Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies
Digital internationalisation in the Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies
Virtual Mobility - Digital Internationalisation at H-BRS
The university-wide project Digital Internationalisation of the Faculties aims to expand and consolidate digital courses and projects in English even after the pandemic.
A large number of students at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences do not take the opportunity to study abroad for various reasons. The aim of the DIF project is to create a comprehensive range of Virtual Mobilities, which should enable all students to gain international experience.
In order to implement virtual mobility, the network of international partnerships in the Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies should be strengthened and further expanded. By offering digital courses with the option of opening them to students at partner universities, we are expanding the range of international exchanges.
The DIF coordinator of the department offers support for lecturers in the implementation of digital courses in English as well as networking with international partner universities to expand digital exchange programmes.
Support for lecturers in the implementation of digital teaching in English
Within the framework of the DIF project, lecturers can receive support in the implementation of their digital courses in English.
Support may include, for example:
- Advice and support for lecturers in the use of digital tools (for synchronous and asynchronous transmission of content)
- Support in the preparation and follow-up of digital courses in English
- Support in the creation of presentations in English
- Preparation of digital inputs and surveys (e.g. Mentimeter, Articulate Rise)
- Support in the supervision of the LEA courses
- Advising students on the use of digital tools
If you are interested, you are welcome to arrange an individual consultation appointment.
Digital international offers for students of the Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences enables students to take part in digital courses in English, which are usually electives. Students will receive information about the courses offered before the beginning of the semester.
In addition, students of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences will be able to take part in digital courses of our international partner universities and to learn together with students of these and other universities abroad and to expand their intercultural skills in international working groups.
Digital Internationalisation Projects in the Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies
International Social Policy
In the Bachelor's programme Sustainable Social Policy, the compulsory course "International Social Policy" is offered as a hybrid lecture, which is simultaneously open to students of the partner universities Kolegji Heimerer (Kosovo), Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës ( Albania), University of Zambia (Zambia), Institute of Finance Management (Tanzania) and University of Cape Coast (Ghana). Students will have the opportunity to work together in intercultural teams to create videos on the topic of elderly care.
Becoming Intercultural Diversaity Ambassador - BIDA
BIDA is a blended learning course with online and face-to-face sessions where students work in intercultural teams online and meet their intercultural partners in sub-Saharan Africa and Germany.
Students are trained as intercultural diversity multipliers and encouraged to serve as ambassadors at their universities and in their local communities by developing grassroots actions for inclusion and equity in collaboration with diversity management and knowledge transfer offices at their local universities.
Partner universities include Mount Kenya University (Kenya), the Institute of Finance Management (Tanzania), and the University of Zambia (Zambia) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Digital International General Studies (DISG)
With its digital courses, the Digital International General Studies (DISG) offers the opportunity to attend interdisciplinary courses in different disciplines and thus to further develop international and intercultural competences.
In addition to courses offered by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, joint courses with international partner universities are also offered.
An overview of the current course offers in the DISG programme can be found on the website.