The members

Get to know us a little bit better! Here we are, the members of the Committee:

IMRE 2005: The Founders

Alin Pratidina

alinpratidina@yahoo.com
Environmental engineer
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Bandung, Indonesia

When I was still in Indonesia, I never imagined to discuss any political issues or even joined a political discussion group. I have a bad impression to politicians because they just talk but never do anything following their speeches. However, things get complicated when I have to take international law class which “obliged” every student to share their views, including me, of national and international political issues. So, I started to talk…

After several discussions in the class, I began to enjoy the pattern because for sure I never had this kind of discussion before. I tried to get more active and involve in the class which of course was giving me a hard time because I have to read extra due to my lack of knowledge of international and other countries’ problems.

The discussion was getting more serious when we, IMRE 2005, initiated a movie session that tried to attract German students (or developed countries’ students) to know the developing countries’ problems. We believe that we would not be able to change the world but a small action like creating awareness is still a worth trying.

Now, I feel myself motivated… I know that small action will give effect also. And believe me… you don’t have to be politicians if you want to talk about politics. Just come to our session and be one of “agents of changes”…

Durando Ndongsok

durandongsok@yahoo.com
Bachelor of Chemistry
University of Dschang
Mechanical Engineer
Fontys University of Professional Education
Dschang, Cameroon

A says: The colonization brought civilization to Africa

B says: No, it is totally the opposite; the imperialism of those so called “civilized nations” destroyed the African civilization

Who is right? A or B?

Probably A and B will argue, supported by C, D….Z and many things will be said about colonization, civilization, imperialism. And this happening in a University town called Freiberg, Germany, implies a mix audience of people from all over the world. If in the end there is no final decision found whether A or B is right, at least the AWARENESS of some issues will be arisen. And the idea behind “MOV(i)E IT!”; and that is exactly what moved me to participate in the creation of this group.

“MOV(i)E IT!” brings together people from different continents to discuss the causes and consequences of colonialism, prostitutions in the world, racism, sexism, terrorism, immigration, religion… And there is no better way to a good understanding of those topics than to let people who have experienced them talk about them.

Some people think I am very diplomatic. Although I do not totally agree, I know I almost never aggressively force my point of view in a discussion. I try to analyze carefully the points of view of others, try to enter their shoes before giving my opinion.

Some people think I am wise. Me wise?!?!?!?!?!?!

Some people think I am childish. It depends! I know how to entertain but I also know when and how to be serious.

Some people think I am Durando. They are right!

Hervé Azemtsa

azemtsa@yahoo.fr
Mechanical Engineer
Fontys University of professional education
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Inside most of Cameroonian, especially growing up in the Capital, there is a football coach, a doctor, a scientist and definitely a POLITICIAN…

It feels different do have to be confronted to some issues to get to know that they exist!

To me MOV(i)E IT is a challenge!

A challenge because you have to show things to people, discuss with them to inform them, to get their attention and most of all to raise their awareness on some of the issues that for others are daily bred!

I was so happy to get the platform and moreover the friends and people to enable such an initiative. I am even happier because I can see it growing and lasting… How long will depend on how much effort we are willing and will put into sustaining that! SUSTAINABILITY AGAIN… like the whole IMRE time….

THANK You, Carsten and Jana, Fantastic 4 and the new “FOUR BROTHERS” …

Keep it up people…

Leonardo Vitoriano Da Silva

leonardo.vitoriano@gmail.com
Chemical Engineer
Universidad Politécnica de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil

The origins of the “Mov(i)e it!” initiative can be traced back to May 2006, with the exhibition of the first movie: The Darwin Nightmare. I still remember that night, which was quite sad to me. I saw some images that I might know they existed, but seeing on a big screen is something different. The idea was to have a discussion after the exhibition, but that was not possible. I recall the consternation that shook me, and maybe more people. I couldn’t think at that moment, in a rational way, and could not even formulate a concrete opinion. During that moments of deciding whether to have the discussion or not, I mentioned that I felt very bad and would like to postpone the discussion, which indeed happened one week later. I felt the necessity to put out all the things I had thought that night and the days after.

That was my beginning in the group, which of course didn’t exist yet. We formed it, mainly because the common interest about social issues all around the world, the necessity to know more and the taste to debate. And that is all I expected: a good documentary showing different (and some times polemic) topics, people all over the world exchanging ideas, getting to know more about these issues and the diffent points of view. Since May 2006, that is exaclty what is happening regularly in Freiberg.

Not only I contibuted to the formation of the group, but more important was the change that the group caused in me. I can say that being part of it contributed to open my mind and to make sure that each of us can make a difference in the world. Even if it is small and local. It is necessary to start from somewhere. It also helped me to have a broader view of the world, with all its similarities and differences and to ensure that I made a good choice regarding my professional carreer: to deal with environmental and corporate social responsibilities. Besides, I made very good friends during the meetings, to whom I discuss even personnal issues. The intimacy we created will last forever and, hopefully, so will the “Mov(i)e it!” initiative. Long life to us…

IMRE 2006: The 2nd Generation

Augusto Mosqueda

augusto.mosqueda@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer with minor in Electrical Engineering

ITESM-Mexico City´s Campus

Mexico City, Mexico

When I first went to one of the Mov(i)e it! sessions I was very shocked that people were gathering together not only to watch documentaries about different problems around the world but to have a chat afterwards and have so many points of view from people all over the world. I was just too interested about this initiative that I simply decided to join this great group of people.

