Certificate of Intercultural Competence (ZiK) for students

The Certificate of Intercultural Competence comprises three components:

1. Ambassador component
   This lets you prove your intercultural commitment, such as through:
    
   • participation in international mentoring programmes,
   • contributions to one of the university's international groups,
   • active participation in, as well as organization of, intercultural events.
2. Academic component
   This component includes your academic achievements in the area of intercultural learning, for example:
    
   • attendance of lectures or seminars with intercultural topics,
   • successful completion of language classes,
   • term papers or final papers with an intercultural component.
3. International experience component (optional)
   This includes your hands-on experience abroad, such as:
    
   • internships abroad,
   • summer school,
   • exchange programmes,
   • research stay abroad.

At TU Braunschweig, a large number of activities and groups are all about cross-cultural encounters and exchange. New members and participants are welcome any time!

These groups, programmes and facilities offer intercultural activities that are eligible for ZiK credits. You may also include your own intercultural activities not listed below – just speak to us.

A detailed overview of many possible activities and international groups including contact persons at TU Braunschweig can be found here. The list is constantly updated and supplemented:

Overwiev eligibile activities and components ZiK  (PDF, 264 KB)

ZiK credits are not credit points. There is no upper limit for ZiK credits, all eligible activities will be listed in the certificate.
The ambassador component and the academic component are mandatory and require a minimum of 10 ZiK credits each. International experience is optional. Furthermore, you are required to complete two modules of reflection on international encounters.
The requirements for the Certificate of Intercultural Competence can be met in 4-6 semesters, although there are no maximum or minimum time limits.

Please submit the completed form with the supporting documents to the TU Braunschweig Mobility Office. You can find the contact details at the bottom of the website. The team is also available to help you with questions and problems.

Application form and table of references ZiK (PDF, 106 KB)