International Campus at the FHNW School of Education

The International Programme focuses on competencies related to multiculturalism and multilingualism. It includes courses from the regular study programme and is open to students of the FHNW School of Education as well as to international exchange students.

Only 6 ECTS are mandatory for incoming students, but many courses taught in English (as well as in French, Italian, Spanish and German) are also available:

around 50 ECTS per semester taught in English,
30 ECTS per semester in French,
20 ECTS per semester in Italian,
6 ECTS per semester taught in Spanish,
and many in German.

Mandatory Courses

There are two mandatory general courses for incoming students :

Welcome Course: International Classroom and Global Education (3 ECTS)
Let’s Get Started! Collaborative and Intercultural Experience (2 ECTS)

Mo 14.15 - 16.00 h

International Campus 1.1

International Classroom and Global Education - Core Course International Campus

Carsten Quesel, Katrin Eckert

0-24HS.P-X-PH-INCAM11.EN/AGa

Block week before the start of term 09.00 - 17.00 h

International Campus 1.2

Let's get started - getting to know the Swiss school system

Sybille Heinzmann, Gabriele Noppeney

(only Incomings)

0-24HS.P-X-PH-INCAM12.EN/BBa

Optional Courses and timetable

Autumn term 2024

Mo 12-14 h	Computer Science 1: Explicative Programming for Elementary School Teachers Alexander Repenning	0-24HS.P-B-PRIM-FWIFB11.EN/AGc
Mo 8-10 h	(Re)constructing childhood and youth Frederik Herman	0-24HS.P-B-PRIM-EWKG21.EN/AGa
Mo 10-12 h	Visual and material school culture Frederik Herman	0-24HS.P-B-PRIM-EWKG31.EN/AGa

Do 10-12 h	Individuum und Lebenslauf 3.1 Evelyn Bertin	0-24HS.P-B-PRIM-EWIL31.EN/BBc