A final workshop for student reporters was held at University of Bonn on 26th September. 12 student reporters presented their work and experiences at both Tropentag and Science Forum 2013. Two experienced journalists were invited to share their knowledge about how to develop career in journalism for young people. Christina Hucklenbroich, editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, introduced her experiences and how to start career as a science journalist. She recommended the Fachwerkstatt mentor program, which offers training and scholarship for young students who want to work in journalism (www.die-fachwerkstatt.de). In particular, she discussed how to balance work and family for female science journalist. Mr.Ralph Dickerhof, with experience of 10-year free TV-, HF- & PR-correspondent, introduced different work types in TV media, including their major tasks and challenges. He shared methods about how to do good interview and highlighted that the major characteristic of journalist is communicative talent.

Zhao Xi is from China. She got Bachelor degree in World History and Economics at Peking University in China, Master degree at TU Dresden in Germany. Now she is a PhD Student at International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) at Kassel University, based in the department of Development Economics, Migration and Agricultural Policy (DEMAP). She is very interested in social media and works as a Student Reporter in Tropentag 2013. In the team, she is responsible for interview and Video taking. She worked as Journalist and Editor in China before and translated many English books into Chinese. This time she would like to share more ideas and record the Events at Tropentag 2013.

…that combines many different subjects and people from around the world?

The same question was asked three years ago by the organisers of the Tropentag, a conference dealing with international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development.

...An idea arises...

Their solution created the concept of the student reporters. Sponsored by the ATSAF, student reporters accompany the different presentations and give live comments and description of what is happening, focusing on different thematic subjects. By doing so, people not able to join the fun get the option to experience a bit of the exotic atmosphere spreading at the Tropentag. Also the students learn a lot about the journalistic skills and the transmission of information over social media.

One person in charge of the preparation, administration and project management throughout the start of the conference is Angela Schaffert. In between of her studies on agriculture in the tropics and her moving to Ethiopia, she is now responsible for all the small and bigger challenges arising at the beginning of the conference. Having also to care for the well-being of the respective student, she exactly knows what a student reporter has to face.

...Being a student reporter - a demanding task...

offering a broadcasting platform for the scientific community of the tropics and subtropical regions working in the agricultural and natural resource management fields is the birth idea of Tropentag www.tropentag.de. whilst trying to sell new ideas and innovations, tropentag creates an atmosphere of totallity where the experts of ideas, buyers of ideas and benefactors of these ideas can have a personal exchange regardless their level and background. Wth the gathering of several expert keynote speakers and 19 oral sessions in almost 100 talks, 24 guided poster sessions in 360 posters,Tropentag 2012 put a keen lens on the future of agriculture and the theme " Resilience of Agricultural Systems Against Crises" is crucial with the current global warming crises. But what did all those speakers say? Whether present or absent, the Student Reporter www.facebook.com/tropentag?ref=hl is your ears and eyes at every tropentag conference. with the student reporters, your can sit at the comfort of your home or be at one session and still get all the information throughout the conference. We keep you posted on which ever social media your at, you just need to join the fleet.