Newsletter Internationalization 01/2025

• 70 researchers discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Zimbabwe
  
  As part of the DAAD-funded programme, four universities and colleges - Midlands State University, Fachhochschule Dortmund, the University of Johannesburg and the University of KwaZulu Natal - organized an international symposium in cooperation with the International Consortium on Social Development (ICSD) Africa Branch from 14 to 18 October 2024. The core of the program is to bring together young researchers to discuss global issues along the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations and to draw consequences for social work.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Michael Boecker(Opens in a new tab)  and Dorothée Boecker(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Applied Social Studies
  
  
• International Fall School 2024: Urban Art
  
  From November 18 to 29, 2024, the Fall School in the Bachelor of Social Work of the Faculty of Applied Social Studies took place on the topic of "Urban Art", led by Prof. Dr. Jochem Kotthaus as well as Shawna Farrell and Nicholas Recker (both MSU Denver, USA). With 16 students, four of them from the USA and Belgium (Odisee University of Applied Sciences), the event was a complete success in terms of content and networking. The Fall School gave the students an introduction to artistic-aesthetic processes and at the same time an auto-ethnographic reflection.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Jochem Kotthaus(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Applied Social Studies
  
  
• The principle of insanity in American criminal law
  
  Many people are only familiar with the peculiarities of American criminal law from films and series. At the invitation of Prof. Dr. Jochem Kotthaus, Alvin Malesky, Professor at Western Carolina University, USA, gave a lecture on the "Principle of Insanity in American Criminal Law" at the Faculty of Applied Social Studies at the end of November 2024. Alvin Malesky not only introduced around 70 students and many colleagues from the faculty to the topic from a clinical psychiatric perspective, but also took the audience through an analysis of an individual case.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Jochem Kotthaus(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Applied Social Studies
  
  
• Fachhochschule Dortmund participates in the ASA program for the first time
  
  Fachhochschule Dortmund is participating with two projects ("Decentralized and sustainable energy generation" with partner universities in India and "Ready for change? - Inquiring companies' readiness for the circular economy" with partners in Colombia and India) are part of the ASA program for the first time. The ASA program is a development policy learning and exchange program that supports young people in promoting global engagement and strengthening sustainable development.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vinod Rajamani(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
  Prof. Dr. Tim Gruchmann(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Business Studies
  
  
• Cooperation with the UPJV Amiens, France
  
  Every year in May, around 15 students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and some professors visit the Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) in Amiens for a week. And every autumn, the students who had previously visited receive their former hosts at Fachhochschule Dortmund - as was the case most recently at the end of November 2024. By acquiring ECTS points, the student participants were able to record a study-relevant achievement for the first time. During each visit, the participants also consider how they can further develop the partnership.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Franz Vogler(Opens in a new tab)  and Prof. Dr. Vincent Marciniak(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  
  
• Expansion of cooperation with India
  
  From February 15-23, 2025, a delegation from Fachhochschule Dortmund traveled to India to further deepen the cooperation and joint project activities with the partner universities there. The program for the representatives from the fields of computer science, mechanical engineering, information technology and Business Studies included talks as part of InduTwin@scale at the RV College of Engineering in Bangalore and the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding at the Indian Institute of Science IISC. Furthermore, some of the UAS representatives took part in the International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and visited PSG College in Coimbatore as part of the DHIK cooperation(Opens in a new tab) .
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vinod Rajamani(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  
  
• Chancellor's Scholarship to German prisons
  
  Riolia Mascarenhas is a guest at Fachhochschule Dortmund on a German Chancellor's Scholarship. She is researching social work in prisons. Riolia Mascarenhas comes from Mumbai. In Prof. Dr. Christine Graebsch, she found an expert at the Faculty of Applied Social Studies at Fachhochschule Dortmund who has been working on the prison system for many years. Riolia Mascarenhas has been at Fachhochschule Dortmund since October 2024 and visits prisons to talk to inmates, prison staff, social workers and other professionals who come into contact with prisoners, such as psychologists and chaplains. She is supported by students on Prof. Graebsch's "Prison, Human Rights and Social Work" course.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Christine Graebsch(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Applied Social Studies
  
  
• 10 years of Spring School with MSU Denver
  
  From March 17-21, 2025, Dortmund students were once again guests at MSU Denver in the USA: As part of the "Spring School", 20 students from MSU Denver (Design and Civil Engineers) and Fachhochschule Dortmund (Faculties of Architecture and Design) worked together in teams of 4 to develop solutions for a creative-constructive topic. They were supported on the Denver side by Prof. Ted Shin and Prof. jeno Balogh. This tried and tested format has been offered for 10 years now and provides all participants with a wide range of insights.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Martin Middelhauve(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Design,
  Prof. Dr. Helmut Hachul(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Architecture

In recent months, new cooperation agreements have been concluded with the following universities, among others:

• Banja Luka College(Opens in a new tab) , Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  (based on the Faculty of Design)
• Indian Institute of Science IISc(Opens in a new tab) , Bangalore, India
  (from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• International University Travnik(Opens in a new tab) , Bosnia and Herzegovina
  (based on the Faculty of Design)
• Meditarranean University of Albania(Opens in a new tab) , Tirana, Albania
  (based on the Faculty of Design)
• Nazarbayev University(Opens in a new tab) , Astana, Kazakhstan
  (based on the fields of computer science, mechanical engineering, information technology, IDiAL)
• Paju Typography Institute(Opens in a new tab) , Seoul, South Korea
  (based on the Faculty of Design)
• Universidad de Medellín(Opens in a new tab) , Medellín, Colombia
  (extension of the existing cooperation agreement to the Faculties of Architecture, Design, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology)
• Cooperation agreement with the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA), the National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic" and the West Ukrainian National University (WUNU), all Ukraine, based on the Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and(Opens in a new tab)  Living Domains (IDiAL)
• Renewal of the double degree agrNational University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic"(Opens in a new tab)  and the West Ukrainian National University(Opens in a new tab)  (WUNU), all Ukraine, based on the Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and(Opens in a new tab)  Living Domains (IDiAL)
• Renewal of the double degree agreements with Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Ukraine), West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil (Ukraine), Latvijas Universitate, Riga (Latvia) and the and(Opens in a new tab)  Living Domains (IDiAL)
• Renewal of the double degree agreements with Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture(Opens in a new tab)  (Ukraine), West Ukrainian National University(Opens in a new tab) , Ternopil (Ukraine), Latvijas Universitate(Opens in a new tab) , Riga (Latvia) and the University of the Basque Country(Opens in a new tab) , Bilbao (Spain) as part of the EuroMPM study program

• March 31 - April 4, 2025
  Erasmus BIP "Flow Together: Common Rivers, Common Culture" in Osijek, Croatia
  
  Together with students and lecturers from the Universities of Osijek (Croatia), Pécs (Hungary) and Maribor (Slovenia), 8 students and 2 lecturers from the Faculty of Architecture will work in mixed groups on the topic "Flow Togther: Common Rivers, Common Cultures" as part of an Erasmus BIP(Opens in a new tab)  from March 31 to April 4, 2025.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Reinhild Schultz-Fölsing(Opens in a new tab) , Claudia Rother(Opens in a new tab)  and Jürgen Juretko(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Architecture
  
  
• May 2-11, 2025
  Spring School at the Faculty of Architecture with the Namibia University of Science and Technology
  
  As part of an Erasmus+ worldwide project, the Faculty of Architecture is expecting a delegation of 7 students accompanied by Prof. Jens Wiedows from the Namibia University of Science and Technology for a joint Spring School with UAS students during the block week from May 2-11, 2025.
  
  Contact:
  Prof. Reinhild Schultz-Fölsing(Opens in a new tab)  and Anne Krainz(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Architecture
  
  
• May 7, 2025
  "Barrier-free teaching and learning" - Symposium as part of the RMS block week
  
  In May, colleagues from the international partner university Fachhochschule Dortmund Technikum Wien will be guests in Dortmund. The occasion is the Ruhr Master School (RMS) block week, during which the guests are offering the module "Accessible 3D print - controllability of 3D programs for people with motor impairments". The Faculty of Information Technology and the Institute for Higher Education Didactics are taking this as an opportunity to organize a symposium on Wednesday afternoon, 7 May 2025, at which the topic of accessibility at universities will be examined from different perspectives. All interested parties are invited - from across the UAS and beyond.
  
  Contact:
  Rebecca Hegemann(Opens in a new tab)  and Wolfgang Schmidt-Sielex(Opens in a new tab) 
  Institute for Higher Education Didactics

• Application deadline for the "Internationalization of Studies and Teaching" funding programme
  
  Applications for the university's internal funding programme for the internationalization of studies and teaching can be submitted by 1 May 2025. The funding program is announced twice a year on 01.05. and 01.11. The application documents and all other information (including information on currently funded projects) can be found on the funding program page(Opens in a new tab) . Please note: The guidelines and application form will be revised at the beginning of April - please use the new versions for your application, which will be available by 07.04.2025 at the latest.
  
  Contact:
  Dr. André Menke(Opens in a new tab) 
  International Office
  
  

• June 9-13, 2025
  National University Evaluation HEI2025+

  Prof. Dr. Christiane Fülscher will represent the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Architecture in June as a member of the International Evaluation Panel of the Brno University of Technology (BUT) in the Czech Republic. She will be in Brno from June 9 to 13, 2025 as part of the national university evaluation HEI2025+. The evaluation focuses on the social relevance, sustainability and strategic development of research and innovation.

  Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Christiane Fülscher(Opens in a new tab) 
  Faculty of Architecture

• DAAD BIDS - Support Initiative for German Schools Abroad and Partner Schools: StartING Future
  Project duration: 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2027
  Funding amount: around 120,000 euros
  Coordinating department: International Office
  Contact: Jan Schmieder(Opens in a new tab) 
  
  
• ASA Program of Engagement Global: Assess and compare circular economy status of companies in Colombia, Germany and India
  Contact: Prof. Dr. Tim Gruchmann(Opens in a new tab)  (Faculty of Business Studies)
  
  
• ASA Programme of Engagement Global: Potential of decentralized energy production, storage and distribution in
  India, Colombia and Germany
  Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vinod Rajamani(Opens in a new tab)  (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
  
  

At the beginning of April, the DAAD will once again announce a number of funding programs. All current calls for applications can be found here(Opens in a new tab) .

Please contact:
Dr. André Menke(Opens in a new tab) 
International Office

• International experience as a competitive advantage: study shows high relevance for companies
  
  A joint study(Opens in a new tab)  by the NA DAAD and the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) sheds light on the importance of experience and skills gained by students during a stay abroad as part of their studies and/or internship. Overall, the study shows that internationally educated and socialized students are important both for continuing international cooperation and for shaping the growing diversity of our national societies as a result of migration and the recruitment of skilled workers.