Photography Contest – Leibniz University Hannover

Here today and there tomorrow

Out of the familiar, into the unknown. Many wonderful moments happen when you don't expect them. In our everyday lives, we often experience little that is unexpected. Leaving the beaten track requires courage. A semester abroad not only teaches you a lot about the world, but also about yourself. Settling into a new environment and a different university system are challenges that contribute a great deal to the development of your own personality.
A semester abroad gives you the opportunity to see the world from a completely different perspective, to recognise connections and to dare to look beyond your own horizons. Were you travelling as part of your exchange studies? Where did your wanderlust take you? Who or what did you meet along the way? If you have captured exciting impressions with your camera, we look forward to your participation in this year's photo competition under the motto "Here today and there tomorrow".

Deadline: 31. July 2024

Participation

Participation requirements:

Incoming and outgoing exchange students of Leibniz University Hannover, whose period of exchange study had begun in the summer semester of 2023 or winter semester of 2023/24. Participation isn't limited to a particular program.

In order to participate, please send the following documents:

max. 3 digital photos per participant (colored or black-and-white) with a resolution of no less than 8 million pixels. Accepted formats: .jpeg, .tif. The files should be named as following: "Country_Place_Photo Title_Surname".
A Word document with:
- A meaningful title and a short description for every photo, which should be relevant to the topic of the contest. Each description should be about ¼ page long (DIN-A4 format), formatted as follows:
  - Font: Arial;
  - Font size: 11;
  - Text alignment: justified;
  - Automatic syllable breaks;
  - Normal page margins;
  - Line spacing: 1,15.
- Personal data: name, address, duration and location of current studies (including name of the receiving/sending institution), area of studies.
- An experience report for a stay abroad, about ½ DIN-A4-page long, covering topics such as studying at the receiving institution, life in the receiving country (e.g. everyday life, leisure, personal highlights), as well as a conclusion. The experience report should also be related to the topic of the contest.
A signed legal statement on photo usage and a signed statement on data protection and privacy regulations (available in German only).

Please upload a personal folder (named LastName_FirstName) with the above-mentioned documents until 31.07.2024 here:

Upload entry

The original signed legal statement on photo usage should be sent by post to:

Address

Leibniz Universität Hannover
Hochschulbüro für Internationales
Welfengarten 1A
30167 Hannover

Address

Leibniz Universität Hannover
Hochschulbüro für Internationales
Welfengarten 1A
30167 Hannover

In exceptional cases the legal statements can also be uploaded digitally using the Seafile platform. Please consult Anne Höch for that!

The twelve best photographs will be chosen by a jury and published in a calendar. The participants should agree to the royalty-free usage of their entries in media materials of Leibniz University Hannover. Beyond that, the participants should make sure that the people portrayed in the photographs agree to the photos being published in accordance with the legal statement on photo usage. The participant is responsible for the photographs he or she sends for the contest.