Dear BeBuddy members, here are some useful information for you:
1) Memory Strategies for International Students
You need to learn a lot of material for your upcoming exams and don’t know where to start? You keep repeating the material but have trouble recalling what you have studied? And what you knew by heart the day before yesterday is forgotten today?
Topics:
• Information on how your memory works
• Techniques and strategies for improving recall
• Improving the depth of processing and retention
• Improving your learning efficiency
Dates: 3 course units. Thursdays, 29th November, 06th December & 13th December 2018
09.00 am to 11.00 am
Presenter: Dipl.-Psych. Sabine Salentin
Language: English
Venue: Seminarraum IV, Student Advice Centre (Zentrale Studienberatung), Templergraben 83
Registration: Online registration opens on November 19, 2018 at 6 pm. (www.rwth-aachen.de/studientrainingshttp://www.rwth-aachen.de/studientrainings)
2) Invitation: Kalima Project @Aachen - Arab Culture Weekend
Experience arabic culture with all your senses: the Project Kalima (arab. for word) is coming to Aachen bringing along impressions of young artists on their way to and within Europe. The weekend packed with an art exhibition, film screenings, a theatre performance, discussions and concerts awaits you! Additionally on Saturday evening we want to celebrate and dance to the beats of the palestinian DJane Rasha Hilwi.
Be a part of this interactive get together with the arabic culture in exile and take the opportunity to connect with the artists.The group أورشينا-Orschina from Berlin has initialized the Project Kalima and they have already visited different German cities since the beginning of this year. STARRING Aachen e.V. , Syrian Student Association and the local group of Start with a friend are supporting them here in Aachen.
Two exciting days of music, theatre, literature and much more are waiting for you! The entrance to all the events is free. For more information take a look at the attachments, they include flyers for the event in arabic and german language. Check out our facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/482395822266229/ and spread the word!
The main points in a nutshell:
When? Friday, Nov. 16th, 7 - 11 pm; Saturday, Nov. 17th, 7 - 1am Where? Humboldt-Haus, Pontstraße 42, 52062 Aachen Program:
Friday (starting at 7pm):
- book exhibition - concert: Sema Band - art exhibition: the lost vision
Saturday (starting at 7pm):
- theatre play: Jasmin - film: Skin (arabic language with english subtitles) - round of dialogue: experiences & memories - party: DJane Rasha Hilwi
3) RWTH Go Abroad – Fair from November 12 to 16, 2018
Besides the International Office, the faculties, the Career Center, the University Language Center, the Alumni Team as well as several interesting guests and organizations from outside the university are offering information and events on the topic of stays abroad. Full program at: http://www.rwth-aachen.de/%E2%80%A6/Pla%E2%80%A6/%7Egqav/RWTH-Go-Abroad-Fair...http://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Studium/Im-Studium/Internationales/Outgoing/Planung-des-Auslandsaufenthalts/~gqav/RWTH-Go-Abroad-Fair/?lidx=1&fbclid=IwAR2nr0LHr1O9hD9EhRgKN6JqedbGUyoepwYXermlkyGUusizcgEPPbskiGw
4) Deutschstunde @Humboldthaus, 1-3pm, this friday!
To all our German speaking students: Sign up as a German tutor and help your international fellows to learn German in a nice and relaxed atmosphere.
The International Office organizes German mentoring meetings in the Humboldthaus every Friday, 1-3pm. German speaking students act as tutors to international students and provide them with additional support in learning German. You can just sit and talk about different topics, exchange interesting information about your studies or read German newspapers or other interesting texts together.
Date: Every Friday from 1 - 3 pm
Location: Humboldt-Haus (Pontstr. 41) Aachen, 2nd floor.
Fees: None (international students who want to learn German do not need to register)
In case you want to act as a German mentor, pls fill out the doodle link: https://doodle.com/poll/w4k5kapitivsrrnz
Your commitment as a tutor will be considered for the Certificate International, voluntary component of group 1.http://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Studium/Im-Studium/Engagement-Freizeit/Engagement-International/Zertifikat-Internationales/Komponenten/~bxgy/Mitarbeit-als-Sprachlehrerin-oder-Sprach/?lidx=1
5) INCAS is awaiting you this Tuesday for Café Lingua @Humboldthaus
INCAS (INtercultural Centre of Aachen Students cordially invites you to come and practice your foreign language skills at language tables together with other students.# When: Tuesday, Nov 13, 8-11 pm Where: Humboldthaus, Pontstraße 41
The table leaders and native speakers will make sure you leave the place with new interesting expressions, phrases and a big smile on your face . They've prepared a topic which will lead to interesting discussions. For more information, please click on the facebook eventhttps://www.facebook.com/events/208536586705790/.
Have a nice week! Dominika Dudzik and the BeBuddy Team
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