Max Birnstiel, then director of IMP, put it in an intriguing way: "If you follow conventional wisdom, it should definitely be Munich, but if you were daring then you would head for Singapore.
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"I viewed the possibility of settling in Singapore for a few years as an exciting challenge and as an opportunity for both personal and career development."
"We want to train a new generation, we want to provide some deep technological infrastructure, and to be an attractor for excellent talent from all over the world to come and feel at home."
"If your research is getting you down and you wonder if a science career is really worthwhile, I'd recommend the Festival of Science as the perfect tonic."
The maxim "sage on the stage to guide on the side" aptly summarizes this ongoing process of the teacher's transformation from an authoritative role to a facilitative one.