International

Internationalization Officer

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Prof. Michael Boecker, Dr.

Phone

+49 231 91124874

E-mail

michael.boeckerfh-dortmundde

Office hours

Appointments can be arranged at short notice by e-mail

Contact person

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Beril Koetz, M.A.

Phone

+49 231 91126287

E-mail

beril.koetzfh-dortmundde

Office hours

Available from Monday to Wednesday

Latest international news from the faculty

03/19/2024Applied Social Sciences
"Valuable insights": exchange with South Africa
03/19/2024Digital workshops
Social Action / Emancipatory Social Work Practice
12/14/2023Social work
Marlin Baer about her semester abroad in the USA

All news, dates and stories at a glance

"Valuable insights": exchange with South Africa
The "Global Transformation and Social Work Practice" program is taking the next important step with a doctoral student exchange. The cooperation is growing and flourishing. An overview.
Date
03/19/2024
Social Action / Emancipatory Social Work Practice
Date
03/19/2024
Marlin Baer about her semester abroad in the USA
Date
12/14/2023
Goosebumps in South Africa
Date
09/29/2023
Research Symposium in Johannesburg
As part of the "Global Transformation and Social Work Practice" project, a symposium will be held at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) from July 24 to 28, 2023.
Date
03/23/2023
A coloring book for Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter
The intensive exchange between Fachhochschule Dortmund and several universities in South Africa can continue. The cooperation will continue to be funded with 400,000 euros.
Date
03/17/2023
Foreign prisoners in national prisons
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
Panorama of Latin American Studies about Homeless
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
Transboundary History of Social Work in Chile
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
A new cooperation with Denver
The Faculty of Applied Social Studies gains a new partner university in the USA
Date
01/08/2023
International Week 2022
Information event on international mobility in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies
Online event in WebEx
International guest lecture on the "Internationalization of social science research methods and the effects on university education"
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
International guest lecture on "Abandonment and loneliness in Hannah Arendt's theory"
Online event in WebEx
"The Time After..." - A performative teaching and learning research project about German-Mongolian visions of the future in times of climate change
Online event in WebEx
International "marketplace of opportunities"
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
International guest lecture on "Social Work in Schools Down Under", University of New England
Online event in WebEx
International guest lecture "International Social Work"
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
International Fall School on Twitter
Ethnographic Fall School on the topic of "Work". Three countries, five universities, 30 participants. From November 11 to 20.
Date
11/13/2022
Convict Criminology symposium
Campus Emil-Figge-Straße, Emil-Figge-Straße 38-44, 44227 Dortmund
FH expertise for Australian schools
Prof. Dr. Nicole Tigges works in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies in a cooperation project with Australian universities and students on the topic of school social work.
Date
09/08/2022
In South Africa: Learning to understand the Global South
How does social work function in countries of the Global South? And what can prospective social workers learn from this? Students from Fachhochschule Dortmund went on an excursion to South Africa.
Date
09/05/2022
Fachhochschule Dortmund supports film project in South Africa
Date
02/16/2022
Globalization, colonization, apartheid
Students of Applied Social Sciences and experts from partner universities in South Africa will provide impulses on global justice and the consequences of globalization at the World Garden 2021.
Date
06/04/2021
Partner university in Morocco
Faculty of Applied Social Studies gains a new partner university in Morocco
Date
05/04/2021
New edition of the Fachhochschule Dortmund's Corona coloring book
The children's book on pandemic awareness in South Africa's native language is in high demand. With the help of UAS social scientist Michael Boecker, the new edition is now being financed.
Date
04/29/2021
Picture coloring book in the mother tongue isiZulu
A picture coloring book in the native language isiZulu is intended to teach African children in slums in a playful way how important hygiene is in times of Corona.
Date
12/22/2020
COVID-19 consequences for social work
Instead of live on site in South Africa, this time the exchange remained digital.
Date
08/28/2020
Internationalization for Building Competences
As part of Prof. Dr. Michael Boecker's four-year DAAD-funded project, students from southern Africa and students from the FHDO met for a first workshop.
Date
01/05/2020
Visit from Rostov-on-Don
Delegation from Rostov-on-Don visits the Faculty of Applied Social Studies
Date
05/05/2019
Internationalization for Building Competences
Four-year DAAD project launched by Professor Michael Boecker
Date
02/05/2019
International summer school in Brussels
Cooperation with the University College Odisee in Brussels
Date
07/06/2018
Student residencies now also in Switzerland
Cooperation agreement launched with the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Date
06/05/2018

The worldwide university contacts of the FB8

If you would like to apply, please contact us beforehand!

