Every academic culture in general as well as individual disciplinary cultures in particular are characterised by shared basic assumptions and practices that are acquired during the course of study and are handed down and upheld in the practical context at universities and in professional work. It is easy to overlook the fact that basic assumptions and practices of this type are also moulded by cultural differences that not only enrich academic exchange at the international level, but sometimes also impede it. For example, problems can arise at the social level, i.e. with regard to interaction, communication and co-operation, or can be related to the level of academic traditions, i.e. structures of thought and argument. The goal of the workshop is to make the inherent basic assumptions, rules and expectations of the German academic culture comprehensible to international doctoral candidates and to strengthen their adaptation capabilities. One of the essential objectives of the workshop is to facilitate entry into the foreign culture for the participants in order to reduce stress, misunderstandings and uncertainty and thus to ultimately contribute towards optimal utilisation of personal, time-related and financial resources. Main focus areas: • The cultural framework – individual and cultural patterns • Underlying structures: comparison of the implicit rules, values and convictions of the German academic system • Action-oriented skills (1): academic argumentation • Action-oriented skills (2): social interaction with professors and colleagues The workshop is staged within the framework of the KHYS Internationalization Program that is promoted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Referent/in
Dr. Nils Reschke

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS)

Veranstalter
KIT-Doktorandentage
Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS)
Straße am Forum 3
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: +49 721 608-46941
E-Mail: eva lichtenberger ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
https://www.khys.kit.edu/KIT-Doktorandentage.php

Zielgruppe
wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs, Studierende

Teilnehmerzahl
12

Die Anmeldung ist nur zwischen 06.08.2015 10:00 Uhr und 30.09.2015 11:26 Uhr möglich.