Base Camp International Teaching

Are you feeling uncertain or intimidated about teaching in English? Join our upcoming workshop, Teaching with Confidence: English Language Tips for University Teaching Staff. This session will offer practical advice, strategies, and resources to boost your confidence and effectiveness when teaching in English. Whether you're a seasoned instructor or new to teaching, this workshop will provide valuable insights to enhance your communication with (international) students and improve your overall teaching experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop your skills and connect with colleagues!

Please note that the number of participants is limited.

Venue: Pockelsstraße 4, PK 4.117

Dr. Kimberly Crow is a German-American social scientist who has been supporting non-native speakers of English in improving their academic writing and presentation skills for nearly 20 years. Her customers include many renown research institutes, universities, and graduate schools. In conjunction with her freelance work, Dr. Kimberly Crow wrote a number of books: “The Art of English Academic Writing”, “The Art of Academic Storytelling”, and “The Art of Captivating Academic Presenting”. For her German audience Dr. Kimberly Crow wrote the book „Englisch in Siebenmeilenstiefeln. Eine Entdeckungsreise” that gives unexpected insights into what makes English English.

Venue: Architekturpavillon, Pockelsstraße 4, 38106 Braunschweig

A number of global trends challenge us and this planet. The world needs global citizens who are able to cope with and address these changes in the upcoming decades. Higher Education plays a key role in producing global citizens but it will not be enough to just educate a small elite of graduates and academics. We need to develop every human being into a global citizen who understands how inter-twined our lives are, what responsibilities each of us carries on a global scale, and how we depend on decisions in other parts of the world. In order to achieve this, universities need to move beyond producing internationally aware graduates and start using their international assets and potentials for the benefit of the wider community, applying the concept of Internationalisation in Higher Education for Society (IHES). The keynote will present very concrete examples of such possibilities and show options for the TU Braunschweig to help educating the public towards a global mindset that is needed to deal with the changes that lie ahead.

Venue: Architekturpavillon, Pockelsstraße 4, 38106 Braunschweig

Uwe Brandenburg holds a PhD from the University of Bristol, an MscEcon from the University of Swansea, and an M.A. in Islamic Sciences from the WWU Münster.

He is Managing Director of the Global Impact Institute, held an Assoc.Prof. at the University Rovira I Virgili (2017-2021), and is a guest lecturer at the ESCP Berlin. Prior to that he was Managing Partner of CHE Consult as well as Director International at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

He has published widely on internationalization and led three major impact studies: the Erasmus Impact Study (EIS, 2014), the follow-up EIS Regional Analysis (EIS RA, 2016), and the European Voluntary Service Impact Study (2017). He presents on international conferences and teaches at different universities.

Please note that this event will be held in German.

Global Citizenship als Bildungsideal wird an der Technischen Universität für alle Absolvent*innen unabhängig von ihrer Disziplin aktiv gefördert. In dieser Podiumsdiskussion wird beleuchtet, wie sich dieses Ideal konkret in Lehre und Studium umsetzen lässt. Zunächst klären wir, was Global Citizenship bedeutet und welche Kompetenzen dafür notwendig sind, wie beispielsweise interkulturelle Kommunikation, globales Denken und verantwortungsbewusstes Handeln. Anschließend diskutieren wir, wie verschiedene Disziplinen dieses Ziel erreichen können und ob dabei unterschiedliche Ansätze erforderlich sind: Sind MINT-Disziplinen per se internationaler ausgerichtet? Handeln Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftler*innen generell interkulturell sensibler? Und wie lässt sich dieser Anspruch in Studiengängen umsetzen, die auf einen spezifischen regionalen Markt ausgerichtet sind, wie etwa in der Lehramtsausbildung? All diesen Fragen nähern wir uns auch durch praxisnahe Beispiele.

Zuvor bieten uns einheimische und internationale Studierende Einblicke in ihre Erfahrungen mit internationaler Lehre an der TU Braunschweig.

Podium: Prof. Dr. Angela Ittel (Präsidentin der TU Braunschweig); Uwe Brandenburg, PhD (Managing Director of the Global Impact Institute, Prag); Vertreter*innen der Fakultäten

Moderation: Dr. Isabell Lisberg-Haag

Venue: Architekturpavillon, Pockelsstraße 4, 38106 Braunschweig

Internationalising study programmes has become indispensable for higher education institutions worldwide. However, this intricate process involves multiple dimensions, stakeholders, levels, and domains, and requires individual and organisational changes that often lead to tensions. Given the significance of internationalisation for teaching, learning, and society, understanding these tensions within increasingly diverse higher education institutions is essential. This keynote will address how organisational change theory can be used to improve the internationalisation of teaching and learning. Drawing on extensive PhD research and 30 years of experience in higher education, findings from four study programs across different disciplines will be presented, along with the implications for strategy and policy development, engaging staff and students, and providing adequate support.

Venue: Pockelsstraße 4, Architekturpavillon

Franka van den Hende has recently completed her PhD research on Curriculum Internationalisation: A Dynamic Organizational Change Process https://ap.lc/KoUDU. She has worked on internationalisation, diversity, and inclusion in higher education for 32 years, in academic and professional roles in various contexts, as a lecturer, researcher, policy advisor, and project manager. Franka currently works in the Central Department of Strategy and Education at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Closing of the Base Camp International Teaching