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The 5th Student Conference: Internationalisation of Higher Education - Opportunities and Challenges for Student Bodies in 2024 will take place at TU Braunschweig. From 13 to 15 December 2024, workshops and presentations will address various aspects of internationalisation and its impact on universities and students. The focus will also be on facilitating exchange and networking among participants. The insights and outcomes of the conference will also be integrated into the work of the participating organizations and local structures.
Representatives of the student bodies in the DAAD, the Federal Association of Foreign Students (BAS), the AStA of TU Braunschweig, the Free Association of Student Unions (fzs) e.V. and TU Braunschweig.
Participation fee: Attendance is free!
Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the sending universities/institutions. If this is not possible, please contact the organisers.
An overview of hotel contingents can be found here.
The conference addresses the internationalisation of higher education institutions in Germany amid global and national challenges, as well as the role and responsibilities of student bodies in this process.
What role do student bodies play in the integration of international students and the commercialisation of foreign student studies? What responsibilities do student representations hold within European higher education networks? What role does racism play in higher education institutions, and what can be done about it? How can student bodies internationalise themselves and actively contribute to the process of internationalisation? Representatives from student bodies, student organisations, and higher education institutions from across Germany will address these and other questions during the conference at the Technical University of Braunschweig.
The exchange of ideas regarding internationalisation, the acquisition of knowledge and tools for individual work, and the finding of common positions among student representations are at the heart of the conference. Current topics such as the skills shortage, facts about the situation of international students, the circumstances faced by female students with migration experiences, the situation of refugee students, and the challenges posed by immigration authorities are key focus areas for this year’s event. Additionally, workshops will explore the mental health of students, European higher education networks, and the role of student unions.
Please note that changes may occur at short notice.
Johannes Glembek
Director of the Federal Association of Foreign Students
gefue(at)bas-ev.de
Stanislaw Bondarew
Federal Association of Foreign Students, Executive Board
stanislaw.bondarew(at)tu-dresden.de
Emmi Kraft
Free Association of Student Unions (fzs), Executive Board
emmi.kraft(at)fzs.de
Sascha Wellmann
Free Association of Student Unions (fzs)
sascha.wellmann(at)fzs.de
The conference is funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) with resources from the Federal Foreign Office.
