Courses

The Language Café takes place every other Wednesday from 18:00 to 19:30.

Each session will be 1.5 hours in length.

The cafés will start with some welcoming words eventually followed by some ice-breaker-quizzes in English. After that the students will be put into small groups and can practice their target languages (English, French, Swedish, Polish, or German) with each other under the guidance of a Language Tutor. The grouping will be based on the registration process. The Language Cafes will be conducted via the online platform ZOOM. Since we cannot offer you a coffee you will have to prepare your own beverage of choice!! You will be sent an invitation/a link the day before each session and can join the session about 10 minutes before it starts.

All UNIVERSEH-students from our inter-university alliance who are interested in learning and practicing German, French, Swedish or English are welcome to join. The registration takes place through our registration forms. Students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

The Language Cafés will be conducted via an online platform. Since we cannot offer you a coffee you will have to prepare your own beverage of choice. Maybe also grab a snack.

You will be sent an invitation in due time and can join the session about 10 minutes before it starts.

In keeping with the spirit of the UNIVERSEH alliance, each session of this trilingual course, co-taught by two native teachers, looks at the extent to which the space industry reflects humanity’s needs and goals in respect to environmental and social sustainability, as well as innovation and entrepreneurism. Participants will thus familiarise themselves with a transdisciplinary approach by dealing with themes that hardly ever appear within their respective curricula. Unlike a traditional language course, this course does not focus on the systematic acquisition of grammar but aims to highlight the parallels that can exist between different languages in order to improve the participants' language learning strategies and foster the emergence of a translanguaging awareness.

The Trilingual Course runs throughout the regular semester at the HHU (from October to February, or from April to July).

Summer Semester 2023 Course Offering:

HHU Students* can earn 2 ECTS points for participating in the course.

*Students who are enrolled at partner universities cannot be guaranteed that they will earn ECTS points that will be recognized by their home university, as grant agreements between our institutions are still pending.

All UNIVERSEH-students from our alliance are welcome. The registration takes place through our registration forms. Students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

The Trilingual Course will be conducted digitally via video conferences and online learning platforms.

The intensive language classes are offered in the winter (February/March) and summer semester (August/September) prior to the start of classes. The courses are offered online as intensive courses (60 hours for French A1 and 30 hours for German A1.1).

Summer Semester 2023 Course Offerings:

Please note that the intensive language courses offered this summer term are currently listed in HIS-LSF for the SoSe 2023, for all HHU students interested in registering for the intensive language courses!

HHU Students* can earn 4 ECTS points after completing the Intensive French course and passing a final examination, and 2 ECTS points for each German and English course.

The teaching is based on a multimodal approach including the use of a regular textbook, a learning app and training videos.

These courses combine traditional online teaching (synchronous) with asynchronous self-directed learning lessons.

*Students who are enrolled at partner universities cannot be guaranteed that they will earn ECTS points that will be recognized by their home university, as grant agreements between our institutions are still pending.

All UNIVERSEH-students from our alliance are welcome to register for our intensive language courses. The registration takes place through our registration forms. Students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

The intensive language courses will be conducted digitally via video conferences and online learning platforms.

Summer Semester 2023 Workshop Offerings:

Discover Düsseldorf through a guided tour (on-site / German and English):

The first step toward cross-cultural understanding is to be aware of one´s own cultural background and environment. In this seminar, all HHU-students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge about Düsseldorf and its history. Each course consists of 2 sessions of 4-hours guided tour though Düsseldorf’s city center during which theoretical and practical aspects of Düsseldorf’s urban development are discussed. The course will be offered in autumn 2023.

Cross-cultural Workshops (online):

The aim of these three interactive training sessions is to raise student´s awareness about the challenges of interculturality. UNIVERSEH students will benefit from the expertise of professional intercultural trainers who will provide a comprehensive intercultural competence training and share their experience about the business rules or communication patterns of the UNIVERSEH partner countries. Every workshop can be attended separately and will be delivered as virtual training session.

The History of Düsseldorf course is aimed at all registered HHU students (from all faculties of the university). Students must have German language skills of at least B2.

The intercultural workshops are open to all students studying in the UNIVERSEH alliance and will be held in German or English according to the audience.

The History of Düsseldorf course will be offered in-person for all students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf. They can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

All UNIVERSEH-students from our inter-university alliance who are interested in participating in the online intercultural workshops are welcome to register. The registration takes place through our registration forms. Students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

The Language and Identity Seminar will take place at the beginning of each winter and summer term. The seminar includes various group- and partner-activities and consists of 4 contact hours (synchronous).

Summer Semester 2023 Seminar Offering:

HHU Students* cannot earn any ECTS points for the seminar but a certificate of participation will be issued at the end.

The seminar will require a (short) preparation in advance and will also be an opportunity for individual reflections afterwards.

UNIVERSEH-students from our inter-university alliance who are interested in participating in the Language and Identity Seminar are welcome to register! The registration takes place through our registration forms!
Students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

The Language and Identity seminar will be conducted digitally via video conferences and online learning platforms.

The test preparation classes are offered in the winter and summer semesters, usually held on the weekend, just before the language test dates.

Summer Semester 2023 Course Offerings:

All HHU-students who are interested in learning a new language are welcome to register for our language test preparation courses and can register here via HIS-LSF.

The language test preparation courses will be conducted digitally via video conferences and online learning platforms.

The Space Dictionary Course runs throughout the regular semester at the HHU (from October to February, or from April to June).

Summer Semester 2023 Course Offering:

HHU Students* can earn 3 ECTS points for participating in the Terms and Concepts of Space Course.

We will compile terminology for fields relevant to UNIVERSEH and the space sector (e.g., space, earth, natural sciences, medicine, and humanities). We will work with authentic materials (texts, videos, podcasts) to help us develop definitions, design, or develop illustrations, and translate terms into the languages of UNIVERSEH (German, French, Polish, Swedish, Luxembourgish).

*Students who are enrolled at partner universities cannot be guaranteed that they will earn ECTS points that will be recognized by their home university, as grant agreements between our institutions are still pending.

All UNIVERSEH-students from our inter-university alliance who are interested in contributing to the course are welcome to register! The registration takes place through our registration forms. Students enrolled at the HHU Düsseldorf can register via the online course catalogue HIS-LSF.

The Space Dictionary Course will be conducted digitally via video conferences and online learning platforms.