The participating students came from Zimbabwe, Uganda, Namibia, the Netherlands, Finland, Kazakhstan and Thailand. Following a brief introduction to culture, the group engaged in a World Cafè format, where international students presented their home countries – covering geographic context, languages spoken and typical food and beverages.
The session concluded with a structured reflection phase focusing on key learnings (“leassons learned”).
The high level of curiosity among the school students led to lively and in-depth discussions that extended well beyond the planned schedule. In the final reflection round participants highlighted the openess of the exchange and the value of direct personal interaction.
The incoming students also emphasized how enchriching it was to engage with local youth and to share their cultures in such an interactive setting.
The project ist led by Manuela Tooma, the international coordinator of the institute “Health and Tourism Management” und underlines the commitment of the smallest campus of Europe to actively live internationalization – even in a small-scale setting:
We are small, but think big – internationally.
