International Practice Cooperation for Global Change (I-PraC)

Would you like to be part of the I-PraC network?

What does I-PraC stand for?

The programme „International Practice Cooperation for Global Change (I-PraC) is designed to provide students with international practical experience through close cooperation with partners abroad.

With I-PraC, we want to assume responsibility as global citizens and develop the required labour market skills for the future. The project anchors its activities on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and incorporates the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) of UNESCO. The implementation takes place in the curricula and the transfer at a local and a global level.

Interdisciplinary work will be tested, since I-PraC was initially being conceived in the Faculty III (Media, Information and Design) , Faculty IV (Business and Computer Science) and Faculty II (Mechanical and Bioprocess Engineering ). Further faculties are welcome to join!

Last but not least, the project aims to be part of the development of the internationalisation and digitalisation at the HsH in a broad and structural way. It should serve as a pilot to implement internationalisation at all university levels and across all groups - students, teaching staff, researchers and administrative staff.

News

The fashion industry is producing ever faster and cheaper. This promotes ex-and-hop consumption at the expense of the environment and people in low-wage countries. How can we turn the tide towards critical, sustainable textile consumption?

At the Herrenhausen Xchange of the Volkswagen Foundation on the 6th June 2023, Prof. Martina Glomb (USE-LESS Centre for Sustainable Design Strategies, Fashion Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, and I-PraC leading team member) will discuss together with experts Philipp Bree (Founder, PB 0110), Burcu Gözet (Department of Material Cycles, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy) in an interactive format, what we can pay attention to when purchasing, using and disposing of textiles.

The event will be moderated by the journalist Jan Sedelies, Journalist

When? 06 Jun. 2023 from 18:00 - 06 Jun. 2023 until 20:30

Where? Schloss Herrenhausen, Herrenhäuser Straße 5, 30419 Hannover

LET’S START AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE!
We are working together with partners to dig deeper into the topic of greenwashing and to find creative solutions for a real change. HsH students (also incomings, exchange students) have the opportunity to visit international business partners, talk to entrepreneurs and NGOs, gain practical experiences in regards to sustainability as well as credit points.

Are you interested to join? Please register until the 8th of March 2023 with one reason why you like to be part of this course and trigger real change instead of greenwashing and fair-y-tales. Please write your statement together with your study area and semester level while registering:

lets-meet.org/reg/e03ac1c359aa2f2c79

Dates:17-Mar-2023, 24-Mar-2023, 14-Apr-2023, 15-Apr-2023

The partners for our project are:

PB 0110 by Philipp Bree – https://pb0110.de,
Heller Leder – https://www.heller-leder.com,
Dr. Bock Industries – https://drbockindustries.com,
Ni En More – https://www.nienmore.com,
Femnet – femnet.de

We will select participants by Friday, 10th of March 2023. Spread the word and share our flyer with other HsH students

Questions to: s4sb(at)hs-hannover.de

The use-less TALK goes into the second round. On Thursday, 26.01.2023 at 5 pm, fashion designer and I-PraC scholarship holder Tessa Stetter will talk about her collaboration with the NGO Ni En More in Mexico, about ecological dyeing techniques and the empowering potential of slow fashion in the Design Center of Faculty 3 (Expo Plaza 2).

Tessa studied fashion design at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts and designed the Sisters Sin Fronteras collection together with women from Ciudad Juárez.

USE-LESS, the Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts' research lab on sustainable fashion design, invites you to a diverse, international discussion round together with designers, researchers and entrepreneurs from the fashion industry.

Where? Atrium, Design Center - Expo Plaza 2
When? Thursday, 26.01.2023 - 5 pm
More information at @use_less_hshannover

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use-less TALK meets I-PraC – Lasst uns über Slow Fashion reden!
Der use–less TALK geht in die zweite Runde. Am Donnerstag, den 26.01.2023 um 17 Uhr, spricht die Modedesignerin und I-PraC Stipendiatin Tessa Stetter im Design Center der Fakultät 3 (Expo Plaza 2) über ihre Kollaboration mit der NGO Ni En More in Mexiko, über ökologische Färbetechniken und das empowernde Potential von Slow Fashion.

