ASSIST ist the short form of "Active Partnership and Support of SeniorConsultants for International Students". The project has started in winter semester 2006/07 with a pilote phase. It includes the support of international students of the English master study courses of Ulm University by SeniorConsultants. They are life and profession experienced older adults. The target is to build intercultural and intergenerational bridges by group meetings, personal contacts, parties, excursions etc.
Project coordination: ZAWiW
Contact persons (ZAWiW, till Dec. 2009): Ralph Schneider, Monika Schmid, Gabriela Körting
Contact person SeniorConsultants (since Jan 2010): Rüdiger Miksch (ruediger.miksch@extern.uni-ulm.de), Eberhard Theile (eberhard.theile@extern.uni-ulm.de)
E-Mails ZAWiW: ralph.schneider@uni-ulm.de, monika.schmid@uni-ulm.de, gabriela.koerting@uni-ulm.de
Tel. 0731/50-23195
Further information: http://www.zawiw.de/assist
Cooperation partner at the university:
Master study courses "Advanced Materials", "Communications Technology", "Energy Science and Technology" and "Finance" and sowie "Molekularmedizin"
International Office of Ulm University
International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine
Support:
The project ASSIST was supported by "Förderkreis des ZAWiW", "Heidehof Stiftung" and "ASKO EUROPA-STIFTUNG" from January until November 2008 (starting stage). It is supported by Ulm University from December 2008 to December 2009 (konsolidation stage).
