Die Welt im Advent

24 Tage, 24 tolle Geschichten aus aller Welt: In diesem Jahr verraten internationale Studierende und MitarbeiterInnen der Uni Graz wie sie Weihnachten feiern. Montage: Uni Graz/Linder, Foto: Uni Graz/Tzivanopoulos

Mit dem Schmücken des Weihnachtsbaumes startete die Uni Graz in die Adventzeit. Foto: Uni Graz/Kastrun

Die steirische Nordmanntanne wurde wieder von der Bank Austria gesponsert. Foto: Uni Graz/Schweiger

In diesem Jahr erzählen internationale Studierende und MitarbeiterInnen im Uni-Graz-Adventkalender über ihr Weihnachten

Weihnachtsbräuche von Australien über China bis in die Schweiz: In diesem Jahr verraten im Adventkalender der Uni Graz internationale Studierende und MitarbeiterInnen die Advent- und Weihnachtsbräuche ihrer Heimat. Das Titelbild des Kalenders wurde von der Grafikdesignerin Simone Lindner gestaltet. Bis zum 24. Dezember warten spannende Anekdoten und festliche Rezepte aus aller Welt darauf entdeckt zu werden.

Lichterglanz, Nadelduft und vorweihnachtliche Stimmung versprüht der Christbaum im Foyer des Hauptgebäudes, der wieder von MitarbeiterInnen der Uni Graz festlich geschmückt wurde. Die steirische Nordmanntanne wurde von der Bank Austria gesponsert.

Eine besinnliche Vorweihnachtszeit wünscht allen Uni-MitarbeiterInnen und Studierenden die Pressestelle der Uni Graz: Andreas Schweiger, Dagmar Eklaude, Gerhild Kastrun, Roman Klug, Simone Lindner, Gudrun Pichler, Maximilian Reissenegger, Veronika Rogenhofer, Ruperta Steinwender, Konstantinos Tzivanopoulos und Astrid Unger

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