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Flyer der Veranstaltung im Vordergrund mit Hörsaal im Hintergrund
Photo: Zessko

October 2024

“Future Competence: German”: 50th Annual Conference on German as a Foreign and Second Language

From October 9 to 12, 2024, the 50th Annual Conference on German as a Foreign and Second Language (DaF/DaZ), organized by the Association for German as a Foreign and Second Language (FaDaF), took place under the theme “Future Competence: German”. Michél Müller and Dr. Christian Jennerich attended the FaDaF anniversary conference on behalf of Zessko and the Successful Start for International Students Department. more...

Flyer der Veranstaltung im Vordergrund mit Hörsaal im Hintergrund
Photo: Zessko

Zusammenschnitt von Urainischer Flagge, Projekttitel und Hintergrundfoto
Picture: D. Poliluev-Schmidt

Winter Semester 2024/25

Student Project: The Armed Truth - Ukrainian Media Images

The student project aims to inform the university and general public in Potsdam about the current situation in Ukraine, using the work of journalists and the media as an example in a photo exhibition. more...

Zusammenschnitt von Urainischer Flagge, Projekttitel und Hintergrundfoto
Picture: D. Poliluev-Schmidt

Collage aus der Startseite der Präsentation und dem Foto der drei Teilnehmerinnen des Zessko
Photo: Zessko

September 2024

XVIII CercleS Conference 2024: “Multilingualism and the Anglosphere”

Scenic Durham University (UK) provided the backdrop for over 160 presentations in several languages, four keynote speeches, and over 300 delegates from 28 countries. The conference title framed the presentations and workshops on virtual exchanges, intercultural competence, the use of new digital technologies in higher education, and more...

Collage aus der Startseite der Präsentation und dem Foto der drei Teilnehmerinnen des Zessko
Photo: Zessko

Vortrag von Tom Heaven
Photo: EULETA

September 2024

“Practical Activities for Legal English Teaching”: Workshop for Legal English Teachers in Brussels

On September 21, EULETA (English Legal Teachers' Association) held its annual workshop for legal English teachers at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels. more...

Vortrag von Tom Heaven
Photo: EULETA

Banner Europäischer Tag der Sprachen
Source: © Council of Europe, https://www.coe.int/edl

September 26--The European Day of Languages:

Multilingualism and Social Justice at European Universities

David Prickett, Head of the Center for Languages and Key Competences (Zessko), highlights its significance for the European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) alliance, emphasizing how promoting multilingualism strengthens shared university values such as cooperation, inclusion, and diversity. more...

Banner Europäischer Tag der Sprachen
Source: © Council of Europe, https://www.coe.int/edl

Screenshot Podcast
Source: Scher, Ana Paula und Sulejmani, Erol

Summer Semester 2024

COIL: Immigration and Emigration in a German-German Comparison. Facts--Contexts--Controversies

With the aims of offering a "change of perspective" in history to view and critically examine the politically controversial topic of migration and engaging intensively and critically with historical facts from a counter-colonial and transcultural perspective, the seminar "Immigration and Emigration in German-German Comparison: Facts--Contexts--Controversies" took place in the 2024 Summer Semester. more...

Screenshot Podcast
Source: Scher, Ana Paula und Sulejmani, Erol

Filmstreifen mit Standbildern aus den Videos
Photo: Mobasheri / Nguyen; starline auf Freepik

August 2024

Zessko Contributes to NILIC’s DIASS Project: A Collaborative Effort in Academic Integrity

The "DIASS" project--Developing Intercultural Academic Study Skills--of the Nottingham Institute of Languages and Intercultural Communication (NILIC) was a focal point of the work visit at Zessko in July. Stella Bunnag (NILIC, Nottingham Trent University) and David Prickett (Zessko) invited Anna Nguyen and Mohammad Mobasheri, student assistants at Zessko, to contribute to the project by recording four short scenes focused on academic integrity and the writing process. more...

Filmstreifen mit Standbildern aus den Videos
Photo: Mobasheri / Nguyen; starline auf Freepik

Gruppenfoto
Photo: Kevin Ryl

July 2024

Intercultural Communication: A Fruitful Visit for NILIC at the University of Potsdam

From July 16 to July 18, 2024, representatives from the Nottingham Institute of Languages and Intercultural Communication (NILIC)visited the University of Potsdam for a series of insightful meetings and workshops aimed at strengthening collaboration on projects about intercultural communication. more...

