First Brief Report on IFYC26

From silver mines to smartphones What does Jakob Fugger, a 16th-century merchant from Augsburg, have to do with the smartphone in your pocket? Students from Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium Augsburg and the Crakow International School went to Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, from 3rd to 8th October 2026 to find out. At the second International Fugger Youth Conference (IFYC26), funded Read More …

IFYC26 – Following the Fuggers to Banská Bystrica

On Saturday 3rd of October, students from Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium Augsburg set off for Banská Bystrica. The long train journey took them right across Central Europe to central Slovakia. At the same time, the group from Cracow International School arrived by long-distance coach. The destination was no coincidence. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Banská Bystrica was Read More …