At the CDTF, they studied German intensively for one academic year. Following a multi-level selection process, twenty mechanical engineering students from Qingdao with excellent language skills accepted an invitation to a DAAD-funded summer school in Paderborn. More than 100 hundred lessons of a German language course taught by experienced DaF-experts were at the core of this four-week program. The participants aim for a 4 x 4 = 16 points in…
What’s a better place for communication training in automotive engineering than the VW Autostadt in Wolfsburg? CDTF and other foreign students of the course Technical German for foreign students took a trip to the Autostadt…
At the end of August, they will be packing their suitcases for a six-months stay in Qingdao at the Yellow Sea. At a preparatory seminar, they were told about their stay at the CDTF, the partner faculty of the Mechanical Engineering department at Paderborn University.
The first obstacle is out of the way: the company with the industrial training placement calls a few days after they have received the written application. What is the purpose of this call? What does the company want to know about me? How do I act? Am I allowed to ask questions?
Every student has to compose a text during his or her course of study. Early on, these are short, increasing in length and complexity towards the end of the study program. The “Competence Center for Writing” at Paderborn University offers professional assistance to non-native German speakers for the various levels of writing.
One late afternoon this summer, a number of CDTF students met at the Grill-Café with their advisors for the first “Paderborner Ecke” to talk about their experiences and get to know each other.
Participants of this semester’s course “Technical German for foreign students” wanted to find out. Mechthild Hoppmeier (photo left in the back) gave an overview of the diverse communal waste management concepts for municipal waste in the city of Paderborn.
Once again, Chinese culture was one of the highlights of this year’s intercultural week at Paderborn University. The numerous conversations between CDTF students and visitors ranged from Confucius to Kung Fu and the well-known delicious Chinese food. At their booth, Chinese students demonstrated the art of calligraphy by creating wonderful Chinese characters on wafer-thin paper using brush and ink.
The invitation to a job interview is an important step in the selection process for a training placement in a mechanical engineering company. In the second part of the job application training, CDTF students and their fellow students received advice on how to prepare for a job interview.
During a tour of the Paderborn Theater, CDTF students and their fellow students of the course ”Technical German” learned about the technology deployed in a theater. Behind the scene, costumes are tailored based on drafts of the costume designer; wigs and beards are created in the make-up/mask workshop. The staff in the carpenter’s workshop uses templates created by the stage designer either by hand or with a CAD program to build the setting.…
The presentation of one’s technical knowledge and soft skills in the application for the mandatory training placement is an important competence in the major of the study program mechanical engineering at Paderborn University. In a seminar for CDTF students, mechanical engineering students learned about some sources with adequate job offerings.
Instead of talking about bicycle technique and repair of individual bike parts and components using PowerPoint slides and exercise sheets, CDTF students and their fellow students enrolled in Technical German visited the AstA Bike Shop.
Once again, several CDTF students are enrolled in the course “Technical German for foreign students” this summer semester. Karina Rohlfing introduced students to this course by moving the communications training to downtown Paderborn. The past and present use of water of the Pader was one of the key aspects of the sightseeing tour. About 500 years ago, the Paderborn waterworks was established for a quick access to extinguishing water should one…
Together with fellow students from Bielefeld and other NRW cities, the „Organization of Chinese students and scientists in Paderborn“ again organized a New Year Festival at the Kulturwerkstatt in Paderborn.
