Blog – Political education
Here you can find our current articles from our department for political education. In addition to articles on the subject “On This Day in History”, you can find everything about political education here. If you have your own suggestions, comments or ideas for projects, please contact politik@asta.rwth-aachen.de.
Statement regarding the discriminatory remarks of Professor Leupers
The university should be a place of constructive exchange, international cooperation, joint teaching and learning. This is not the case for all students, especially BIPoC, due to structural and institutional racism. We consider the post by Mr Leupers, professor...
Konrad Adenauer becomes the first Bundeskanzler
On this day 73 years ago, in 1949, Konrad Adenauer was elected the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the course of rebuilding Germany's democratic structures, he participated in drafting the Basic Law, among other things, and strengthened...
On this day in history: 2+4 Treaty
The "Treaty on the Final Settlement Concerning Germany", in short 2+4 Treaty, was concluded on September 12, 1990 in Moscow between the two German states and the victorious powers of the Second World War (USA, Soviet Union, France, Great Britain). In this treaty,...
On this day in history: Operation Deliberate Force
The mission was the first by the German Air Force since 1945
On this day in history: Foundation of South Korea
The Korean War cost the lives of nearly five million people, and completely devastated whole swaths of Korea. In the end, however, the peninsula remained divided at the 38th parallel.
RWTH warmly welcomes its international students during the Welcome Weeks winter term 2022/23
The International Office of RWTH Aachen University welcomes all new international students starting in winter term 2022/23 with a introduction and support program to ensure the best start possible at RWTH and in Aachen. The Welcome Week program will take place from...
On this day in history: Genocide of the Yezidis
On August 3, 2014, fighters of the jihadist terrorist militia Islamic State attacked the main settlement area of the Yazidis around the Sinjar Mountains in northern Iraqi-Kurdistan. This day represents the prelude to the most atrocious war crimes and an incipient...
On this day in history: Cuban Revolution
For a long time, the “Humboldt House” in Aachen was named after the revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara; until the 1990s it was called Che House.
On this day in history: Operation Valkyrie
The assassination attempt of July 20, 1944 was the most significant attempted overthrow of the military resistance during the Nazi era.
On this day in history: Live Aid
Heute vor 37 Jahren fand das bis dahin größte Rock Konzert der Geschichte statt. Insgesamt wurden dabei etwa 150 Millionen Pfund an Spenden für die Hungersnot in Äthiopien gesammelt. Die Verteilung der Spenden und die Organisation des Auftrittes wurden häufig kritisiert.