InRegioFIT
When will the next workshop take place and how can I register?
The following workshops will be offered in the summer semester 2026:
A: FIT at university - German from B1 level
Support for international students in their day-to-day university life (in German-taught degree programmes). Registration & dates in PAUL: L.ZfS.50701
- FIT for lectures & exams: Monday 20.04., Monday 27.04. & Wednesday 29.04., starting at 4:15 pm
- FIT for German in everyday life & studies: Monday 8 June, Wednesday 10 June, starting at 4:15 pm & Monday 15 June from 1:15 pm
- FIT for scientific work: Monday 10.08., Monday 17.08. & Wednesday 19.08., starting at 4:15 pm
Individual counselling on the language of study: by appointment by email
B: FIT for the transition to work - German from A1
Preparation for the job for international students (in English-language study programmes). Registration & dates in PAUL: L.ZfS.50710
- FIT for job applications: Monday 04.05., Wednesday 06.05. & Monday 11.05., starting at 4:15 pm
- FIT for professional communication at work: Monday 22.06., Wednesday 24.06. & Wednesday 01.07., starting at 4:15 pm
- FIT for your internship & creer start: Monday 06.07., Wednesday 08.07. & Monday 13.07., starting at 4:15 pm
Individual counselling on language in the workplace: by appointment by email
If you participate in all workshops of a thematic block (e.g. all events on the topic "FIT in the transition to work"), you can receive 3 ECTS points via the extracurricular studies. Registration takes place via PAUL.
If you would only like to participate in individual events, please send an email to jennifer.mueller2@upb.de.
You can also find more information about the project here: /studium/international-office/inregio/
If you would like to be regularly informed about events, you are welcome to register for the InRegioFIT mailing list: https://lists.uni-paderborn.de/mailman/listinfo/inregiofit
What and for whom are the InRegioFIT workshops?
The workshops take a closer look at typical study situations and practise speaking in these situations. This includes, for example, preparing for exams, oral examinations or writing theses, but also your own organisation of everyday student life, the correct way to deal with AI as well as writing applications and conducting job interviews.
The workshops are primarily aimed at international students and doctoral students at Paderborn University, exchange students from partner universities and German learners on DSH courses
What do we do there?
Input from the workshop leaders and concrete examples will provide orientation knowledge on the various topics. In individual, pair and group exercises, you will develop strategies for a successful transition to university/work, focussing on appropriate language use in various situations. At the same time, you will learn to correctly assess your own strengths and weaknesses and to further develop your (language) skills in a targeted manner.
The following questions, among others, will be answered in the various workshops:
- How can I effectively integrate AI into my language work at university?
- How do I write polite emails to lecturers in order to receive targeted support?
- Which methods help me to avoid writer's block?
- How can I prepare myself well (linguistically and subject-wise) for exams and oral examinations?
- Can I be understood well? What can I do to make myself easier to understand?
- How do I check my term paper for comprehensibility, structure and linguistic correctness?
- How can I deal with exam anxiety?
- How do I recognise what is expected of me in a job advertisement? How do I write a suitable application?
