German Competencies

Overview

Competency

recognizing and exploiting synergies in international teams

Module type

basic module

Semester

summer

Site

Kassel

Languages

English; German

Workload

90 hours course attendance; 60 hours self-study

Credits

6

Recommended qualifications

none

German Energy Transition - Politics and Policies

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course German Energy Transition - Politics and Policies the students are enabled to:

  • understand the institutional set-up of the German Energy Transition
  • work with political, economic and cultural objectives and instruments.  

Content

  • Institutional set-up of bilateral and multilateral development cooperation:
    • Role of German parliament, ministries for development, environment and economy w.r.t. energy transition
  • Socio-political objectives and instruments of the German Energy Transition.  

Details

  • Lecturer: Marc Selig
  • Teaching method: visits to organisations in Berlin, lectures, discussions
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: written report (5-6 pages)

German Language Course Kassel

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course German Language Course Kassel the students are able to:

  • communicate with elaborated formulations and expressions for use in daily life.

Content

  • basic phrases and short sentences for everyday use
  • technical terms and expressions in electrical engineering and RE
  • basic concepts in High German grammar

Details

  • Lecturer: International Language Center, University of Kassel
  • Teaching method: lecture, seminar
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: written exam (90 min) and oral exam (30 min)