ABGESAGT: Rethinking internationalization? The contribution of subject-related research and education to the academic success of international students

How can the number of international students at universities be increased and their academic success ensured? The answer to this higher education policy question concerns representatives of research and teaching alike. Empirical studies of internationalization processes suggest that the language and cultural competence of international students is indispensable for ensuring their academic success. This development of language and cultural competence is based on findings from specialist communication research and specialist language didactics, which provide a theoretical basis for the teaching of German as a specialist and academic language. The conference at the ISZ of the University of Kassel aims to highlight the impulses from research for the practice of internationalization . We would like to bring all those interested in internationalization in higher education into an interdisciplinary exchange.

As part of the conference workshops

"Internationalization in higher education: increasing student numbers and ensuring academic success, but how?"

and

"Subject-specific interculturality: clash of cultures or untapped potential?"

best-practice examples of how to strategically deal with the challenges of internationalization will be discussed.

Further information and registration: https://veranstaltungen.uni-kassel.de/event/internationalisierung