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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ripmeester, Nannette
• Pollock, Archibald

Titel

Guide To Enhancing The International Student Experience For Germany : How to improve services and communication to better match expectations [electronic resource]

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1st ed

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• UTB Scholars Vollzugriff 2024

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical references.
• 1. A pplication and Arrival 1.1. Application 1.2. Application method 1.3. Contact response time 1.4. Offer response time. 1.5. Information provision 1.6. Social media 1.7. Buddy systems 1.8. Pre-arrival information provision 1.9. Arrival 1.10. Initial welcome 1.11. Academic registration and orientation 1.12. Application and arrival: points and actions to consider 1.13. CASE STUDY: Georg-Simon-Ohm Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften - Fachhochschule Nürnberg Fachhochschule Dortmund 2. C ultural and Social Integrati on 2.1. Making friends: on arrival and during the programme 2.2. Clubs/societies & student unions 2.3. International office 2.4. Counselling and disability support 2.5. Sport & social activities 2.6. Opportunity to experience German culture 2.7. Cultural and social integration: points and actions to consider 2.8. CASE STUDY: Universität Konstanz Universität Regensburg 3. Accommodation and Living 3.1. Accommodation 3.2. Accommodation office 3.3. Faith-based provision (including prayer rooms, quiet spaces, overall flexibility with religion) 3.4. Campus eating facilities 3.5. Transport options 3.6. Safety 3.7. Accommodation and living: points and actions to consider 3.8. CASE STUDY: Christian-Albrecht-Universität zu Kiel 4. Learning Infrastructure and Environment 4.1. Libraries & learning spaces 4.2. I.T. support 4.3. Email & internet 4.4. Flexibilty (including course adaptability, structural flexibility, feeling of intellectual freedom of choice) 4.5. Academic's english & language support 4.6. Performance feedback 4.7. Learning infrastructure and environment: points and actions to consider 4.8. CASE STUDY: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 5. Teaching Quality and Learning Support 5.1. Assessment & feedback 5.2. Learning support 5.3. Research 5.4. Expert lecturers & good teachers 5.5. Course content 5.6. Teaching quality and learning support: points and actions to consider 5.7. CASE STUDY: Technische Universität Kaiserlautern 6. Fees, Finance and Funding 6.1. Funding 6.2. Finances on arrival 6.3. Cost of living 6.4. Earning money 6.5. Fees, finance and funding: points and actions to consider 6.6. CASE STUDY: Anonymous case study 7. Careers and Employability 7.1. Careers advice 7.2. Careers service 7.3. Work experience 7.4. Good contacts 7.5. Employability 7.6. Careers and employability: points and actions to consider 7.7. CASE STUDY: Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg Hochschule Furtwangen 8. about the authors 9. Acknowledgement: Word of Thanks 10. Further Publications
• Das englischsprachige Buch gibt Einblick in die Ergebnisse der GATE-Germany Studie zum International Student Barometer, die 12.300 ausländische Studenten an 45 deutschen Hochschulen über ihre Zufriedenheit mit dem Angebot des Standortes befragt hat. Dank der Ergebnisse kann ein umfassendes Bild von den Bedürfnissen ausländischer Studenten konstruiert werden. Hochschulen können mit dieser Hilfe ihr Angebot optimieren. Global Village - the world becomes a village. We shouldn't wonder why more and more people go abroad for their studies. Universities need to react to this development and respond to the particular requirements and needs of foreign students. Those that do, will be popular as a location of study and will be recommended further. The English book offers insights into the results of the GATE-Germany study regarding the International Student Barometer, during the course of which 12,300 foreign students of 45 German Universities were interviewed about their satisfaction with the provisions of their location of study. With the help of the results a comprehensive picture of the needs of foreign students may be painted. Universities can optimise their provisions accordingly. An overview of the areas studied - Application and arrival - Culture and social integration - Accommodation and living - Learning environment - Quality of teaching and learning support - Fees, money and financing - Career and labour marketability