News archive 2024
Juni 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
