Students
If you would like to ask a current student about their experience at Bard College Berlin, send an email to studentinfo@berlin.bard.edu or get in touch directly with the students profiled below.Armanda Serwah
Germany/GhanaBA in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought (2021)
armanda.serwah@berlin.bard.edu
"The liberal arts acknowledge what many traditional colleges fail to see: you cannot understand a subject in isolation of another, everything is intertwined."
Aryana Arian Assl
IranLiberal Arts Berlin (LAB) Program
aryana.arianassl@berlin.bard.edu
"A liberal arts education, in my view, is the ideal way to educate someone who has interests that coexist within different forms and spaces."
Hesham Moadamani
SyriaBA in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought (2021)
mohamad.moadamani@berlin.bard.edu
"As I am one of the very few, among the millions of Syrian refugees, who were displaced and still able to continue higher education, I am very appreciative of the education I am receiving at BCB."
Lejla Zjakic
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought (2022)
lejla.zjakic@berlin.bard.edu
"Whether it is your Georgian roommate telling you about the political atmosphere or great food in their country, or reaching out to a student from Brazil to ask about the recent wildfires there, you get to learn and understand the matter through their eyes."
Lucari Jordan
USABA in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought (2021)
lucari.jordan@berlin.bard.edu
"I am a big fan of the way that our school as an institution but also as a community works to promote discussion and critical interaction with texts, professors, and the environment."
Miksa Gáspár
HungaryBA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought (2023)
miksa.gaspar@berlin.bard.edu
"A liberal arts education is a process of constantly pairing up one’s opportunities with one’s interests."
Omar Haidari
AfghanistanBA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought (2021)
omar.haidari@berlin.bard.edu
"This is the first time that I have ever been in a place filled with so much diversity, yet have the feeling that we are all equal. This is a special feeling for me."
Ahmad Qais Sangarkhail
AfghanistanBA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought (2023)
ahmadqais.sangarkhail@berlin.bard.edu
"Liberal arts education gives me the ability to think and demonstrate the principles of life and how to act upon them. Through liberal arts education, I can be a better version of myself."
Vala Schriefer
IcelandBA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought (2023)
vala.schriefer@berlin.bard.edu
"Bard College Berlin has the balance I was looking for: a small school in a big city. I wanted the feeling of a close-knit community, a place where you recognize faces as you pass them, as well as the resources of a vibrant city."