Tessa hat Modedesign an der Hochschule Hannover studiert und gemeinsam mit Frauen aus Ciudad Juárez die Kollektion Sisters Sin Fronteras entworfen.
USE–LESS, das Forschungs-Lab der Hochschule Hannover über nachhaltiges Modedesign, lädt zu einer abwechslungsreichen, internationalen Diskussionsrunde ein zusammen mit Designer*innen, Forscher*innen und Unternehmer*innen aus der Modeindustrie.

Wo? Atrium, Design Center – Expo Plaza 2
Wann? Donnerstag, 26.01.2023 – 17 Uhr
Mehr Informationen unter @use_less_hshannover

I-PraC: Call for grants for stays abroad in 2023

Are you a HsH-student and do you want to complete your internship abroad? Are you keen to work for the SDGs and their related areas? We anticipate that you are interested in international cooperation and global engagement and invite you to apply for an I-PraC scholarship.

You will have the opportunity to experience other learning environments and cultures through international exchange and an internship abroad with a full grant (amount according to DAAD monthly rates per country of destination).

Projects should explore themes such as sustainability and our environment, community, social cohesion and health and well-being. All students will be supported by us, all the way through.

Application for Internships in 2023: Ongoing applications, deadline 8 weeks before interships starts.

Application Requirements

Enrolment at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts during the stay abroad.
For Bachelor's degree students: from the 4th semester (or according to the regulations of your study programme praxis phase) onwards, for Master's degree students from the 1st semester onwards
Planned return to Germany after the stay abroad with the aim of obtaining a degree at a German higher education institution
Good language skills of destination country and/or proficiency in English required according to the receiving institution.
Good communication skills
Willingness to particicipate in surveys before, during and after the mobility

Award Criteria

Passion for comprehensive sustainability and solutions for global challenges such as the climate crisis, inequality, etc.
Previous academic records
Extracurricular commitment/activities (e.g. voluntary work in a club or university, part-time jobs, etc.)
Meaningfulness of the planned stay in relation to studies and future plans
Appropriate language skills for the stay abroad
Internship must take place in 2023

Please take these criteria into account when preparing your application documents. After reviewing the application documents submitted by the deadline, all applicants who appear to be suitable will be invited to a selection interview.

Application Procedure

Letter of motivation (max. one DIN A4 incl. current contact details such as email address and mobile phone number): Why do you want to go abroad within the I-PraC framework in particular?
Overview of academic records (QISPOS grading system with all examination results)
Proof of knowledge of the working language
If available, letter of acceptance of receiving institution
A plus would be in case of Faculty III a portfolio

Applications from students from all faculties are welcome, so far they fulfil the thematic and formal requirements.

Complete application documents must be sent as a single PDF file (max 5MB) to:

s4sb(at)hs-hannover.de at least 8 weeks before your internship starts.

In case of inquiries, please contact: s4sb(at)hs-hannover.de

Under the framework of the I-PraC programme (International Practice Cooperation for Global Change), we invite you to our first international kick-off digital event.

Aims of this event are the initiation of cooperative relationships between Hochschule Hannover - University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HsH), its students, companies, NGOs, and further institutions on the topic of sustainability and transformation.

The programme is designed to communicate novel and interdisciplinary forms to approach a comprehensive and ambitious „sustainability“ in a motivating way for both: partner institutions and students. In the long term, it should create synergies between institutions (from hospitals to companies), HsH actors and students for a positive global transformation and it should provide students with international practical experience through close cooperation with partners abroad.

Programme and registration:

For HsH students and professors

Deadline: 15th November or when the limited number of registrations are reached

I-PraC: Call for grants for stays abroad in 2022

Projects should explore themes such as sustainability and our environment, community, social cohesion and health and well-being. All students will be supported by us, all the way through.

