As an international student of one of the STEM disciplines, you can expand your German language
skills in Tandem.MINT in interaction with a tandem partner who is a native speaker of your target
language or proficient at a comparably high level (at least C1). Moreover, you can improve your skills
in intercultural communication.
You practice the language with a hands-on approach and in realistic situations – this way, you become
more confident speaking the language in everyday life and in academia. That your tandem partner
also studies in the field of STEM facilitates a specialized focus relevant to your studies. This gives you
the opportunity to train your language skills even for a specialized context and acquire a technical
vocabulary.
Besides advancing your language skills, you can practice working together in a multilingual and
multicultural team, and thus acquire transferable skills for a globalized working environment.
After successfully completing the program, you will either receive a certificate that confirms your
participation and describes the contents of the program. Alternatively, it is possible to receive 3 CP
credit for participation through the ZFA.
As a student of the natural sciences or engineering at RUB, you can apply until April 13 for the
summer semester 2025. Requirements are: Proficiency in the target language of at least level B1
(CEFR) (for typologically distant languages: level A2) as well as proficiency in the primary language as
a native speaker or at a comparably high level (at least C1). Further information and the application form are available here.

Further information and the application form are available here.