Certificate programme ‘iKomPass’ - Intercultural Competence for Employees of the University of Jena

Upcoming intercultural workshop:

Change of perspective: Unconscious bias in Intercultural Collaboration (in German)
Friday, November 29th, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The workshop is based on the participants' intercultural experiences in their work areas: In which contexts and situations have "uneasy" feelings arisen? These experiences will be investigated, stereotypes and unconscious thought patterns reflected upon. The aim of the workshop is to gain a deeper understanding of one's own and other people's cultural influences and to raise awareness of diversity in professional contexts. There will be concrete ideas for implementing interculturally competent actions and strategies for avoiding distortions due to these "biases" in everyday working life.

More information here.External link

Please register via ikompass@uni-jena.de

All dates of the intercultural training sessions for employees will also be available in the ‘General training programmeExternal link’ section of the University of Jena's qualification portal.

The university's Language Centre offers a wide range of courses, including for employees. Choose either an English course or another language relevant to your professional life.

You are also welcome to find out more about the English courses offered by the Staff Development Section of the Division for Human Resources. These start regularly at the beginning of each semester and are also listed in the qualification portal.

Existing language certificates can also be recognized, but should be no older than two years at the time of your application.

If you would like to complete the advanced level, i.e. the optional stay abroad, the International Office will be happy to advise you on the various offers: Just contact Jana Blumenstein at outgoing@uni-jena.de about half a year before your stay abroad. You can also find initial information under ‘Professional development in Europe’ and ‘Professional development worldwide’.

All employees of the University of Jena can participate in the ‘iKomPass’ programme. The programme is aimed in particular at employees of the administration, but is also open to other interested individuals.

The certificate programme combines measures such as language courses, workshops and stays abroad, which could previously only be taken individually, into one overall package. This means that you register only once and gain intercultural knowledge and experience abroad (stay abroad) with no or only a very small financial contribution (language course participation fee). And all this within the framework of your time working at the University of Jena.

Programmes can be started at any time. You flexibly put together your programme segments from workshops and language courses. Information on the next intercultural workshop is available on the qualification portal of the Division for Human Resources.

Any participation fees for attending external intercultural training and language courses are to be paid by the participants themselves. Participation in university-internal language courses only requires a personal contribution to be paid privately. For stays abroad, travel expenses and costs for the stay are covered.

You should allow the following amount of time for completing the individual components:

A Intercultural competence: 1 day workshop (approx. 6 hours)                                                B Language course: approx. one semester (at least 15 hours)                                                  C Stay abroad: at least 5 days

1.  Find out more about the certificate programme on this website and in a personal advice session.
2.  Get the approval of your supervisor. 
3. Register. Simply send an email to: ikompass@uni-jena.de

If you have already completed a language course, intercultural training or a stay abroad as part of your work at the University of Jena, you can have this credited. However, the proof should be no older than two years at the time of your application. For individual queries, please contact the persons listed below at any time. We will be glad to help you.