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Internationalisation at home H-BRS has a broad international base – benefiting both students and lecturers The university‘s credo “shaping and living internationality” is reflected in many places. Since 2017, for instance, there has been an “H-BRS International Chair”, which is usually filled by a foreign professor for one year. The lecturers, who are always English-speaking, enrich the university‘s everyday life with an international perspective, which benefits both students and lecturers. “We’re proud of the fact that the International Chair has an impact in many respects both inside and outside the university”, says Professor Jürgen Bode, Vice President for International Affairs and Diversity. The chair is currently held by Professor Rosemund Boohene (Management Sciences) from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana and Arthur Ngasani from Tanzania (Social Policy and Social Security Studies). The chair was designed so that the holders teach at least ten hours per week.
“This allows the students to deal intensively with internationally influenced content and with English technical language”, explains Bode. In addition, the International Chair is intended to help increase the number of foreign students and link the university with institutions from abroad.
Eight international degree programmes Internationalisation is also a major focus of the study programme. The university now offers eight international degree programmes, two Bachelor‘s and six Master‘s degree programmes. All eight are held completely in English. “This makes us stand out. There are not likely many universities of applied sciences of our size that have so many international degree courses. This makes us attractive for students from abroad who can’t speak German”, says Bode. He also sees a benefit for German students. “They learn to work together in international teams, as many of them will experience later in their careers”, he explains. Guest lectures on a variety of topics round out the H-BRS internationalisation@home. In 2019, 14 lectures by foreign guest scientists were held at the university. More information: www.h-brs.de/en/international
