IKK Aufbau Global competences: your study abroad portfolio

Dozent:in: Nadine Scholz
Credit Points: 3
Veranstaltungsort: Online
Kurssprache: Englisch
Detailseite: https://www.hs-rm.de/lehrlernzentrum/fuer-studierende/global-hub/ikk-global-competences-your-study-abroad-portfolio
Anmeldestart: 14. September 2026

Termine:

• 20. Oktober 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 27. Oktober 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 3. November 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 10. November 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 17. November 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 24. November 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 1. Dezember 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 15. Dezember 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 12. Januar 2027, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
• 19. Januar 2027, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr

Beschreibung

Are you preparing for your semester abroad (as an Incoming student at HSRM or an Outgoing student from HSRM?
Are you curious about the connection between intercultural competence, mindfulness, and cross-cultural comparison? Do you want to learn how to effectively showcase the personal skills you've developed during your study abroad in job interviews? Do you want to share your personal experience about intercultural encounters with other students in the same situation, compare, discuss and reflect on theories, which try to explain how intercultural competence develops?
This course provides a platform for you to enhance your intercultural, global and professional skills. By reflecting on your personal intercultural experiences alongside fellow international students, we will bring theory into practice. We will explore concepts related to culture, intercultural communication, conflict resolution, and resilience strategies. Additionally, we will examine your unique (multicultural) values and how they shape your identity.
Throughout your stay abroad, you will create an interactive portfolio that showcases your personal development. Given that collaborating with individuals from diverse backgrounds—whether remotely or in-person—will likely be a part of your future career, this course aims to enhance your future skill set in many ways.
For the completion of the course, you can earn 3 ECTS- Credits. Please put them on your Learning Agreement. Questions by faculty can be directed to me directly.
Detailed class description:
Starting days:
Introduction to the portfolio process and kick-off with first tasks that concern your new surroundings.
Communication days:
In this interactive seminar, we will discuss how to act and communicate in an intercultural sensitive way. You get the chance to reflect on your own values and cultural identity This course is together with other international students during their semester abroad. Let’s compare our experience – are they similar, different, what is new?
Global competence in practice days:
You will have the possibility to exchange your abroad experience during the semester with other students in the same situation. Together we will reflect on cross-cultural issues – they are even more fun since everybody is in a different country! During the seminar, we will analyze how your international experience contributes to the development of necessary future skills for the job market.
Reflection day:
You will reflect your whole study abroad experience and showcase your portfolio.
Virtual buddy program:
Within the class, we will work with a virtual buddy program. This means: one (or two) students of this class will function as intercultural buddies for each other. I will match buddies according to not being in the same country, but ideally in the same time zone. Buddies should support each other while facing similar (or different) challenges while abroad and provide a partner to speak to. Please reserve one hour each week for your virtual buddy. Meetings are, however, not necessary if both partners do
not need to meet. You will arrange the meeting time and meeting place on your own. The language of communication is up to you.
Portfolio assessment:
The final assessment is the completion of a “Study abroad portfolio”. Most contents of the portfolio
are worked on in class and have then to be combined to one pdf document. You will receive a word
template for the portfolio, but if you wish to use a different system, feel free to do so – as long as
you hand in a pdf file.
The following parts are requested for your portfolio, a final overview will be distributed in class:
• Motivational letter
• Pictures of beginning/end & stereotypes
• Language requirement test
• Reflections (4 questions, max. 400 words)
• Cultural model
• Cultural exploration curve
• Future skill set: employability skills
• Future skill set: resilience skills
• Buddy feedback & buddy reflection
• Optional: pictures, further artefacts you would like to include that influenced you during your
stay abroad
Please note: the detailed portfolio parts are developed throughout the class and will be presented
in the first session and uploaded on Stud.IP!

Lernziele

After this class, students are able to
1. identify and explain fundamental intercultural theories and their significance for personal and professional contexts
2. conduct and reflect on cross-cultural comparisons such as e.g. mindfulness, university life, or stereotypes
3. develop creative solutions for challenges in intercultural exchange
4. articulate, identify and showcase their development of professional skills in the electronic portfolio
5. practice presenting and stating their opinion on various topics in a foreign language (English)
6. develop communication and empathy skills by acting as buddies for each other

Voraussetzungen

Being abroad (either as outgoing or incoming) student during the course period

Anwesenheitsregeln

What you need to do to earn 3 ECTS credits:
Mandatory ACTIVE participation
✓ of at least 80%
Completion of
✓ Portfolio (which you will fill in along the way during your stay with tasks from the class)
✓ taking part in the virutal buddy system
Missed classes:
Contact me beforehand if you already see that some dates do not fit. We will try to find a solution together.
Portfolio info: Please note: the detailed portfolio parts are developed throughout the class and will be presented in the first session and uploaded on Stud.IP