Now being part of this group I realize that there is a great commitment in trying to make people aware of some serious problems that are happening right now in different parts of the world. So I expect that all these sessions we prepare during each semester help people to be more conscious about the issues we present and that these people can be also a factor of change within their micro cultures and hopefully our macro culture. Individually I contribute to group´s activities by promoting our work within our community and sharing ideas that make more dynamic our group´s experiences.

I´m a person who considers himself very tolerant, friendly and humble. I like football, going to rock concerts, literature and photography. As a student of the MBA-IMRE program and being part of the Mov(i)e it! Team, I´m interested in topics such as: environment protection, fair trade, use of renewable energies and making people aware of issues that at some point are unknown for them. After my studies I would like to collaborate (individually or within a company) to make this world somehow more sustainable.

Jorge Chial L.

jorgechial@gmail.com
Industrial Engineer
Technological University of Panama
Panama City, Panama

I was invited by Augusto to attend a session of MOV(i)E IT! and I was impressed of the group’s dynamics. I found the idea of people from diverse backgrounds (culture, religion, profession and life experiences) gathering to present their points of view and promote discussion particularly interesting. Later on, I joined the Cinema Committee.

It has been a very enriching experience that has granted me the opportunity to learn more about some social and political topics around the globe. Besides, I have gotten awareness on some issues I had never stopped to think about: real issues that happen in the world that affect millions of lives everyday. I have learned how to present my perspective and more importantly, how to listen and accept everyone else’s. I consider I have learned about myself as well throughout the whole process.

I am an industrial engineer with professional experience in strategic consulting and in research, development (R&D) and innovation management. I have a huge interest on environmental protection and sustainable development and that is why I enrolled in the IMRE master program. My professional goal is to work in an international organization or in a consulting firm where I might design and implement environmental sound programs and contribute to preserve the most valuable heritage we possess: our natural resources.

I hope you get actively involved in the MOV(i)E IT! Initiative.

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Patricia Haensel

pitzi_h@hotmail.com
Bachelor in Geology
TU Münich
Munich, Germany

I first heard about the cinema committee in International Law class. A lot of friends watching a movie together and discussing about it afterwards?! That sounded good to me! When I entered the room I noticed that the audience was quite international but there where almost no Germans around. The movie was interesting and I was excited about the discussion afterwards. I first thought you could tell which nationality would fight for what kind of opinion, but during this and all the other sessions I attended, that was not the fact. I noticed that it is not a matter of nationality or cultural background, how one thinks about a certain topic.

This started to get even more interesting and made me coming to every single session. My head started thinking about other interesting topics I would like to have a widespread discussion about. That was the moment when I was asked to join the committee. I thought it would be a great idea and that such kind of committee existing in Germany should have at least one German member! So far I did not regret it. I learned a lot about different cultures, widened my view on world politics and increased my human skills.

Yin Ying

yinying19831212@hotmail.com

Bachelor in Applied Chemistry
Nanjing University

Jiangsu Province, China

Some Wednesday Winter 2007, Lessingstr. Room-0112.

The girl had so much to say, but she did not find even a second to interrupt the discussion. And she knew, if she failed to talk to this guy, she could not fall into sleep. All these stuff stored in her mind pissed her off. The feeling was like, selling the stuff which was out of date at any price.

Then she stopped him, saying “sorry, but, hmmmmm, may I have a second?” ya, she was asking for a second. “in this documentary, I find —” blah, blah, blah—(here one thousand words are omitted.)

Fortunately, he did not lose his patience. Here, I really wanna thank him.

The conversation ended up with his offer-”do you want to join the Movie Committee?” “Yes!” without any doubt.

I am that girl–Ying Yin. Sagittarius. From P.R. of China.

Some hobbies? Maybe watching movie.

 

IMRE 2007: Show Must Go On!

Bernardo Okazaki Kehdy

bkehdy@gmail.com
Mechanical Engineer
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

I first heard about Cinema Committe from my friend Leonardo, one of the founders. Afterwards, I got more information on the International Law class and started to go to the sessions. Later on, in 2008, I started to work actively for the Committee. The idea is simple and the environment is relaxed: just watch movies with your friends and discuss it later!

Studying a MBA sometimes make us focus only on the technical and managerial sides. But in the real world social and political issues play a big role! The discussions on the Cinema meetings are pretty chalenging and make us think outside the box. We develop our critical view of many world-wide problems and learn how to handle with different opinions of different people.

IMRE’s and non-IMRE’s feel invited to join MOV(i)E IT!