Welcome to the Black Forest! - Hochschule Furtwangen

6 Services for International Students
6.1 International Center
The International Center takes care of the general well being of international
students, scholars and guests. It provides assistance to German students and
staff planning a stay abroad. The office is the university’s information and
administrative center for international study programs and exchange.
Campus Furtwangen Campus Schwenningen Campus Tuttlingen
E-Building Room B 0.04 A 2.10
+49 (0) 7723 920 -
- 1310/1311/1318
+49 (0) 7720 307 -
- 3311/3318
international@hs-furtwangen.de
+49(0) 7461 1502 -
- 6226
Please consult the university’s website for more information (opening hours etc.).
6.2 Buddy Program
The International Center runs a Buddy Program which arranges contact between
German students and new international students. Before arrival, every
international student can contact his/her buddy by email. A buddy is a German
student who helps new international students to get to know what everyday life at
university is like, especially at the semester start. Everyone knows how important
the first impressions of a new town or a new country can be and how nice it is to
have someone you already know when you arrive.
6.3 Intercultural Workshops
The Language Center of the university offers international, interactive workshops
which examine “the making of common grounds” in facilitation of cooperation and
negotiation under the conditions of cultural heterogeneity. The learning objective
is to explore the issue of conflict resolution from an ethnological/sociological
perspective.
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