04. May 2015

"Jak studiować w Goerlitz?"

A successful student presentation on the academic programs offered at our university, held at the Dom Kultury in Zgorzelec.

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On April 27, 2015, GÜSA e.V., with the support of Interclub Femina and the Polish regional youth council in Zgorzelec, offered various educational institutions in Görlitz the opportunity to participate in a joint information event. Representatives from the Dietrich-Heise-Schule, the DPFA-Schulen gGmbH, the Augustum-Annen-Gymnasium, and the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences provided information on educational, vocational, and academic opportunities for Polish children, teenagers, and young adults from Zgorzelec and the surrounding area.

As part of this event, Mr. Andrzej Dmytruk, a student in the Economics and Languages program at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences

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), presented the wide range of study options at the university to interested Polish students, parents, and teachers with enthusiasm and humor. There was widespread interest in degree programs in Mechanical Engineering, electrical engineering, and business and languages, so following the presentation, many one-on-one discussions took place to address potential formal hurdles before starting studies and language requirements during the program.

 

 

 

There was a particularly noticeable lack of information regarding the language proficiency required before beginning studies in Germany; many of the parents and students present expressed a desire for more information on language requirements to be made available online—information that is good to find, clearly organized, and in Polish! The reason is obvious: Since discussions about career paths in the students’ Polish families begin several years before the Polish high school graduation exam, the admissions information should be good to understand and find—even for parents who do not speak German—to facilitate long-term planning for language preparation. Only then can they provide their children with targeted support. This request will now be implemented by Dr. Ewa Wieszczeczyńska, a faculty member in the Economics and Languages program, together with students and graduates of the Studienkolleg.

To help overcome the mental and cultural barriers, Mr. Dmytruk—true to the motto “Students advise future students”—shared his Facebook details with the Polish parents to take home with them!

Regarding language preparation for high school graduates from Zgorzelec and the surrounding area, plans are underway to launch a special class with expanded German instruction, which will be actively supported by faculty members from the Economics and Languages program, so that the German language proficiency required for university studies can be acquired concurrently with the high school diploma.

Contact:

Faculty of Managerial and Cultural Studies

MA Zonja-Stefania Szymanowski

Email: z.szymanowski@hszg.de