Perfect match: website gives academic refugees chance to connect
German professor Carmen Bachmann used template of a dating site to allow users to network with other people in their field
When a record number of asylum seekers and refugees arrived in Germany two years ago, Carmen Bachmann was one of many in the country who felt compelled to help the newcomers settle in.
She did not rush down to greet them with welcome signs or pledge to volunteer at refugee camps. Instead Bachmann, 41, a Leipzig University professor, turned into something of a matchmaker. She created a website, , to connect refugee academics with German counterparts across a broad range of disciplines.
