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Absolvent:innen-Meeting der Uni Graz in New York City. Foto: Alumni Uni Graz

Absolvent:innen der Uni Graz trafen sich in New York

Auch in New York ist die Alumni Community der Universität Graz gut vernetzt. Und nach dreijähriger Pandemie-Pause gab’s am 6. April 2023 endlich wieder ein Treffen von Absolvent:innen der Uni Graz. Emily Vieyra-Haley, Catherine Vieyra and Jonathan Odden konnten im Graduate Center at City University of New York an der Fifth Avenue – gegenüber des berühmten Empire State Building – einige neue Gesichter begrüßen. Neben dem Austausch von Erfahrungen wurden Ideen für die nächsten Meetings gesammelt, um ehemalige Studierende, die mittlerweile in New York leben, zusammenzubringen.

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