Gruppenfoto
Photo: Kevin Ryl

Gruppenfoto vor der Kolonnade
Photo: Zessko

June 2024

DAAD Study Visit – ESPOL – University of Potsdam

From June 10 to 12, 2024, a group of 12 students from the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) in Ecuador visited the University of Potsdam and the Center for Languages and Key Competencies (Zessko). more...

 

Gruppenfoto vor der Kolonnade
Photo: Zessko

Collage aus Impressionen
Source: Zessko

June 2024

Language Learning for Social Justice: Zessko at the Scuola Democratica Conference

From June 3 to 6, 2024, the Scuola Democratica 2024 conference took place at the University of Cagliari, featuring the panel “Language Learning for Social Justice: How University Language Programmes Can Contribute to Reducing Inequalities and Empower Minoritized Communities." The panel was convened by Frank Austermuehl from Nottingham Trent University (UK) and David Prickett (University of Potsdam / Zessko). more...

Collage aus Impressionen
Source: Zessko

KI-generiertes Bild, links Schriftzug: CERCLES, RANACLES, Teacher Training Workshop
Source: Université de Lorraine, Nancy; ed. Zessko

June 2024

„Language Teaching and Artificial Intelligence“ Workshop in Nancy

In collaboration with the French association RANACLES, CercleS organized a workshop on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education language teaching. From June 11 to 14, 2024, over 30 language teachers from many European countries met at the University of Lorraine to explore whether and how AI should support university-level foreign language learning. more...

KI-generiertes Bild, links Schriftzug: CERCLES, RANACLES, Teacher Training Workshop
Source: Université de Lorraine, Nancy; ed. Zessko

Logo Masaryk University
Photo: O. Holland

June 2024

3rd International Colloquium "Researching, Practising and Living Multilingualism"

For the third time since 2019, the Language Center of the University of Masaryk in Brno welcomed researchers and teachers to the international conference on multilingualism on 6 and 7 June 2024. more...

Logo Masaryk University
Photo: O. Holland

Stand des Zessko auf dem Campus Festival
Photo: Zessko

May 2024

Quiz Fun and Language Diversity at the Zessko booths at the Campus Festival

The Campus Festival took place against the historic backdrop of the Neues Palais with the motto "From the university - for the university". The Zessko was represented at two booths and provided information about the writing assistance, the presentation coaching, the Zessko language courses, the weekly language cafés in the media center and the language tandems. At the language team’s booth, visitors showed great interest in the quizzes about different languages and cultures. more...

Stand des Zessko auf dem Campus Festival
Photo: Zessko

Verschiedene Bilder des Campus der Aristoteles-Universität Thessaloniki
Photo: J. Thompson / ed. Zessko

May 2024

Erasmus+ Teaching Stay at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Professor Venetia Apostolidou from the the School of Primary Education at the University of Aristotelou had been kind enough to invite me to discuss our shared interest in digital storytelling. more...

 

Verschiedene Bilder des Campus der Aristoteles-Universität Thessaloniki
Photo: J. Thompson / ed. Zessko

Collage made up of screenshots from the video project
Picture: Zessko und Institute of Russian and Eastern Studies Gdańsk

Summer Semester 2024

Student Video Project in Russian: Cooperation between Zessko and the University of Gdańsk

Read an interview with Dr. Kharitonova on the cooperation between Zessko and the University of Gdańsk. more...

Collage made up of screenshots from the video project
Picture: Zessko und Institute of Russian and Eastern Studies Gdańsk

Der Praktikant arbeitet am Computer.
Photo: Zessko

February 12 to February 23, 2024

Report on a Student Internship at Zessko

Read a report by our intern on his student internship in February 2024. more...

Der Praktikant arbeitet am Computer.
Photo: Zessko

Group of participants in the German Bundestag
Photo: Zessko

26 January 2024

Excursion to the German Bundestag as part of the Brandenburg Study Preparation program

On January, 26, 2024, we had the opportunity to visit the German Bundestag as part of the SVB module course "Humanities and Social Sciences". The excursion was organized by our teacher Dr. Christian Jennerich to give us an insight into political processes and the workings of the German parliament. more...

Group of participants in the German Bundestag
Photo: Zessko

Scan of the accreditation certificate
Photo: Zessko

Winter Semester 2023/2024

UNIcert®: Zessko Re-Accredited for Another Five Years

Zessko has been a member of the UNIcert® network since 1994 and has now been re-accredited for another five years. more...

Scan of the accreditation certificate
Photo: Zessko

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