A lighthouse stands on a remote coast in Australia. A student sits on a cliff in the Rocky Mountains with a view of the Canadian mountain landscape. Two students hike across a plateau in Iceland. In the background is a snow-covered mountain panorama. The beach of Cala Llonga on Ibiza. The lighthouse on the Howth peninsula in County Dublin can be seen in the foreground. The landscape of County Wicklow can be recognised on the horizon. A group of students pose in front of a typical Taiwanese building. A student sits by the window on a ferry and looks out over the water. View of the Scottish lake Loch Lomond in the sunset. Photo of the Catalan "castells" - human towers consisting of several layers of people, the so-called castellers. Snowy winter landscape in Finland. A traditional parade in the Spanish city of Zaragoza. Waves crash on the beach in Las Palmas. A reindeer in wintry Swedish Lapland. A student stands in front of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. The picturesque Italian town of Manarola at dusk. Edinburgh Castle surrounded by a blossoming spring landscape. Northern lights in Gällivare, Lapland. A group of students sits on a hill and watches the setting sun. The student stands on top of a residential building in Queenstown and enjoys the view over the city of Singapore. View of a Welsh valley from a hill after a rain shower. View of the Austrian mountain landscape from a train window. A student goes for a walk in Conwy, a Welsh town. The town's historic castle can be seen in the background. Hike to Lac Robert with a view of a French mountain lake. Winter landscape on a Norwegian fjord. Prague by night with some central sights.