Country	City	University	Homepage	Erasmus+
Australia	Armidale	University of New England	www.une.edu.au	-
France	Paris	Université Paris 13	www.univ-paris13.fr	Yes
Iceland	Akureyri	University of Akureyri	www.unak.is	yes
Morocco	Fez	Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University	www.usmba.ac.ma	-
The Netherlands	Arnhem-Nijmegen	HAN University of Applied Sciences	www.han.nl	yes
University of Applied Sciences Austria	St. Pölten	St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences GmbH	www.fhstp.ac.at	yes
Switzerland	Various locations	University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW	www.fhnw.ch	-
Spain	Seville	Universidad Pablo de Olavide	www.upo.es	yes
South Africa	Durban	University of KwaZulu-Natal	www.ukzn.ac.za	-
South Africa	Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg	www.uj.ac.za	-
Zimbabwe	Harare	Midlands State University	ww5.msu.ac.zw	-
Turkey	Istanbul	Istanbul Aydın University	www.aydin.edu.tr	yes
USA	Denver	Metropolitan State University of Denver	www.msudenver.edu	-
United Kingdom	Wolverhampton	University of Wolverhampton	www.wlv.ac.uk	-

Information on bilingual and English-language courses

Are you interested in a semester abroad in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies at Fachhochschule Dortmund? Would you like to study with us as an incoming student for one or two semesters and get to know a different culture? Or are you already a student in our faculty and would like to experience more internationality here in Dortmund and attend courses in English? Then take a look at the list of our bilingual and English courses:

Overview SoSe 2024

Title of the course	Type	Day	SWS	Module
Introduction to school social work	Lecture	Thursdays 08:30-10:00 a.m. 18.04.24-02.05.24 23.05.24-11.07.24	2	K01.1B
Equity in education	Online seminar	Block event 13.05.24-15.05.24 08:00-14:00	2	W06.2
Challenges of global transformation and their impact on local social work (Part B)	Lecture/Exercise	Thursdays 10:15-13:30 18.04.24-02.05.24 23.05.24-11.07.24	4	K11B
International Summer School Brussels	Exercise	Block event + Sat and Sun 08:00-22:00 24.06.24-03.07.24	10	K11 A 1sem.
International school social work	Exercise	Mondays 08:30-15:45 15.04.24-06.05.24 27.05.24-08.07.24 Thursdays 08:30-10:00 a.m. 18.04.24-02.05.24 23.05.24-11.07.24	10	K11 A 1sem.
Social Entrepreneurship - doing good with business sense	seminar course	Wednesdays 14:30-19:20 17.04.24-08.05.24 22.05.24-19.06.24	4	W10.3
Theories and methods of child and youth welfare	seminar course	single date 10:15-17:20 11.04.24 Single appointment 14:15-18:55 12.04.24 Single appointment 10:15-17:20 13.04.24	2	04.1
Trauma and Social Work - B1	Tutorial	Block course + Sat 10:00-17:00 16.05.24-18.05.24	2	K12.1

Do you have any questions about the courses or would you like to find out more about an exchange program? Then we look forward to hearing from you!

Curriculum team: lehrplanung-fb8fh-dortmundde

International: beril.koetzfh-dortmundde

Further information on ERASMUS+

Erasmus+ to study

Guide to the recognition of academic achievements abroad (ERASMUS+)

The recognition of your academic achievements from an ERASMUS+ semester takes place after your return according to the following three steps:

Step 1:
Submit the Learning Agreement to the International Office.
Have your grades converted by the International Office.

Contact:
dagmar.hoeschfh-dortmundde
julia.kleinfh-dortmundde

Digital submission of the Learning Agreement and the conversion form with the already converted grades from the International Office to the International Affairs Officer to Prof. Dr. Michael Boecker.

Contact:
michael.boeckerfh-dortmundde
Room EFS 44 323

2.step:
Review of the submitted documents by Prof. Dr. Michael Boecker.
Internal forwarding to Prof. Dr. Christine Graebsch (Chair of the Examination Board).

3rd step:
Prof. Dr. Christine Graebsch sends the grades to the Office for Student Affairs.
Information on recognized grades will be forwarded to students by e-mail from Prof. Dr. Graebsch.

After receiving the e-mail, please submit the Learning Agreement + grade conversion + original documents to the Office for Student Affairs. The grades will be entered.

Contact Office for Student Affairs:
annette.solkafh-dortmundde

Cooperation requests

Increasing the emphasis on international cooperation and networking with regard to studies, teaching and research and expanding the network of existing university cooperation with foreign universities are two of the main goals of our faculty with regard to our internationalization strategy.

If you would like to become a partner of the Faculty of Applied Social Studies, we look forward to hearing from you!