Claas-Technoparc. Foto: Thomas Abel

On 18 October 2018 doctoral researchers and employees of the BGHS office visited the headquarters of agricultural machinery company Claas in Harsewinkel. Contact with Claas was made as a result of the BGHS Conference “Non-academic careers” in April, to which Claas's Head of Corporate History, Tomislav Novoselac, was invited as a speaker.
On the one hand, the excursion served to get to know Claas as an employer for historians and social scientists, but on the other hand, it also provided a general insight into the company.

The excursion consisted of a company presentation and a factory tour. Subsequently, Tomislav Novoselac gave an insight into his work area, the area of Coporate History. There was a lively discussion about the opportunities and limitations of this field of work. Finally, the participants were able to get to know the work area even better - by visiting the company archive and visiting an exhibition on the history of agricultural machinery under construction.

Tomislav Novoselac presented his working field Heritage Communication. Photo by Thomas Abel

Participants of the excursion to Claas. Photo by Thomas Abel

The excursion is part of the Transferable Skills programme of the BGHS: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/bghs/Programm/Forschung_Karriere/index.html

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