Events and event series

As part of the AMICUS orientation days, you will receive information on the legal regulations for foreigners. We will introduce you to important contact persons during your studies. Subject tutors will accompany you to your faculties and give you tips and tricks for successful studies at Fachhochschule Dortmund.

If you decide to study in Germany and therefore spend a longer period of time in a new country, you should also familiarize yourself with the cultural differences and ways of life. This makes living together much easier and helps you not to make hasty judgments in some situations. For this reason, the International Office invites you to a one-day intercultural training course as part of the AMICUS Orientation Days.

The language of the event is German. English-language Master's degree programs offer their own introductory events for their students. Please contact the program management for more information.

The dates of the AMICUS orientation days in German are usually in the week before the start of the lectures of the respective semester.

If you think of "typical German", it doesn't take long to think of punctuality and a high work ethic. In addition, the women like to wear "dirndls", the men drink a lot of beer and everyone sorts their garbage. Is that really true?

What are the differences between cultures? How can we communicate better with each other and learn to avoid cultural pitfalls? Find out more at the International Office's intercultural training course.

InterKulTreff is our monthly event series in cooperation with the General Students' Committee (AStA) for all students who want to explore Dortmund and the surrounding area together, make new intercultural contacts, improve their language skills, get to know other cultures and experience unforgettable moments together!

Our diverse Festival of Cultures takes place twice a year, in summer and winter. On this evening, our international students take center stage: whether with songs, poems, dances or cultural stalls with food from all over the world - it is up to our students to decide how they want to participate.

Are you enrolled in a Master's degree program at Fachhochschule Dortmund or TU Dortmund University? Would you like to make contact with Germans or German families and get to know the region and your new home better? Then the senior mentoring program for international Master's students is a great offer for you!

The "Talk and More" language café is a monthly meeting place for our students where you can improve and practise various (foreign) language skills and learn new languages. While playing fun games, you can exchange ideas with your fellow students in different languages and make new contacts. Come and join in!

Have you always wanted to visit Berlin, the capital of Germany? Would you like to take part in a cultural excursion to Berlin? With the International Office and the Auslandsgesellschaft NRW, international students can make this wish come true! Come along and join us!

Since 2008, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts has held the International Week at the beginning of the winter semester, which is organized by the International Office in cooperation with the faculties. At this event, we expect international guests, including those from our partner universities, who would like to get to know the university better and make contact with students and university staff.

• You will discover the diversity at Fachhochschule Dortmund at the international "Marketplace of Opportunities"
• You will receive comprehensive information on the topic of "Studying abroad"
• You will hear interesting presentations by guest lecturers from all over the world
• You will have the opportunity to talk to returnees about their experiences abroad

The International Office and the faculties, international projects and study programs at Fachhochschule Dortmund look forward to welcoming you to our events!