Welcome Weeks

In the morning there will be a short welcome meeting with your contact persons and program coordinators. At this meeting you will get to know your German teacher.

Afterwards your teacher will accompany you to your first German lecture.

During the Welcome Weeks you will have German lessons in small groups and will experience a fun and interesting German start of campus life at TH Lübeck.

In order to ensure a good planning of the German lessons, please let us know your language level by e-mail to sprachenzentrum(at)th-luebeck.de. If you are unsure, please consult the CEFR global scale here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale. If you have zero knowledge of German, please let us know as well.

On the last day of the Welcome Weeks, you will receive an individualized recommendation for a semester-long German course if you would like to continue studying German.

What sport activities are offered to THL students? How to use public transport and what are the advantages of the Semesterticket? Where do I get lunch? How do I connect with the student commitees and what is ESN? What do I do in case of medical emergencies, accidents or illnesses?

These and other questions will be answered during this session. We will cover all topics related to being a student at THL.

During this session, you will get to know the university related apps (e.g. QIS, Moodle, Webmail...), learn about the organizational structure at THL, how to find lecture and examination schedules, exam registrations and how to access your grades and much more. All this information is essential for your stay at TH Lübeck - do not miss it!

In order to deepen your knowledge, a practical exercise will take place after the lecture. Some senior students are going to supervise and to support you. Please make sure you bring your laptop!

Discover Lübeck in a guided city tour. Together with your fellow students, you will experience Lübeck's famous landmarks, the medieval passages, the waterways around the old town and much more. You will learn many interesting facts and hopefully have a great time together.

We'll meet at the Holstentor. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat if necessary. The tour will be accompanied by senior students.

Directly after the tour and a short lunch break, some senior students are going to meet you at the Billard Sport Casino which is rented exclusively for the participants of the Welcome Weeks. Enjoy a fun afternoon! Food and drinks have to be paid by yourself. You aren't allowed to bring your own food and drinks!

Who's who in the department? Where can you do what? Where do you have to be during the first week of lectures? Where do you receive individual counseling? All these questions and more will be answered during this meeting at your department. You will receive an academic overview of your department and all offices. You will learn more about course participation and how to register for exams. You will receive information on how courses and lectures are organized in our department, where you find the module descriptions or course passwords. Furthermore, we will help you to organize your timetable based on your learning agreement. Of course, there will be time for questions and recommendations. After this meetings, you should be ready to start lectures and coursework!

>>Please bring your Learning Agreement to this meeting.<<

The workshop is designed to enable you to improve your communication skills and intercultural competence, which will be useful for daily life in your new cultural environment as well as at university. The basics of intercultural communication that you will learn in this workshop will also be helpful for your future professional engagement. 

The workshop deals with the comparison of different cultures. It shows that there are many similarities, despite different ways of thinking and acting that are culturally determined. The workshop sharpens your senses for this fact with the help of film clips, practical exercises and role-plays.  You will learn how to deal more sensitively with critical moments and potential pitfalls.

The workshop allows you to experience intercultural communication “first hand” thanks to the diversity of our participants, who come from different countries around the world!

Coaches: The intercultural training sessions usually last one day and are conducted by qualified internal and external intercultural trainers. Each trainer has many years of professional expertise in this field and has had experience of asserting themselves in a foreign cultural environment in various contexts.

Communication is the basis of our daily life, when working in teams and international networking. The way we communicate differs depending on our family and educational background, peer groups, regional/social circumstances, and national rules and settings.
In this small workshop we will explore and experience how communication works in everyday German university life and which rules and settings influence international communication and teamwork. We reflect on our own cultural standards and compare different communication styles.

One highlight of the Welcome Weeks is the Campus Rally. In small groups, the participants conquer the campus, face tricky, fun and educational tasks and, in doing so, get to know the campus better. There is an award for the best team, who will be presented during WeWe Celebration.

We organize WeWe Celebration to celebrate the Welcome Weeks and especially the start of your academic life at THL. After a two-week introductory period, you will be well prepared for the start of lectures. With drinks and cake, you can relax in the afternoon and exchange ideas with your contact persons. The winning team of the campus rally will be announced at this event and will receive a special surprise.