News archive 2020
9 December 2020
Student Projects: Call for Summer Semester 2021
In the 2021 Summer Semester, you will again have the opportunity to take an active role designing your studies in the Studiumplus module "Studentische Projekte (Student Projects)."more...
27 - 28 November 2020
AKS 2020 Online Conference for Heads of Language Centers on Nov. 27 and 28, 2020
At this year's online conference of the AKS (Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren an Hochschulen e. V., Association of Language Centers in Higher Education), heads of German language centers will deal with the highly topical subject, “The Specific Nature of Online Instruction at Language Centers: Possibilities and Limits.” Zessko will host the event (via Zoom und Open.UP). more...
10 November 2020
Not a "Single Story" – How a German-Israeli COIL Project Helps Participants Overcome Stereotypes
"Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person." This is an insight that Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shared with the audience at a TED conference in 2017, pointing out the danger of reducing people, cultures and countries to a "single story." more...
10 August 2020
New AKS Board of Directors: Dr. David Prickett Elected as AKS Deputy Chairperson
The “Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren an Hochschulen e.V.” (Association of Language Centers in Higher Education; AKS) promotes the teaching and learning of foreign languages in higher education in terms of content, didactics, and organizational development. In June Dr. David Prickett was elected Deputy Chairperson. more...
27 July 2020
High Satisfaction among SVB Course Participants despite Corona Semester
The team in the Department “Successful Start for International Students” at Zessko conducted a survey to determine the level of student satisfaction with the course Studienvorbereitung Brandenburg (SVB; Prep Course for International Students in Brandenburg). The survey also focused on the effects of distance learning in the face of pandemic-related restrictions. more...
16 July 2020
Participation in the Seminar Series "Conducting Language Courses for Refugees: Reflection and Ideas"
The training seminar offered by the International DAAD Academy was originally scheduled to take place in Berlin in early April 2020. Due to the corona pandemic, it did not take place as an in-person event but rather as four webinars from May 26 to June 5, 2020. more...
30 June 2020
Student Projects: Call for Winter Semester 2020/2021
In the 2020/2021 Winter Semester, students will again have the opportunity to take an active role designing their studies in the Studiumplus module "Studentische Projekte (Student Projects)." more...
15 May 2020
DSH-Center Certification Extended an Additional Five Years
Zessko is proud to announce that the HRK and the Fachverband Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache (FaDaF: Association of German as a Foreign and Second Language) have approved the re-registration of the DSH regulations of the University of Potsdam (DSH: German Language UniversityEntranceExaminationfor Foreign Applicants) through June 30, 2025. more...
21 April 2020
Student Projects Go Online
Even during the corona pandemic--and especially in times of social isolation--it is important, dear students, to be active and creative. more...
9 April 2020
Starting the Semester Online
At the Center for Languages and Key Competences (Zessko), there is (virtually) a lot going on now! The instructors are hard at work developing online courses for the students of the University of Potsdam. more...
