International students have very different backgrounds when they begin their studies in Germany. The transition to day-to-day academic life in Germany provides this group with opportunities, but also poses big challenges. As an intercultural facilitator, you’ll make an important contribution to the acculturation process of your fellow students from abroad. In so-called cheer-up meetings*, which you will organise and carry out independently in teams of 2 with a fixed group of international students during the semester, you will

• eat together,
• talk about topics that move you, that you wonder about, can’t  get out of your head, think about, puzzle you and
• provide relevant information on diversity and interculturality, which you will prepare and teach together.

*The verb “cheer up” encompasses the idea of motivating someone through positive reinforcement, keep going, not giving up and sticking to their goals.

• Sign up for module pb389 in StudIP from 01 March / 01 September.
• There will be a week’s training course (19 March – 27 March 2025) for your role as an intercultural facilitator. We’ll get you ready for it!
• During the following semester, you’ll plan and hold six cheer-up meetings, each lasting 180 minutes, possibly with another facilitator.
• You’re free to organise the cheer-up meetings as you like and can set your own course, but you're also welcome to use a predetermined structure.
• You’ll receive professional help to design and run the cheer-up meetings (e.g. supervision/peer support).
• You’ll write an evaluation report about your experiences.

Write a 10 page long evaluating the planning and implementation of the cheer-up meetings.