Overview

FIT Programme

The International University SDI München is one of 89 higher education institutions in Germany supported by the DAAD’s (German Academic Exchange Service’s)“FIT Programme – Promoting Academic Success and Labour Market Integration of International Talents”, helping to qualify international students for the German labour market.

In collaboration with HSD Hochschule Döpfer (University of Applied Sciences), the joint project CommuniCare was submitted to the DAAD: Our joint CommuniCare project is intended to accompany international students along their entire qualification path with customised offers in order to lead them to success in their studies and subsequently to a professional career in Germany. CommuniCare support spans from the preparation in their home countries for their studies, ensuring a smooth start and successful integration, providing ongoing support throughout their academic journey, and guiding them through the transition into the labour market. 

The project runs through the end of 2028 and is designed for international prospective students, current students, and alumni.

FIT services

  • Your path to higher education studies: Comprehensive support from the start with counselling and guidance from your home country, online consultations, onboarding sessions, and preparatory German courses

  • Achieving success in your studies: Ongoing support integrated into your academic journey with German courses, counselling, close mentorship, and workshops focused on mental health and intercultural training

  • Your path to a successful career: German courses for career preparation, workshops on career orientation and job applications, career services including alumni talks, career events, and access to a job portal

  • You can find an overview of current courses and events here

Programme partners

Project coordinator

Michaela Gohmert
Student ServicesStudienkoordination B.A. Übersetzen (Externenprüfung)Projektverantwortliche FIT Programm
Operatinghours:

Montag bis Freitag nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail | Raum A208

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German courses

Are you looking for a German course tailored to your needs? The FIT Programme offers various course formats for everyday life, academic success, and career opportunities.

German courses: 

  • Professional German courses for international prospective students, current students, and alumni
  • Tailored for academic studies, career advancement, or TestDaF preparation
  • Available at various language levels, as intensive courses or alongside your studies — offered online or in-person depending on the course
  • Free of charge for students, enrolled international students, and alumni

  • 4-week courses (face-to-face teaching at the SDI)
  • Courses start at the beginning of each month (year-round) this summer
  • Competence levels: July A1 – C1 / August A2 – C2 / September B1+ and B2+
  • Focus on all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
  • Interactive course focused on effective communication in German
  • Takes place online two afternoons a week
  • Minimum requirements for German language skills: B2 competence level (CEFR)
  • Methodical elements for scientific work
  • Mock exam
  • Use of the Moodle learning platform and collaborative tools
  • Experienced GFL teachers with additional expertise in the field of business
  • Learning from the comfort of your own home
  • Saving of time and money (no visa, travel and accommodation costs)
  • Interactive live sessions online via Zoom
  • Use of modern tools such as the Moodle learning platform
  • Courses with participants from all over the world
  • Small groups (max. 18 participants)
  • Certificate of participation

Please contact

Ulrike Münch-Hua
Dozentin für Deutsch als FremdspracheDaF Koordination und Marketing
Operatinghours:

nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail

Expand your skills

Workshops

Through the FIT Programme, we offer free workshops designed to promote academic success and labour market integration for international prospective students and current students.

Your benefits:

  • Supporting your integration as an international student and graduate in both academic and professional settings in Germany
  • Ensuring your academic success
  • Improving your job prospects as a student and graduate
  • Promoting career-related support and fostering connections with industry and alumni

FIT Workshops

  • Intercultural training

  • Job application training

  • Mental health

  • Job orientation

  • Scientific work with a focus on literature research and AI

  • Community interpreting

Non-verbal communication in the international workplace: Professional presence, building business relationships, interview and presentation skills

This interactive seminar will focus on:

  • The fundamentals of communication psychology
  • Insights into how people communicate without words
  • Observation skills to decode subtle gestures
  • Techniques to leverage non-verbal communication to your advantage
  • Strategies for maintaining a professional demeanour under pressure

Speaker: Dr. Dominik Hamm
Maximum number of participants: 12
Language: English
Date: This event has already taken place!

Elevate your career prospects: Develop a winning mindset to navigate the job market

Synopsis: Set goals aligned with your purpose, uncover and address limiting beliefs, cultivate a winning mindset

Format: A hands on interactive workshop where you will be provided guiding questions to explore several sub topics:

  • Encourage setting goals aligned with your purpose
  • Raise awareness of the beliefs that potentially limit you from achieving the set goals
  • Reprogram your mindset to one of empowerment and success 

Speaker: Jomy Jose
Maximum number of participants: 12
Language: English
Date: This event has already taken place!

