Our Mission

The aim of the Center for International Studies is to support the education system in the field of higher education in least developed countries and developing countries by offering free* university education based on online seminars. The education programs offered by CIS could make a decisive contribution to improve opportunities for accessing higher education, especially for those sections of the population who do not have the financial means, e.g. in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as educational opportunities in those countries still depend very much on the geographical locations and the family income. This can be counteracted through online seminars, free university entrance and without leaving the home country.

*conditions apply

About

The UNIKIMS is in cooperation with lecturers, researchers as well as practitioners from the University of Kassel, Fraunhofer IEE, partner universities and private companies from the selected fields of study who will deliver the courses. On the other hand, UNIKIMS works together with several interested Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that will search for the suitable participants for the programs. With the purpose of creating programs that fit the needs of the partner NGO and the local communities, most of the offered courses are designed and developed in close collaboration between the lecturers and the NGO prior to the start of the program.

Programs

By offering different educational programs in different fields of study, participants will have more job opportunities or useful practical knowledge upon completion of the program, especially in the areas of the energy industry and environmental protection that are also intended to support in overcoming the major challenge of climate change and the increasing need for nutrition.

For the current phase the fields of study offered by CIS are Renewable Energies (including Wind and Solar Energy Systems), Organic Agricultural Sciences, Waste Management, Urban Water Engineering, and Green Hydrogen.