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Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP)


BIPs, or Blended Intensive Programmes, are short, intense learning programmes designed for both students and university staff. They provide the opportunity to engage in brief physical group activities combined with a virtual phase.

The focus is on fostering international collaboration and exchange. Participants in BIPs are aimed at acquiring skills that are useful for their own studies or professional roles while enhancing their intercultural and/or foreign language competencies.

This innovative educational format involves university courses organised by lecturers from multiple institutions. Students and staff from all participating universities learn together in a digital space and have an intense week of in-person activities at one of the partner universities.

Funding for these programmes comes from Erasmus+, supported by the European Union. The low financial commitment required from students makes these programmes highly accessible. BIPs make transnational teaching and short-term mobility more straightforward. Students can credit the course at their respective universities and additionally receive a participation certificate from the partner institution. Moreover, BIPs offer students the chance to experience an international study opportunity without the need to spend an entire semester abroad. This aspect makes it an excellent option for students who, for various reasons, are unable to participate in a full-term exchange, enabling them to gather international study experiences.

[Translate to Englisch:] Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP)

On this page, you'll find an overview of all the BIPs in which THWS has been involved or will be participating.

For detailed information on participating in or organizing a BIP, please refer to the respective categories.



Upcoming BIPs

Coordinating and receiving university: Kauno Kolegija, Lithuania

Participating THWS faculty and study programme: Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems, Bachelor Computer Science, Bachelor E-Commerce, Bachelor Business Information Systems, Bachelor Information Security

Responsible contact at the faculty: Franziska Königer

Intensive week: 21. - 25. October 2024 in Kaunas, Lithuania

ECTS: 5

Coordinating university: THWS

Hosting university: Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Participating THWS faculty and study programme: Faculty of Applied Natural and Human Sciences , Master Applied Mathematics and Physics

Responsible lecturer: Prof. Dr. Kai Diethelm

Intensive week: 10. - 21. February 2025 in Bari, Italy

ECTS: 5

BIP website: https://fang.thws.de/mathematik-und-physik/frame-2025/

Coordinating and receiving university: DIAK, Finnland

Participating THWS faculty and degree programme: Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Bachelor Healthcare Management

Responsible professor: Prof. Dr. Sven Warnke

Intensive week: 14. - 18. October 2024 in Helsinki, Finland

ECTS: 5

BIP website: https://www.diak.fi/en/studying/international/intensive-programmes/blended-intensive-programmes-at-diak/planetary-health/

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