International Students Commissioner
Starting on January 1st, 2016,
Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher
was appointed the International Students Commissioner (ISC) for the TU Dresden by the University Senate. Prof. Horlacher has held the professorship of English Literature at the Institute of English and American Studies at the TU Dresden since 2006.
Mr Prof. Dr. phil. Stefan Horlacher
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Duties and Function of the International Students Commissioner
The TU Dresden continually strives to improve the quality of advising for international undergraduate and graduate students and researchers. The TU Dresden reinforced this objective by signing the National Code of Conduct on Foreign Students at German Universities. With this code, the TU Dresden commits itself to adhering to quality standards for informing, advising, admitting, and guiding foreign students, in order to provide them with excellent conditions for successful study.
The TU Dresden International Students Commissioner has, in particular, the job of supporting foreign students and employees in the improvement of their living and study situations, if the support offered by the appropriate institution (e.g. International Office, Examination Office, etc.) does not seem sufficient. He is a contact person for foreign students and employees, should the Code of Conduct not be observed with respect to administration or instruction. In addition to fulfilling representative duties and participation in the Senate Commission for Equality and Diversity Management, the International Students Commissioner takes part in selection and decision processes, e.g. for the allocation of scholarships.
Important national sources of information for foreign students
- Higher Education Compass of the German Rectors' Conference (Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, HRK)
- German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD)
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF)
- Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (Kultusministerkonferenz, KMK)
- Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat)
- German National Association for Student Affairs (Deutsches Studentenwerk)
- Federal Union of International Students in Germany (Bundesverband Ausländischer Studierender)
A list of all relevant links on education, science and research, and life and living in Germany can be obtained from the DAAD at www.germany-opportunities.de.