BeBuddy-Newsletter 02/2020 1) New location! Join the next BeBuddy Get-together at Chico Mendes Our BeBuddy Get-Together evening gives you the opportunity to meet other students who are also part of this program and make new friends. The Stammtisch coordinator will await you on site and guide you through this evening. When? Jan 30, Thursday, 7.00 pm-10.00pm Location: Chico Mendes, Pontstraße 74-76 (https://chico-mendes.de/) Registration: None Please click here to get more information on facebook.<https://www.facebook.com/events/494516911483313/> 2) Register now for the 2-days workshop on intercultural communication on February 20 (9am – 6pm) + 21 (9am – 5pm), 2020 Working in international teams requires intercultural competence, awareness and solution finding in possible conflict situations. During the two days, students are given the opportunity to develop their intercultural competence, a skills set which becomes ever more useful for all professional activities and which is thus looked for by prospective employers. As the seminar is held in English, you will also improve your English language proficiency. Therefore you should bring a basic knowledge of English so as to be able to participate in discussions and group activities. The workshop is targeting German and international students who wish to embark upon a study abroad period, who are active in international student organizations, or who would simply like to improve their communication and intercultural skills. The workshop is held by Alexia Petersen, a Canadian with multicultural background who has lived in Aachen for many years. Ms. Petersen is a highly experienced trainer and consultant in intercultural communication, working with various target groups in both universities and research institutions, and international companies. Location: You will get the information after the registration Registration: The number of the participants is limited. Please send an email to (Ms.) Dominika Dudzik Dominika.Dudzik@zhv.rwth-aachen.de<mailto:Dominika.Dudzik@zhv.rwth-aachen.de> Attending this workshop will be recognized as a component of the Certificate International<https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Studium/Im-Studium/Engagement-Freizeit/Engagement-International/Zertifikat-Internationales/~bqxt/Zertifikat-Integration/> (group 2). 3) Tết Canh Tý– New Year’s celebration of the Vietnamese association DVF Aachen t's time again: The DVF invites to the annual New Year's celebration on February 8, 2020 Where: Aula of the Herzogenrath Gymnasium (Bardenberger Str. 72, 52134 Herzogenrath). Entrance: free Food and Drinks can be purchased on site. The festival is also being held for the 20th time since the association was founded, which the members are particularly proud of. For this reason, there will be a small exhibition about the history of the association as well as a photo competition. The whole festivity is a charity event for children in need in Vietnam. Here, you can find further information: http://dvf-aachen.de/einladung-neujahrsfest-tet-canh-ty 4) Tonight: Country evening Kazakhstan at ESG (Nizzaallee 20, Aachen) The ESG (Evangelische Studentengemeinde) invites all interested people to their country evening today at 8.15 pm. What do people actually know about Kazakhstan and what is Kazakhstan known for? .... ...for great soccer players unfortunately not, but for its enormous natural gas and oil deposits, which form the bulk of the Kazakh economy. If you want to learn more about the history, culture and people of Kazakhstan, come to the country evening and bring your friends. You can expect a rich program with interesting facts and information about the country in the heart of Eurasia and of course you can taste the delicious Kazakh cuisine at the end of the event. https://www.facebook.com/events/1514434795377355/ Have a wonderful start in the new year! Dominika Dudzik and the BeBuddy Team PS: You can also follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/462299100546664/?fref=ts> In case you want to unsubscribe, please write a short email to bebuddy@rwth-aachen.de<mailto:bebuddy@rwth-aachen.de>