Maria CristinaZavala

Nicaragua
AY '07/08, BA '09/12
Currently intern at the Right Livelihood Award Foundation, Stockholm

Living at ECLA was all worth it because of its people and what they have to offer. They all, without exception, helped me grow up, and I hope I did the same for them.

ElizaStarbuck Little

USA
PY '11/12
Currently at the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago

ECLA is not a mere liberal arts program – it’s more a kind of intellectual Schlaraffenland, secretly tucked away in Pankow, where only the people who want to find it can.

Natalia IrinaRoman

Romania
PY ‘06-07 & installation year ‘07-08
Currently Cultural Manager and Mixed Media Artist

ECLA is a place for imagination, self-discovery and play. It’s a place both in Berlin and an oasis of its own, both school and community of people, both challenge and room for own initiative.

YanaZabanova

Russia
AY '05/06
Currently Research Analyst at the European Stability Initiative

I loved how saturated with new experiences and discoveries my life at ECLA was. I also enjoyed being part of the tight-knit, diverse ECLA community.

DeniseKripper

Argentina
AY '08/09
Currently at Georgetown
University

ECLA is a place to explore: to dive into your interests, to walk around and discover the city, to get to know yourself. Coming from Argentina, I had no idea what to expect

CristinaGroeger

USA
PY '08/09
Currently studying at
University of
Cambridge

Whenever I explain what ECLA is to friends back in the States, I usually end up making the claim: "It is what a liberal arts college should be like."

MartinLipman

The Netherlands
AY '07/08
Currently studying at
University of
St. Andrews

In many ways, I still find ECLA an unusual place and I think there are few who would say that it was just another year of university education. Whatever it does to people, I cannot imagine