Application for Internships in 2022: Deadline 15th September 2022

Application Requirements

Enrolment at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts during the stay abroad.
For Bachelor's degree students: from the 4th semester (or according to the regulations of your study programme praxis phase) onwards, for Master's degree students from the 1st semester onwards
Planned return to Germany after the stay abroad with the aim of obtaining a degree at a German higher education institution
Good language skills of destination country and/or proficiency in English required according to the receiving institution.
Good communication skills
Willingness to particicipate in surveys before, during and after the mobility

Award Criteria

Passion for comprehensive sustainability and solutions for global challenges such as the climate crisis, inequality, etc.
Previous academic records
Extracurricular commitment/activities (e.g. voluntary work in a club or university, part-time jobs, etc.)
Meaningfulness of the planned stay in relation to studies and future plans
Appropriate language skills for the stay abroad
Internship must take place in 2022

Application Procedure

Letter of motivation (max. one DIN A4 incl. current contact details such as email address and mobile phone number): Why do you want to go abroad within the I-PraC framework in particular?
Overview of academic records (QISPOS grading system with all examination results)
Proof of knowledge of the working language
If available, letter of acceptance of receiving institution
A plus would be in case of Faculty III a portfolio

Applications from students from all faculties are welcome, so far they fulfil the thematic and formal requirements.

Complete application documents must be sent as a single PDF file to:

s4sb(at)hs-hannover.de until the 15th September 2022

In case of inquiries, please contact: s4sb(at)hs-hannover.de

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Experiences from our grant holders

I-PraC scholarship holder Lara Stöbe reports on her experiences at Duran Lantink, which is known for repurposing clothes from designer overstock into playful, desirable, sometimes positively weird designs. Often his work also includes social aspects.

Takr a look at this studio in Amsterdam, NL thank the report of Lara!

I-PraC scholarship holder Tessa Stetter shares her experiences during her internship at NGO Ni En More in Mexico, about ecological dyeing techniques and the empowering potential of slow fashion.Tessa designed the Sisters Sin Fronteras collection together with women from Ciudad Juárez.

Curious about her experience? Take a look into her detailed report

and watch the video of her work in Mexico.

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Teaching and Learning Events

Teaching and Learning Sustainability at HsH

The topic of sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in all areas of life. Universities have an important role to play here, because they train professionals, who will make decisions in the future.

Teaching and learning should therefore be oriented in such a way that it also enable students to act as agents in the sense of sustainable development and positive transformation in their careers and society.

Thus, this workshop is designed as an exchange on following aspects:

Where does the topic of sustainability already have space in teaching?
How are sustainability issues dealt with?
How can higher education promote sustainability competences?

Target group: Teachers from all faculties at HsH

Contact: Monika Stöhr, Faculty II

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Nachhaltigkeit lehren und lernen an der HsH

Das Thema nachhaltige Entwicklung gewinnt in allen Lebensbereichen immer mehr an Bedeutung. Hochschulen kommt dabei eine wichtige Rolle zu, denn sie bilden Fachkräfte aus, die zukünftig Entscheidungen treffen werden.

Lehre und Lernen sollten deshalb so ausgerichtet sein, dass sie Studierende (auch) dazu befähigen, als aktive Gestalter*innen im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung bzw. Transformation in Beruf und Gesellschaft zu handeln.

In diesem Workshop steht der Austausch über diese Anforderung an Lehre im Mittelpunkt:

Wo hat das Thema Nachhaltigkeit schon Raum in der Lehre?
Wie wird mit Nachhaltigkeitsthemen gearbeitet?
Wie kann Hochschulbildung Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen fördern?

Zielgruppe Lehrende aller Fakultäten der HsH

Ansprechpartnerin Monika Stöhr, Fakultät II

Meet our Team

At Faculty 2 (F2: Mechanical and Bioprocess Engineering)
Prof.in Dr.in Anne Nadolny and Monika Stöhr

At Faculty 3 (F3: Media, Information and Design)
Prof.in Martina Glomb and Maria Silies

At the Strategic Development Department (S1)
Robert Westendorf and Rhina Colunge-Peters

Kontakt

Postal Address

Strategic Development Department (s1)
Internationalisation - HAW.International
Hochschule Hannover - University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
D-30459 Hannover, Germany

+49 511 929687-70

s4sb(at)hs-hannover.de

I-PraC is part of the ‘UAS.International’ programme from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the Hochschule Hannover- University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).