Multilingualism & Education Diplomacy – Pathways to Educational Internationalization
Join us for an Interdisciplinary Workshop on Multilingual Education in cooperation with the University of Education Freiburg and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
At the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Multilingual Education, “Multilingualism & Education Diplomacy – Pathways to Educational Internationalization, researchers will explore different dimensions of educational internationalization.
As part of the agenda, Christian Strowa (Director of DWIH New York and Director of DAAD North America) and Dr. Jan Lüdert (Head of Programs at DWIH New York) will talk about Education Diplomacy in the United States, followed by a Q&A exploring educational internationalization in higher education between Europe and the USA.
Organized and chaired by Zeynep Kalkavan-Aydın (University of Education Freiburg), with academic leadership jointly provided by Zeynep Kalkavan-Aydın (University of Education Freiburg), Jeff MacSwan (University of Maryland, USA | College for Social Sciences and Humanities, UA Ruhr) and Katja F. Cantone Altıntaş (University of Duisburg-Essen).
The event can also be joined via Zoom.
Agenda
09:30 AM CEST: Welcome and Opening with Zeynep Kalkavan-Aydın, Jeff MacSwan, Katja F. Cantone Altıntaş
09:45 AM CEST: Opening Session & Spotlights I: Multilingualism in Schools and the Role of Educational Internationalization in Europe with Zeynep Kalkavan-Aydın (University of Education Freiburg)
10:00 AM CEST: Opening Session & Spotlights II: Multilingualism in Schools in the USA with Jeff MacSwan (University of Maryland, USA | College for Social Sciences and Humanities, UA Ruhr)
Multilingualism and Curriculum Development in Germany
10:15 AM CEST: Schooling Newly Arrived Students and Supporting Language Learning in Public Schools in Baden-Württemberg with Benjamin Siegmund (University of Education Freiburg)
10:35 AM CEST: Teacher education and multilingualism: introducing the new study program for German as second language and heritage language education with Katja F. Cantone Altıntaş & Beata E. Freier (University of Duisburg-Essen)
10:55 – 11:15 AM CEST: Coffee break
Educational Projects about Multilingualism in Schools
11:15 AM CEST: AI and Multilingualism: Using AI for Academic Writing in Heritage Language with Stanislav Katanneck (Ruhr-University of Bochum)
12:00 PM CEST: Explorative learning in teacher education as a means for reflection on multilingual practices in the (GSL) classroom with Maxi Kupetz (University of Leipzig) (online)
12:45–14:00 PM CEST: Lunch
14:00 PM CEST: Promoting Multilingualism in Practice: From Early Childhood Education to University Alliances with Ferran Suñer Muñoz (Université catholique de Louvain)
14:45 PM CEST: Language Separation in a Multilingual Society: School Tracks and Classroom Discourse in South Tyrol with Marjan Asgari (University of Bozen)
15:45 PM CEST: Education Diplomacy in the USA with Christian Strowa (DWIH New York, DAAD North America) & Dr. Jan Lüdert (DWIH New York)
16:00 PM CEST: Q&A: Exploring Educational Internationalization in Higher Education between Europe and the USA with Christian Strowa (DWIH New York, DAAD North America) & Dr. Jan Lüdert (DWIH New York) (Hybrid)
16:30 PM CEST: Takeaways and Closing
Event Information
October 17, 2025, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg | University of Education Freiburg and online
Organizer(s): Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg | University of Education Freiburg, DAAD, DWIH New York