Category Archives: Reasearch Workshop

day 5
day 5 The next day we visited Pollonaruwa. After Anuradhapura was abandoned the city of Polonnaruwa emerged as the new king`s capital in the 12th century. With hired bikes we discovered the old ruins of the city, which were declared

day 4
day 4 The fourth day we went to Sigiriya. It is Sri Lanka‘s most famous monolith. Since there are the ruins of a historic fortress located. In 1982 Sigiriya was declared as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one
intro
A few months ago the Sri Lankan aid organisation “S.T.E.P.S.” contacted the IRGE of the University in Stuttgart and asked if the students would like to develop a concept including a realizing strategy for an education and meeting place in
phases of the project
Phase 1 – Investigation, collecting knowledge, learn to use the tools of analysis The students started the plan with a discussion of the critical factors which influence and shape that place. Along with topics like “war”, “peace”, “crisis” and “religion”
phases of the project
Phase 1 – Investigation, collecting knowledge, learn to use the tools of analysis The students started the plan with a discussion of the critical factors which influence and shape that place. Along with topics like “war”, “peace”, “crisis” and “religion”
day 3
day 3 On the way to the temple town of Dambulla we saw the 38-meter (!) tall Buddha statue. The larger-than-life, usually reclining Buddha statues and the colorful ceiling paintings in the caves of the golden cave temple today testify
day 2
day 2 On our second day we visited the archaeological excavation Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka‘s first capital. This city, founded 400 B.C., was the most important religious and political center of Sri Lanka for more than 1300 years. The main point

day 1 – travel report
day 1 After a 10 hours flight our whole group of students arrived safely at the airport of Colombo, Sri Lanka‘s capital. There Francis, the leader of S.T.E.P.S. and some friends of him heartily welcomed us. It was already so

day 1 – travel report
day 1 After a 10 hours flight our whole group of students arrived safely at the airport of Colombo, Sri Lanka‘s capital. There Francis, the leader of S.T.E.P.S. and some friends of him heartily welcomed us. It was already so

STEPS STUTTGART
This video shows how we want to support Francis and S.T.E.P.S. in Sri Lanka

STEPS STUTTGART
This video shows how we want to support Francis and S.T.E.P.S. in Sri Lanka

Pin Up 1
First Pin Up before our trip to Sri Lanka on May 5th. Preparation of the workshop and research topics have been discussed. Prof. Markus Allmann and Tobias Schill talked with the students about essential issues on step zero.