We are excited to announce that this year’s Scot-t Fest is in partnership with the University of Glasgow.
Key Dates
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Welcome our Scot-t Fest Coffee and Tea | Senatssaal NatFak |
| 14:20 | Opening Ceremony | Senatssaal NatFak |
| Digital Humanities – Research for the 21st Century from the University of Glasgow | ||
| 14:45 | Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation (BOSLIT), Our Heritage, Our Stories (TaNC), Burns in Virtual Reality, Museums in the Metaverse Lorna Hughes, Kirsteen McCue, Pauline Mackay | Senatssaal NatFak |
| 16:45 | Coffee and Tea | Senatssaal NatFak |
| 17:15 | Walter Scott & James Hogg: Singing Competitively for Scotland Kirsteen McCue with the University of Glasgow Chapel Choir | Linke Aula |
| 18:15 | Talking about Scottish Nature Writing: On Stage with author Merryn Glover and singer-songwriter Jenny Sturgeon | Linke Aula |
| 19:00 | Wine and Pretzels | Foyer Alte Mensa |
| Concert | ||
| 20:00 | Steve Crawford and Jenny Sturgeon | QKaff |
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Linke Aula |
| 10:15 | Scotland in Rheinland-Pfalz – Rhineland-Palatinate in Schottland: A Scottish-German Roundtable on our partnership | Linke Aula |
| 10:15 and 15:30 | Lowland Games for the wee lads and lassies (Kids) | Parking Lot |
| 10:30 | Workshops •Choir Workshop with the University of Glasgow Chapel Choir •Blasad Gàidhlig: A Scottish-Gaelic Workshop with Lena Krochmann (Please register via Eventbrite) | Atrium maximum Audi max |
| 11:30 | Scottish Nature Writing: Reading with Merryn Glover | Linke Aula |
| 12:20 | Concert with University of Glasgow Chapel Choir | Linke Aula |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break with Alumni-Café | Linke Aula |
| 13:00 | GO Mensch 2024 with students from Scotland, Ireland, Latvia and Rheinland-Pfalz | Atrium maximum |
| 14:30 | JGU Scotland HUB Piper Sascha Koch MacDonald | Parking Lot |
| 14:45 | Scottish Crime Fiction: Reading with Frank Winter | Linke Aula |
| 15:30 | Coffee and Tea | Atrium maximum |
| 15:30 | Whisky Tasting with Frank Winter | Linke Aula |
| 16:30 | Concert “Singing Robert Burns” Kirsteen McCue with University of Glasgow Chapel Choir | Linke Aula |
| 17:30 | Wine and Pretzels | Atrium maximum |
| 20:00 | Ceilidh (Scottish Dancing for Everyone) Narhalla Dancers, John Wolfe Gang, FSCDC e.V | Linke Aula |
| 18:00 21:00 | Public Viewing EURO 2024 (Round of Sixteen) | Atrium maximum |
Food and Drinks
There will be food trucks and a wine stand at limited times during the Scot-t Fest. Additionally, there are nearby restaurants very close to the location, like the Kulturcafé, Baron and Imbiss Diwan.
Location
The Scot-t Fest 2024 will take place in the Senatssaal of the NatFak and in the “Alte Mensa” on the campus of JGU Mainz.
The Scot t Fest takes place in the “Alte Mensa” on the campus of JGU Mainz.
The campus of JGU is only a short distance from Mainz main station (20 minutes on foot or two stops by bus or tram). You can either get off at the stop “Universität” and enter campus via the main gate or get off at the stop “Friedrich-von-Pfeiffer-Weg” which is located behind the Philosophicum building. You can also download the app “Mainzer Mobilität” for bus and tram timetables.
The following bus or tram lines take you from Mainz main station to campus: