During the IPW Subject-related and interdisciplinary projects from the fields of engineering, economics, social or cultural sciences which students work on in English with lecturers from partner universities.

It takes place every year in the summer semester. The dates are fixed two years in advance and can be found at Semester dates can be viewed here.

During the IPW, the university No regular courses to give all students the opportunity to participate. Instead, we offer Lecturers from all over the world projects in a wide range of disciplines, which you will work on together with lecturers and in groups - and at the same time you will apply a Foreign language in practice to.
You have the choice of choosing a project from your field of study - or doing something completely different.
After all, the IPW is all about opening up your own horizons, working together on interdisciplinary projects and getting involved in something new.
This makes IPW a key pillar of "Internationalisation @ Home" at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences. This gives all students - and especially those who are unable to take part in mobility programmes - the opportunity to think outside the box and acquire intercultural skills.

For many degree programmes, participation in the IPW is compulsory, for all others the IPW can be recognised as an elective (compulsory) subject - however, the crediting of ECTS and grades is regulated differently depending on the degree programme and study regulations. You can find more information in your study and examination regulations or by asking the person responsible for your degree programme.

Every year, around 30-40 different projects are offered by lecturers from all over the world. You will find an up-to-date list of all the projects on offer and the project descriptions on this page shortly before the IPW starts. Please also have a look at the Archive - where you can find the project lists from previous years and get a more detailed impression of the project topics and teachers.
If you have any suggestions/wishes for projects, the schedule or the organisation of the International Project Week, you can contact us at any time at  turn.

Monday to Thursday:
In the mornings, project work takes place with the lecturers. In the afternoon, students continue to work on the project independently. To participate in the IPW, students should daily approximately the time from 9 am - 5 pm should be planned. On Thursday, the final presentations will be prepared, for which a little more time is planned (until approx. 7 pm).

Friday:
On Friday morning, final preparations will be made and then all project results will be presented to the university public until around 10 am. This will be followed by the Closing Session instead.
Some final presentations can also be held on Saturday take place. We will inform the projects concerned in good time.

Please keep these days and times free!

Enrolment takes place via Moodle. All students at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences will receive the announcement of the start of the enrolment phase and further instructions by email in good time. After the end of the enrolment phase, we will unfortunately no longer be able to consider any registrations or changes.