International Projects of the International Office

Bridge2Success (B2S) from Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences connects international talents with regional employers and enhances the integration of skilled professionals in Germany. The project endeavours to support international students throughout their academic careers in order to ensure their success and subsequent employment in Germany. To this end, interested companies from the region are specifically involved, sensitised and networked with the university.

International Credit Mobility (ICM) is an initiative within Key Action 1 (KA171) of the Erasmus+ Program. Under ICM, European universities can establish mobility agreements with partners worldwide to send and host staff and students. The aim is to support students and staff in acquiring key competencies and skills and improving their employability.

Since 2020, the ‘Get Balkanised!’ programme has offered students at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) the opportunity to complete an ERASMUS/ERASMUS+-funded (compulsory) internship in the Western Balkans region. Every year, up to 20 internships are advertised in the region, to which students are placed via the programme. The pool of partner organisations is constantly being expanded. In 2025, the programme will be opened up to all departments at H-BRS for the first time.

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences is actively supporting refugees who are interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. In the International Office a central coordination point supports refugees who are interested in studying an H-BRS and organizes courses for the professional and linguistic preparation and integration into a degree programme.

As part of the DAAD-funded project ‘Strengthening Ties in Research, Education and Academic Mobility’ (STREAM), Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) is systematically expanding its cooperation with the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Canada. The aim of the project is to deepen the existing partnership, promote academic mobility and intensify joint activities in teaching, research and administration. In the long term, UNB is to be established as a strategic partner of H-BRS in order to strengthen the international orientation of both universities sustainably.

With the DAAD-funded project TOFI "Take-Off4Internationalisation", the H-BRS explores the potential expansion of its cooperation with hand-picked partner universities. If found suitable, they are developed into overarching strategic partnerships. By doing so, the H-BRS intents to expand its internationalization concept: its broader network increases H-BRS' international competitiveness and the opportunities for collaborationr become more diverse, so that exchanges take place not only in the context of education but also in research fields or regarding topics related to the university structure