800609 VU Academic Career fields abroad

winter semester 2019/2020 | Last update: 05.11.2019 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Office of the Vice Rector for Teaching and Students

Instructor:

Maria Guseva

Course number:

800609

Title:

VU Academic Career fields abroad

Type/hours:

VU 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

The course should provide concrete assistance in working abroad and help to clarify some key issues, challenges and problems in advance

Contents:

The course aims to provide an initial guidance for those, who pursue an extended work stay or career abroad following their studies.

The focus is laid on the challenges for the expatriates, the country specific administrative practices and labour markets, the distinctive features of organisation and funding by working abroad, the specifics regarding the application process and developing intercultural competences in everyday working situations.

Methods:

active participation, introduction by the course leader, joint analysis of specific requirements of working abroad, job application coaching (English) and intercultural competence training

Assessment:

Participation, presentation and written elaboration

Literature:

Florian Kreutzer, Silke Roth (Hrsg.) Transnationale Karrieren: Biografien, Lebensführung und Mobilität. Wiesbaden 2006.

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4563534411

Start:

to be announced

allocated to study field

Interdisciplinary and additional courses

Interdisciplinary courses

Interdisciplinary courses for Bachelor's Programmes

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Fri 2020-01-10	08.30 - 17.00	52U105 52U105	Barrier-free
Fri 2020-01-17	08.30 - 17.00	52U109 SR 52U109 SR	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Sat 2020-01-18	08.30 - 17.00	50101/1 SR 50101/1 SR	Barrier-free