Dear Doc.net Users,

On behalf of the International Office and the Doc.Net Team I would like to wish you a happy, healthy and successful year 2009. I would like to draw your attention to the upcoming events in January:

13 January, 5 p.m., Goethe, Oktoberfest and Sausages? Typical German? A workshop in English about intercultural communication for incomings will learn you more about Germany and the Germans. Introduction: How do I cope with a cultural shock? Main Part: a) What is typical German? Some key words for being typical German may be: a direct and honest communication, plans and structures, closed-door policy, punctuality, complexity. In this workshop cultural standards will be presented as a kind of orientation and you will find out how they were developed over the years. b) Do's, Dont's and More. Closing: Integration and Contacts Where: Humboldt-Haus, Pontstr. 41 Please register for the workshop: antje.becker@zhv.rwth-aachen.de

22 January, 7:15 p.m., Bushof (Peterstr. Busstop Line 51) Ice Skating at Tivoli. Please register online: http://www.doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=69bui2kwgf292is7

29 January, 6 p.m., Humboldt Haus, Pontstr. 41 Doc.net meets the Center for Doctoral Studies Information available with Doc.net Coordinator Hanan El Khouri: Hanan.El.Khouri@rwth-aachen.de

A new database on scholarships and funding has been published on the university's website: http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/lbe/ Currently this database is currently available in German, the English version is coming soon.

Best regards Ulrike Brands

____________________________________________________________ Dr. Ulrike Brands-Proharam Gonzalez

RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY Abt. 2.2 - International Office Abteilungsleiterin - Ausländerstudium; Mobilität: Asien, Afrika, Lateinamerika Head of Division - International Students Services; Mobility: Asia, Africa, Latin America 52056 Aachen Germany

Tel.: +49 (0)241 8090677 Fax: +49 (0)241 8092662 Email: ulrike.brands@zhv.rwth-aachen.de

Address for visitors: Templergraben 57 Room No. 423 52062 Aachen