NEWSLETTER Zukunft: Karriere und Kompetenzen January 2024
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Dear students,
dear alumni
dear employees of the University of Passau,
Welcome to the first newsletter of 2024! We hope you have had a good start to the new year and have been able to enjoy the last few weeks despite the icy weather.
This month, we have prepared a follow-up report for you on the "Berufe im Profil"-talk "From Strategic Consulting in Politics to Public Affairs Manager in a Corporate Group". Additionally, Emily talks about her time as an intern at the Nordisk Film Festival in Sweden and our new employee Katharina Freisleben met up with us for an interview.
If you're already stressed by the approaching exam period, perhaps our career and skills ABC can help you, because this month it's all about R for... resilience.
And what comes after the exam period? The semester break, of course. We are already saying goodbye to the lecture-free period and will be back with new newsletters for you in March.
Have fun reading!
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Ready for the future
From April 8 to 14, 2024 - the week before the start of the semester - ZKK is offering a series of seminars on the topic of "Future Skills", which are designed to prepare you for the future challenges of the working world. These include, for example, "Time, Self and Learning Management", "Successful Networking" and "Moving the World with Words: Effective climate communication for a more sustainable future" (all in German). The full program is expected to be available on the ZKK website next week.
The themed week offers you the opportunity to continue your education in blocked courses so that you can fully concentrate on the seminar content. Many of the topics are also dealt with exclusively during this week and can then be offered again in the winter semester 2024/25 at the earliest. So register as early as February 1, because the rule is: first come, first served!
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Working at Zukunft: Karriere und Kompetenzen
We are looking for a student assistant (with increased hourly rate) for the evaluation of our events from March 1, 2024. In addition, we are looking for a colleague for the position Scholarships for Internships Abroad (TV-L 9b, 35h/week) at the earliest possible date.
Application deadline for the position Scholarships for Internships Abroad: January 21, 2024.
Application deadline für student assistants: January 23, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Alexandra Schick (Tel. 0851 509-1420).
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The winners of our newsletter lottery have been announced!
Mira Dieterich, Leonie Rauth and Anna Szasz took part in our newsletter lottery in November and won. Congratulations!
We hope you enjoy the prizes and of course hope you enjoy reading the other issues of our newsletter.
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Looking for a scholarship for your stay abroad?
The application deadlines for the PROMOS and FDI scholarship programs end on 01 February 2024.
The Program for the Mobility of German Students and Doctoral Candidates (PROMOS) with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as the national implementing agency aims to promote study visits and practice-related stays abroad by students.
The programme to promote internationalization (FDI) supports internships of at least six weeks worldwide with a one-off travel allowance.
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Interview with Katharina Freisleben
You may have already been in touch with her: our new colleague Katharina Freisleben has been part of the ZKK team since October and, as part of her job, has a lot to do with you as students and employees of the university.
If you don't know her yet, that's no problem, because we met her for an interview so that she can introduce herself to you in more detail. Here's to continued good cooperation!
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Follow-up report on the "Professions in Profile"-talk "Von der Strategischen Beratung in der Politik zur Public Affairs Managerin in einem Konzern"
After completing her degree in International Cultural and Business Studies, Britta Jacob moved to Berlin. For years, she worked there as a research assistant and consultant in top-level politics, covering foreign, European and security policy for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen.
About a year ago, however, she decided to leave politics and has been working as a geopolitical consultant at Bayer ever since. In our follow-up report, you can find out why, what role she fulfills in her current job and what demands these two very different positions place on her.
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Emily in Sweden
"Cool films, an international team, beautiful sunsets and Midsommar - my internship abroad at a film festival in Sweden."
European Studies Major student Emily spent a whole 14 months in Sweden, four of them as an intern at the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival in Malmö. In her report, she writes about cycle paths, cinnamon buns, Swedish language courses and, of course, films.
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R as in ... Resilience
The exam period is approaching, and like every semester, stress comes with it. However, some students seem to be able to deal with it much more easily than others. Why is that?
One possible explanation is what is known as stress resilience. If this is strong, it helps us to cope more easily with crises and strokes of fate, but also with time pressure and heavy workloads. It makes it easier to cope with psychological stress and emerge unscathed.
Stress resilience is naturally developed to different degrees in different people. The good news, however, is that unlike stress resistance, resilience can be learned. The so-called seven pillars of resilience, for example, can help. These include optimism, acceptance and solution orientation and can be practiced in everyday life.
In the event that practicing alone causes you problems or you simply want to learn more about the topic, ZKK is once again offering a resilience training in the summer semester. This is expected to take place on April 8th and will provide you with resources to strengthen your personal resilience factors and integrate them into your life - so that you can handle the next exam phase calmly and confidently despite the stress. You can register from February 01.
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This myth is false. Our seminars are not lectures where you can catch up at any time using the materials provided, but interactive workshops. The small group size (max. 25 people) gives you the opportunity to address and work on personal questions and concerns on the respective topic. Group work and individual feedback are often also part of the learning process. If you do not take part, you will not be able to benefit from these offers.
You will also only receive a certificate of attendance if you successfully complete the seminar. This means that you must attend the seminar in full, actively participate and submit all the required work (e.g. texts, preliminary questionnaires or presentations). This also applies to webinars, with the additional requirement that your camera must be switched on. If this is not the case, the lecturers will not be able to assess whether you were permanently present and it will unfortunately not be possible to issue a certificate of attendance.
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The exam is here and at the very moment it matters, everything we knew beforehand is blown away. A blackout! Exam anxiety can become a vicious circle. Psychologist Michael Cugialy explains how we can get out of it and what we can do in the event of a blackout.
You can find the german podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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