Interviews: International Researchers, Employees Working at UPCE and Living in Pardubice

25.04.2025
Meet Matti and Philip from the Centre for Ethics

1/ A short description: (Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been in the Czech Republic? How long will you stay here?) Matti: My name is Matti Syiem, and I come from a small town (by Indian, not Czech standards) called Shillong in India. I've been staying in the Czech Republic for two and a half years, and I plan to stay here for another year and a half. Philip: My name is Philip Strammer and I am from Stuttgart, Germany. I have been living in the Czech Republic for one year and four months and I will probably stay here for another two years. 2/Could ...

25.04.2025
English Teacher and Pilot: Meet Ian Young

1/ A short description: (Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been in the Czech Republic? How long will you stay here?) I was born in Manchester but moved to the south of England in the mid-eighties. My previous careers in aviation and engineering took me around the world, but home for the last fifteen years has been Bristol in England’s south west. We moved to Pardubice just over a year ago, partly so we could give our children a new cultural experience and also to take advantage of the outdoor pursuits the central European weather allows. 2/ You mentio...

25.04.2025
Meet David, digital artist from the U.S.A.

1/ A short description: (Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been in the Czech Republic? How long will you stay here?…) My name is David Wiinikka-Lydon and I’m originally from Massachusetts in the U.S.. I’ve been in the Czech Republic for about two years now and will probably be here for two more. 2/ Is it the first time you have lived abroad? Why did you decide to live in the Czech Republic, in Pardubice? Yes. I’ve moved quite a bit in the U.S., but this is the first time I’ve lived out of the country. I moved here with my husband Joe, who got a rese...

25.04.2025
Ingrid Hudabiunigg from Germany: German, Literature and Historian Teacher

1/ Who are you? Where are you from? My name is Ingrid Hudabiunigg. I am a retired German university professor, permanently living in Berlin. Since 2013 I have had the position of a „garant“ for the department „nemecký jazyk pro odbornou praxi“ at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy here in Pardubice. 2/ How long have you been in the Czech Republic and at the University of Pardubice? I commute from Berlin to Pardubice and usually stay here for 5 weeks during each semester. 3/ How is the communication at the University of Pardubice with your colleagues - are...

25.04.2025
Hugo Strandberg, from Sweden: Reseacher at the Centre for Ethics

Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been in the Czech Republic and at the University of Pardubice? I’m Hugo Strandberg, researcher at the Centre for Ethics. I grew up in Eskilstuna, Sweden, and have now been at the University of Pardubice for slightly more than a year. Could you tell us more about your field and your research at the Centre for Ethics? The questions I am most of all interested in concern fundamental existential issues. Moral philosophy is therefore central. At the Centre I am principally working on two things: the first project concern...