The SprInt training program was created in 2014 to offer technical and administration staff at TUD the opportunity to improve their language skills and intercultural competences. Participants can choose from a variety of flexible language learning options and numerous exciting intercultural training courses. Participants are rewarded with a structured education certificate. To ensure a wide range of courses, the choice of topics is constantly being expanded and supplemented with new learning formats. At the start of the 2021/22 winter semester, another major revamp of the SprInt program is on the horizon. As part of the excellence measures, TU Dresden's strategic field of action COLLABORATION aims to increase both the international activities of all university members as well as the visibility of internationality on campus, in research and teaching, in communication and organization. With this goal in mind, SprInt will now be available to the university's scientific staff in addition to science support staff as part of its pilot phase starting in fall 2021.

All interested TUD employees can from now on register for the SprInt program and experience the courses offered to expand their language and intercultural qualification.  Please sign up now as spaces are limited.

In order to be able to offer suitable training formats to all TUD members in the future, the program organizers appreciate active feedback from the new participants following their trial participation. Particularly during the pilot phase, great importance is attached to finding out, by analyzing the participants' reports, which offers actually contribute to the success in continuing education and which other topics they would like to focus on as part of the SprInt program.

The current course plan firstly consists of the intercultural workshops. Within the winter semester schedule until the end of the year, one basic workshop on intercultural competence as well as two topic-related advanced workshops and a culture-specific workshop are held. If you are interested in the up-to-date topics, such as "Origins and course of a culture shock" or "Chinese thinking and learning culture", then quickly secure your place in the corresponding intercultural training.

For language qualifications, three learning formats are available for registration under the slogan: “Find your own speed” as each person learns at a different speed. All those who would like to improve their English skills can sign up for an English language course. If the participant has a direct and tangible objective, e.g. the preparation of a presentation, attending one-on-one English coaching session would be most beneficial. For those who would rather look for a supplementary language tool or learn another foreign language, the language learning app is readily available. While the last two offers are not limited to semester times, registration for the language courses is still open until Oct. 15, 2021.

For all further information on how to register for the program and the winter semester courses for language and intercultural skills, please visit: www.tu-dresden.de/sprint

We look forward to seeing you!

Your SprInt Team

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