The best thing about NYI I think is the intense level of reflection and interesting discussion. My classes intersected with the lectures and the world around us. Amazing.
The lectures cover a vast and satisfying range of topics for beginners as well as for advanced learners. Professors are amazing and able to convey their interest for the discipline they teach.
I cannot overestimate the full engagement all organisers to develop V-NYI into a virtual format. In times of the corona virus, this is a real and global achievement.
New approaches to traditional problems in the humanities
The democratic process of learning and communication.
Learning about new things, ideas, concept and topics. Meeting new people from all over the world and making new friends. And I always wanted to attend Prof David Pesetsky syntax class. So THANK YOU V-NYI team for making my dream come true. ;)
The most valuable thing about VNYI is the range of important classes I had access to. I am sure that someone like me would not have access to this unless I enroll in a big expensive uni. So, thank you for the grant and thank you for all your efforts. Loved it.
What I valued most about V-NYI was how people crave dialogue. Professors, students - it was important for everyone to exchange opinions and information and have an open discussion. And the NYI-V program gives you a chance not only to answer questions, learn something new but also to listen to people from all over the world. After NYI, my head was bursting with ideas and further questions and new answers. I haven't felt so inspired in a long time!
I have been part of NYI since 2019 and it definitely one of the best things in my professional life. I learned so much about different topics, but the most important, I learned that we should never stop learning and that we should not limit ourselves to only one topic, different fields should and must be connected. Also, NYI is one of the best things for me privately because it gave me the opportunity to feel such energy and atmosphere that is really unique in the academic world. NYI remains a constant inspiration for me!