Mental Health: the transition from studying to working life

This full-day workshop is about dealing with your own mental health. Practical and experience-orientated approaches are used to create a space in which the participants can get to know themselves better and reflect on which external stimuli trigger certain reactions in them and which typical coping patterns.

This interactive seminar will also focus on:

  • Stress management and resilience
  • Self-care and personal well-being
  • Dealing with professional expectations
  • Developing individual strategies for challenging situations

Speaker: Calvin Bartel
Maximum number of participants: 12
Language: English
Date: This event has already taken place!

Workshop on job orientation: Find your WHY

The workshop is aimed at students and alumni who want to actively consider their start in professional life and ask themselves the following questions:

  • What will I do after I graduate?
  • What is my personal path?
  • What are my next concrete steps?

In the course of the workshop, the participants achieve the following goals:

  • They will have discovered hidden wishes and needs.
  • They deal constructively with their fears and blockages.
  • They will have formulated your own individual goals.
  • They will have planned concrete and clearly timed steps for implementation.

Speaker: Ralf Saborrosch
Maximum number of participants: 12
Language: English
Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 09:30 – 17:00, Room A 522

Lost in research? Get organised with Zotero!

Are you currently studying or conducting your own research? Then this workshop is for you!

This interactive workshop will focus on the following topics:

  •     Streamline your research workflow
  •     Get to know Zotero - a powerful tool to help you collect, organise and cite research sources.

Please bring your own device with Zotero installed and create an account.

Speaker: Vivianna Tanasi
Maximum number of participants: 12
Language: English
Date: This event has already taken place!

Certificate course: Insight into volunteer interpreting in the field of community interpreting

This interactive workshop focuses on the following topics:

  •     Insight into (volunteer lay) interpreting
  •    Requirements for lay interpreters and delimitation of tasks
  •    Insight into various interpreting situations (authorities, refugees, medicine, education)
  •    Application of basic interpreting strategies throughout the interpreting process
  •    Observance of basic rules of behaviour

In addition to German as a foreign language, you should speak at least one other language at a minimum level of B2. Knowledge of the following languages is an advantage for practical application: Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Ukrainian, English, French.

After successful participation you will receive a certificate of attendance.

Speakers: Paola Baglione (Image: left), Prof. Dr. Ursula Gross-Dinter (Image: right)
Maximum number of participants: 18
Language: German (minimum level B2)
Registration closed: The maximum number of participants has been reached!
Date: This event has already taken place!

Occasions

Events

We offer Alumni Talks and Career Days as networking events! Our events provide prospective students, current students, and alumni with valuable opportunities to network, gain practical insights into various career fields, and enhance their career opportunities.

Participating in these events is a crucial step in your professional development. Learn from successful graduates and industry experts who will share their experiences and knowledge, and make the most of this opportunity to connect with potential employers.

Whether you're exploring options or have clear career goals: Alumni Talks and Career Days cater to all interests and career stages.

Take charge of your professional future and join us at the next event!

Digital Cultures at Work is an alumni networking community born from the initiative of former students at the International University SDI München. Its goal is to promote regular exchange, maintain our connections, and reconnect with SDI alumni.

Who’s invited to join? All alumni are warmly welcome. Current SDI students are also encouraged to participate. Feel free to take an active role by reaching out to anyone you think could make an exciting contribution and enrich our discussions.

We look forward to reconnecting, building new relationships, and collaborating with you. Join us today and become part of this vibrant and valuable community!

Certificate

FIT Certificate

After obtaining the FIT certificate you will have ... 

  • ... an additional qualification to boost your job prospects.
  • ... developed intercultural competence and language skills for the German labour market.
  • ... built and expanded your network while still studying.
  • ... completed high-quality courses and workshops funded by DAAD and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research through the FIT Programme.

    Requirements

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    Please Contact

    Fabian Obermeir
    Student Services – Career ServicesMarketing
    Operatinghours:

    Montag bis Freitag nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail | Raum A208

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    October 2024

    Scientific work

    November 2024

    Intercultural training

     

    December 2024

    Mental Health

    Community Interpreting

    January 2025

    Job application training

    February 2025

    Career Day

    March 2025

    Job orientation

    April 2025

    Career Day

    May 2025

    Scientific work

    June 2025

    Mental health

    Job application training

    July 2025

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    August 2025

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