Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and the Arts
An early-bird discount will be applied to applications received before 15 September 2024. In this case, the programme fee will be reduced to 2,100 EUR.
The Winter University programme in Darmstadt is a blended programme. The on-site seminar is complemented and preceded by virtual sessions.
Part one – online: December 2024
Part two – on-site in Darmstadt: 2–23 January 2025
The programme is rather interdisciplinary, and we welcome undergraduate and graduate students with different academic backgrounds. The content might be most interesting to students with an academic background in cultural studies, German studies, social sciences, communication studies, psychology, media studies, political studies, and other related fields of study.
Digital Transformation course description:
In today’s digitalised society, the constant flow of communication is regarded as a fundamental and integral part of everyday life. Rapid developments in media technologies engender digitalised transformation on all levels of society.
Especially in these times, how can we grasp the multifold international perspectives within these rapidly evolving transformative processes?
To answer this question, this class will take a closer look at the diverse perspectives involved.
This class will explore these questions and discuss the challenges on all levels of society. On an individual level, working from home leads to challenges for parents and children. Boundaries of private and public domain are blurring. We struggle with digital burn out. On a mezzo level, our social environment has been transferred into the digital realm, forming digital communities in working and learning environments for some and potentially excluding others, leading to challenges for all who are involved. On a macro level, we are constantly connected.
This class will investigate the processes of mutual shaping of digital media and social life and discuss how new media technologies influence and infiltrate social practices and cultural life. We will extend this discussion of the role of media in transforming the everyday life by including in the discussion the individual groups of society. We will draw on existing research to illustrate how digital cultures manifest all levels and elaborate on the constitutive characteristics. We will conclude with implications of this conceptualisation for the understanding of our everyday life as intermixed with technologies.
Additionally, the seminar will introduce students to fundamental concepts, theories, and topics within the realm of intercultural communication.
Students will focus on the differences between intercultural, cross-cultural, and inter-discourse communication. We will discuss societal, economic, and governmental structures, examining how culture shapes and forms them and how these, in turn, affect us.
German language courses:
In addition to the academic seminars, all students attend intensive German language courses. These courses are offered at three different levels (ranging from beginner to intermediate).
A detailed course description can be found on our website: https://wup.h-da.de/index.php?id=19494.
A two-day academic/cultural excursion to Munich and regional company visits are part of the programme.
An early-bird discount will be applied to applications received before 15 September 2024. In this case, the programme fee will be reduced to 2,100 EUR.
The Winter University programme in Darmstadt is a blended programme. The on-site seminar is complemented and preceded by virtual sessions.
Part one – online: December 2024
Part two – on-site in Darmstadt: 2–23 January 2025
English: B1 to C2
German: Previous knowledge of German is not required since the academic courses are taught in English. A German language course will be offered for all participants.
Hotel
There is a shared kitchen on each floor of the hotel that students can use to make breakfast. They can also have breakfast at the hotel restaurant at their own expense. Lunch is offered at the campus cafeteria at a very low price. Participants are responsible for making their own arrangements for dinner.
The Winter University programme in Darmstadt offers an exciting cultural and social programme:
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