Cultural and social well-being – Identity and participation
Location:
Germany
UniSA Application Deadline:

Program has now passed. Listed here for reference purposes only.

Program Dates:
23rd - 28th June 2024
1 week (in-country)
(with two online sessions before arrival on 17th and 18th June 2024)

 

Credit: 
6 ECTS (see credit note below)

Program Fee:
No program fee (see below for further fee information)

Mode of delivery: 
In-country/Online (Hybrid) (see Other Information below)
Language of Instruction: 
English
Program Website: Not currently available
Program Brochure:  Brochure
Credit Notes:
7.5 ECTS is equal to 4.5 UniSA units
*Please note: as 6 ECTS is not equivalent to 4.5 UniSA credits, students may also need to submit an additional piece of assessment, a reflective journal, to UniSA*

Program Fee Information:
Accommodation is subsidised by University of Vechta, however you will be asked to contribute 225 Euros towards the cost of your own single-room. Vechta will cover other costs, including full catering costs for the week, and all workshop facilitators' fees.

Funding Available:
OS-HELP loans are available for eligible students.

Eligibility Criteria:
All students must meet standard short-term exchange selection criteria and any host institution requirements. 
BA or MA student from social work or related field (sociology, political science, education, gerontology etc).

Other Information:
Final credit pre-approval to be determined by your Program Director
Details on delivery: It is blended: this means there will be two online sessions beforehand (17:00 Central European Time, 90 minutes on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th June), and we will be putting you into digital mixed-country groups. We will be giving you tasks to do together, before and during the week. This will include presenting your own country, as well as doing a shared presentation with mixed country-group partners at the end of the week.

It is planned that the programme will include:

  • Visiting a children’s home
  • Using art and design to investigate identity
  • Music session with Hanna Turunen from Savonia, Finland
  • Self-portraiture as a tool exploring issues of diversity and identity with Eleni Papouli, University of West Attica, Greece
  • Workshop ‘Joy and gender’ with UK performance artist Kit Griffiths, https://www.kitgriffiths.com/
  • Excursion to Bremen
  • Intercultural evening
  • Free meals: Breakfast all days, lunch included on three days

Upon completing the programme, you will receive a certificate of attendance and participation, and you will need to complete a portfolio for graded credits (6 ECTS).

Limited places available - students will be selected based on a combination of GPA, merit and personal statement.

 

How to apply

Applicants must complete an online Application Form with UniSA by clicking Apply Now below.

Questions? Any questions, please contact short.programs@unisa.edu.au

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