Intercultural Communication

Encounter and exchange

The International House supports members of TU Braunschweig in intercultural learning. Today, intercultural skills are indispensable elements of qualification for the international job and research market. They also help to ensure the success of studies and integration into the university and society. Internationality includes not only professional expertise and networking, but also knowledge of cultural differences and similarities. By "culture" we also explicitly mean subject, teaching and learning cultures. At the International House of TU Braunschweig you will find a number of initiatives and programmes that make interculturality tangible. Special synergy effects can arise when intercultural and language skills are trained together.

By the way: The International House is interested in a scientific monitoring and evaluation of its offers. If you are planning an academic thesis in the field of "Intercultural Competence Teaching" and are looking for a topic and/or empirical data, please contact us (contact: PD Dr. Andreas Hettiger: a.hettiger(at)tu-braunschweig.de).

Certificate of International Competence for Employees

Are you interested in other cultures? Do you want to navigate confidently in the international environment of TU Braunschweig? With the "Certificate of International Competence (ZiK) for Employees" we bundle and structure the offers on the topic of internationality and interculturality.

Certificate of Intercultural Competence for Students

The Certificate for Intercultural Competence (ZiK) allows you to prove your international experience. It is an acknowledgement of your intercultural commitment and a formal proof of your intercultural abilities.

Intercultural competence is the ability to successfully interact with people from other cultures. This ability can be learned in many different ways: The focus is always on personal encounters, interest in other cultures and thinking about one's own culture. At TU Braunschweig there are a number of initiatives and projects that make interculturality a tangible experience.

You are learning a foreign language and would like to improve your language skills with the help of a native speaker?
Then join the course-independent language tandem at the TU Braunschweig!

In order to sustainably improve the learning success of foreign language students at the TU Braunschweig, foreign language students are to be supported in their learning by student language coaches in courses in engineering subjects.

If you are interested in the Intercultural Partner Project, you can find more information here.

News

07.03.2025

Ciné-club francophone in the summer semester 2025

In the summer semester 2025, the Language Centre will show four selected French cinema films.

10.02.2025

Deactivation of the language course booking platform AURA

From the summer semester 2025, the Language Centre will switch to the Stud.IP platform for booking language courses. The previous booking platform AURA will be switched off on 31 March 2025.

Registration for language courses in the summer semester 2025

Students of TU Braunschweig, HBK students, and staff members of TU Braunschweig can register for the language courses in the summer semester starting from 31 March. Please note: From the summer semester onwards, the booking for language courses will…

Events

10 April 2025, 15:00 - 18:00

International Language Café

Drinking coffee or tea together and practicing your language skills - that's what the International Language Café is all about!

14 April 2025, 13:15 - 14:45

Introduction to Academic Writing (German)

How does academic writing at a German university work? Whether it's a term paper or a final thesis - in this workshop you will learn the most important basics.

14 April 2025, 15:00 - 16:30

Introduction to Academic Writing (English)

How does academic writing at a German university work? Whether it's a term paper or a final thesis - in this workshop you will learn the most important basics.