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Encounter and exchange

The International House supports members of TU Braunschweig in intercultural learning. Today, intercultural skills are indispensable elements of qualification for the international job and research market. They also help to ensure the success of studies and integration into the university and society. Internationality includes not only professional expertise and networking, but also knowledge of cultural differences and similarities. By "culture" we also explicitly mean subject, teaching and learning cultures. At the International House of TU Braunschweig you will find a number of initiatives and programmes that make interculturality tangible. Special synergy effects can arise when intercultural and language skills are trained together.

By the way: The International House is interested in a scientific monitoring and evaluation of its offers. If you are planning an academic thesis in the field of "Intercultural Competence Teaching" and are looking for a topic and/or empirical data, please contact us (contact: PD Dr. Andreas Hettiger: a.hettiger(at)tu-braunschweig.de).

 

Certificate of International Competence for Employees

Are you interested in other cultures? Do you want to navigate confidently in the international environment of TU Braunschweig? With the "Certificate of International Competence (ZiK) for Employees" we bundle and structure the offers on the topic of internationality and interculturality.

Certificate of Intercultural Competence for Students

The Certificate for Intercultural Competence (ZiK) allows you to prove your international experience. It is an acknowledgement of your intercultural commitment and a formal proof of your intercultural abilities.

Intercultural workshops
Intercultural competence is the ability to successfully interact with people from other cultures. This ability can be learned in many different ways: The focus is always on personal encounters, interest in other cultures and thinking about one's own culture. At TU Braunschweig there are a number of initiatives and projects that make interculturality a tangible experience.
Language Tandem
You are learning a foreign language and would like to improve your language skills with the help of a native speaker?
Then join the course-independent language tandem at the TU Braunschweig!
Studying without Language Barriers (S.O.S.)
In order to sustainably improve the learning success of foreign language students at the TU Braunschweig, foreign language students are to be supported in their learning by student language coaches in courses in engineering subjects.
Intercultural Partner Project
If you are interested in the Intercultural Partner Project, you can find more information here.

News

Registration for language courses in the winter semester 2025/26

Students of TU Braunschweig and HBK can book language courses for the winter semester starting on 15 September. Bookings for staff and external interested parties begin on 22 September.

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Ciné-club francophone in the summer semester 2025/2026

In the summer semester 2025/2026, the Language Centre will show four selected French cinema films.

Events

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23 October 2025, 19:00 - 20:30

Info event: Language tandem

From Romance languages such as Spanish and French to Afro-Asian languages such as Arabic and Chinese - in the Language Centre's language tandem programme you can not only brush up your language skills with native speakers, but also improve your intercultural competence.

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04 November 2025, 18:30 - 20:00

Tandem Exchange: German – English

In this tandem exchange event you will get to know possible partners with whom you can start a tandem.

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05 November 2025, 20:15 - 21:50

Ciné-club francophone: Compartiment tueurs

On 05 November, the Language Centre will show the film "Compartiment tueurs " at the Ciné-club francophone.

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12 November 2025, 18:30 - 20:00

Tandem Exchange: German – Chinese/ – Japanese/ – Korean

In this tandem exchange event you will get to know possible partners with whom you can start a tandem.

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13 November 2025, 15:00 - 18:00

International Language Café

Drinking coffee or tea together and practicing your language skills - that's what the International Language Café is all about!

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13 November 2025, 18:30 - 20:00

Tandem Exchange: German – Spanish / – French / – Portuguese / – Italian

In this tandem exchange event you will get to know possible partners with whom you can start a tandem.

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26 November 2025, 18:30 - 20:00

Tandem Exchange: German – Arabic / – Turkish / – Russian

In this tandem exchange event you will get to know possible partners with whom you can start a tandem.

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03 December 2025, 20:15 - 22:20

Ciné-club francophone: Le Temps d’aimer

On 03 December, the Language Centre will show the film "Le Temps d’aimer" at the Ciné-club francophone.

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11 December 2025, 15:00 - 18:00

International Language Café – Winter Edition

Improve your language skills at the winter edition of the International Language Café!

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07 January 2026, 20:15 - 21:45

Ciné-club francophone: En roue libre

On 07 January, the Language Centre will show the film "En roue libre" at the Ciné-club francophone.

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Contact

sprachenzentrum(at)tu-braunschweig.de