Study Trips
gain international experience in a short time!
Professional and/or family obligations make it impossible for you to spend longer periods abroad during your studies at FHV?
You still dream of gaining insight into other cultures and ways of working?
Then find out more about our study trips!
Study Trips for Bachelor Students
The two-week study trips for all students of the part-time bachelor's degree programmes enable you to deepen your intercultural and language skills.
Already during the intensive preparation period with students from our partner universities, you will gain insight into the culture and working methods of the respective host country. Together with selected students from partner universities, you will then have the great opportunity to work on the implementation of the planned activities on site during the study trip and to reflect on what you have experienced and learned after your return to FHV.
You can acquire the following competences by participating in study trips for Bachelor students:
- Understand what skills are required to be internationally competent.
- Understand why cultures are different and why it is not always easy to adapt culturally.
- Have a deeper knowledge about at least one particular area of life (your study topic) in your target culture.
- Have a higher level of English language competence through having been emerged into a culture where English is an official language.
- Be able to look at your home culture critically.
South Africa has been the entrance door to the African continent for many companies of the northern hemisphere.
It is the only G20-member state from Africa and belongs to the so-called BRICS-states. Indigenous cultures and traditions, a strong heritage from European settlers going back to the 17th century, migrants from other African countries and from Asia, the history of the Apartheid-decades create a unique mixture – South Africa defines itself as “Rainbow Nation”.
During our two-weeks course you will explore selected parts of South African life. We will be travelling to some important landmarks in Gauteng-province and spend the mid-weekend in a typical Lodge for some game drives and bush walks. Together with local students from our partner institution in Pretoria you will be working on improving and accelerating business models of local entrepreneurs being supported by “Mamelodi Business Clinic”, an institution of the University of Pretoria (UP) at the community of Mamelodi. You can apply business modelling skills and intercultural awareness in real life. Your work will be supported by teaching staff from UP and FHV.
2023 will be the first trip to Pretoria.
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All part-time Bachelor's students can participate in the study trip to South Africa during their 3rd semester. At the beginning of the 2nd semester detailed information will be provided about the trip to South Africa in your following semester.
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Are you interested in other cultures? Did you ever look at your own culture from outside?
India is one of the best destinations for that, because India is different. History, region, food, society, industry, yoga,… all is very different.
During our two-weeks course you will explore selected parts of Indian life. Besides of Delhi we will be traveling to Agra, to River Ganges and to Jaipur. Together with selected Indian students from our partner institution in New Delhi you will be working on your own field study topic. You can apply tools from the textbook about “Intercultural Awareness” in real life. Your project work will be supported by Indian teaching staff.
International trainers will guide you through the learning process - starting from the preparation period at home until your final presentation in India.
For 14 years more than 300 part-time-students from FHV have been traveling to India for their studies. An experienced team in India gives you a save frame for your trip.
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Study Trips for Master Students
During your master studies you have the opportunity to participate in study trips as part of the Contextual Studies.
The study trips offer you the unique opportunity to deepen your professional, intercultural and linguistic skills.
Are you interested in different cultures, startups and innovation? Then the study trip Innovation Ecosystem Explorers might be just right for you.
As part of the Innovation Ecosystem Explorers study trip, you’ll explore the innovation ecosystems of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. You’ll gain insights into the local conditions that foster innovation, develop an understanding of the respective cultures, and visit innovative start-ups on site.
Singapore ranks 4th in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index – behind the USA, the UK and Israel. The city-state stands out with its high GDP per capita, AAA credit rating and innovation-friendly environment. While there, we’ll meet start-ups, investors and key figures from the local scene to better understand Singapore’s success factors.
Right next door is Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s vibrant capital with ambitious goals: by 2030, it aims to become one of the world’s top 20 startup hubs. A young population, digital strategies, and innovative sectors such as Islamic finance are shaping its ecosystem.
This trip offers fascinating insights into two neighbouring yet distinct innovation landscapes – and highlights how closely entrepreneurship, culture and economics are intertwined.
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