Incoming short-term stays (BIPs)

To be eligible for a short-term stay as part of a Blended Intensive Programme at THWS, you must be enrolled as a full-time student at one of our partner universities. Agreements between the participating institutions ensure that appropriate high-quality lectures are offered and can be credited towards your home university.

Participation in a BIP at THWS is not possible without an Erasmus+ exchange agreement between your home university and THWS.

A nomination from your home university is required to participate in a BIP at THWS. Therefore, please first contact the BIP coordinator or the International Office at your home university.

To apply for a short-term stay as part of a Blended Intensive Programme at THWS, please follow these steps:

1. Participate in the selection process at your home university before applying. Check with the International Office at your home university to find out how you can take part in the selection process for short-term stays under Blended Intensive Programmes.
2. After successfully completing the selection process, your home university will nominate you for participation in the BIP at THWS.
3. Once your nomination is received, the International Office at THWS will email you a link to the application portal for BIP participants (MoveON).
4. Please apply as soon as possible after receiving our email on the MoveON portal. You can find the application deadlines for the BIP in the invitation email or in the BIP information on this page.

For your application, you will need to complete the application form and upload the following documents:

• Confirmation of enrolment from your home university
• A copy of your identification document
• A photo for your student ID (file format: JPG, maximum 5 MB, minimum resolution of 600 x 450 pixels)

1. For students from the Faculty of Design only: Please send a portfolio along with the signed application form to welcome[at]thws.de. The faculty requires your portfolio to assess your artistic skills.

If you are accepted to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme, you will receive a written confirmation via email from the International Office at THWS.This email will request the submission of additional documents as well as the payment of the semester fee, including:

• Proof of health insurance
• Payment of the semester fee
• Creation of the Digital Learning Agreement (DiLA)

BIP contents

The EU project “Personal Green Skills in Higher Education” (PeGSinHE) is offering a special Blended Intensive Program (BIP) aimed at 20 students from Lithuania, Finland, Austria and Spain. The aim is to promote sustainability and intercultural skills through an interactive format that includes discussions, keynotes and game-based elements. Successful participants receive 2.5 ECTS for their active participation and a written portfolio. The BIP builds international networks and combines innovative teaching methods: online and face-to-face events offer the opportunity to develop skills for dealing with climate change and sustainable action in everyday life.

The PeGSinHE project (2023-2025) prepares students and teachers for the challenges of climate change in professional life and uses innovative teaching formats to raise sustainability awareness and promote relevant skills. This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance personal and professional skills and actively contribute to a sustainable future.

Programme

The program aims to involve students from all degree programs without prior knowledge and offers:

• Interdisciplinary learning through practical and reflective teaching of climate change basics.
• Interactive group activities and project work to promote new perspectives on sustainability.
• A comprehensive social and cultural program with excursions to cities such as Würzburg and Nuremberg.

Timeline:

• Virtual kick-off: March 2025 via Zoom
• Virtual component: 02 May 2025 via Zoom
• Intensive week in Schweinfurt: 19 - 23 May 2025

 

Intensive Week in Schweinfurt

19 -  23 May 2025.

The detailed programme will be available closer to the BIP.

When making the travel arrangements, please make sure to arrive in Schweinfurt by Sunday, 18 May. The programme will start on Monday morning at 9 a.m. and will end on Friday afternoon.

Campus/Location: Campus Ledward, Johann-Modler-Weg 2, 97421 Schweinfurt

Student registration deadlines

After you have completed the selection process at your home university, you will be nominated by your home university at THWS.

Nomination deadline: 15 January 2025

Registation deadline via MoveOn: 31 January 2025

Contact

Academic contact: Xenia Sophie Fischer, xeniasophie.fischer[at]thws.de

xeniasophie.fischer[at]thws.deAdminstrative contact at the International Office: welcome[at]thws.de

BIP contents

The students work in small groups on innovative use cases for humanoid robots to find out whether these actually offer advantages or are rather to be understood as hype.

Number of ECTS: 3

BIP partner

This BIP is organised within the UNINOVIS alliance.

• University of Tirana, Albanien
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finnland
• University Sorbonne Paris Nord, Frankreich
• University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italien
• Kauno Kolegija, Litauen
• University of Málaga, Spanien

Programme

• Virtual component: 06 - 11 May 2025 via Zoom
• Intensive week in Schweinfurt: 12 - 16 May 2025

 

Intensive week in Schweinfurt

12 - 16 May 2025

A detailed programme of the intensive week can be found here.

The programme starts at 9 a.m. on Monday, 12 May and ends at 12 p.m. on Friday, 16 May. We recommend arriving in Schweinfurt on Sunday, 11 May.

Campus/Location: Campus Ignaz-Schön, Schweinfurt

Student registration deadlines

After you have completed the selection process at your home university, you will be nominated by your home university at THWS. 

Nomination deadline: 30 March 2025

Registration deadline via MoveON: 30 March 2025

Contact

Academic contact: Carolin Gläser, carolin.glaeser[at]thws.de, Coordinator Transnational Study Programmes UNINOVIS

Administrative contact at the International Office: welcome[at]thws.de

BIP contents

Practical Business Skills: Managing Diversity

• exploring and embracing diversity in a business context
• implementing strategies of organisational behaviour
• practicing intercultural communication skills

BIP partner

• Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Finland
• Lucian-Blaga-University Sibiu, Romania

Schedule

• Virtual phase: 18 March 2025 (9 - 11 a.m. CET) und 25. March 2025 (9 - 11 a.m. CET)
• Intensive week in Würzburg: 07. - 11. April 2025

 

Intensive week in Würzburg

07 - 11 April 2025

The detailed programme will be available closer to the BIP.

Campus/Location:

Student registration deadlines

After you have completed the selection process at your home university, you will be nominated by your home university at THWS.

Nomination deadline: 15 January 2025

Registation deadline via MoveOn: 31 January 2025

Contact

Academic contact: Claudia Lopes Victorio, claudia.lopesvictorio[at]thws.de, Dominik Winkler, dominik.winkler[at]thws.de; THWS Business School

Administrative contact at the THWS International Office: welcome[at]thws.de