Welcome @ Trier University of Applied Sciences

The International Students' Office (ISO) offers various activities on different topics
Email iso[at]umwelt-campus.de - further information and registration via the ISO Website.
Drop by, get to know people, be a part of the campus community!

At the Main Campus and Campus for Art and Design in Trier various events are offered via Welcome. Currently there are no events in the pipeline; new events will be published here. Further information for international students can also be found on the website of the International Office.

• We offer preparatory German courses (level C1) and other study-related offers for refugees through the INTEGRA program. With our final certificate you can immediately start with your studies at Trier University of Applied Sciences or you can additionally take the TestDaF examination at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld.
• Our PROFI programprepares you for the German job market and prepares you for an educationally appropriate job - whether before, during, after your studies or as an add-on to an apprenticeship.

Main concerns of the project:

• the integration of refugees who are able and willing to study into their studies
• a scaling of the initiatives as a stimulus (Impulsgeber) to strengthen further voluntary work by refugees, German and international students
• a curricular connection of initiatives in the areas of international & intercultural communication as well as management & corporate law to promote intercultural key competence
• the curricular anchoring through the recognition of individual certificates, the development of a "Welcome University Certificate for Student Engagement" and the recognition as interdisciplinary projects. (This component is currently under development)

Our goal at the end of the project:

A cosmopolitan, international university where refugees experience appreciation as part of a fully integrated student body and can also contribute their own skills. The volunteer work of students is the focus here.

Through a close network with INTEGRA and the new PROFI program, we would like to effectively support refugees even after starting their studies in Germany or after completing their first degree in their home country to successfully achieve their study goals and professional goals. At the same time, we shape the discourse at university to offer refugees, German and international students an appreciative and integrative study environment and to connect them through the widest possible range of activities on site and to show them a sustainable regional perspective. Here we see Welcome as an important component of our internationalization concept currently being developed as part of the Trier International University project: At home and around the world.

Particularly innovative when implementing the Welcome Project at Trier University of Applied Sciences is our special focus on student volunteering, which will be rewarded with an additional qualification in the form of certificates and will be anchored in the curriculum. The digital component of the measures should also be particularly emphasized, as this is where networking takes place across locations and universities. In addition, the networking and integration of all student groups (German, international, refugee students) and the associated sustainable internationalization at all locations is a central concern, which allows all actors to benefit substantially.