Dear international students and graduates of the four project partner universities, welcome to the website of the Welcome Office for International Students in East Württemberg (WISO).

Here you will find all the information about the services we offer to support you. All offers are financed entirely from project funds and are therefore free of charge for you. The Welcome Office has made it its task to make it easier for international students and graduates to enter and integrate into the labour market in Germany, especially in the East Württemberg region.

In order to achieve this goal, we support you with the following services:

Already taken place: 

October 23, 2019 - Aalen Industrial Fair (AIM) in the main building of Aalen University

For better preparation for the fair we suggest you to participate in one of WISO's application trainings. There you will be perfectly prepared for the fair, for instance you will be supported in preparing your CV and learn how to address the companies. 

We are also happy to establish a contact for you at the fair with the companies that are of interest to you.



The Welcome Office can get an initial overview of the conditions of the German labour market and in particular the opportunities in the region of East Württemberg. This includes the following contents: Where can I find a suitable job, how can I apply, what documents do I need, etc.?

Please contact Lola Bulut to arrange an appointment either by telephone at 07361/576-1708 or by e-mail with lola.bulut@hs-aalen.de.

Please note the registration deadlines and register in time by e-mail with info@willkommensbuero-ostwuerttemberg.de Please include your full name, your home university and your study program.


Summer term 2020:

  • Application training: April 09th, 2020 from 09.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135; please register by April 1st, 2020 by e-mail. The workshop language is English.
  • Writing Workshop: "How to write a cover letter?": April 14th, 2020 from 09.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135; please register by April 1st, 2020 by e-mail. The workshop language is English.

Already taken place:

  • Application training in English: October 04th, 2019 from 09.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135; please register by September 27th, 2019 by e-mail
  • Application training in English: October 19th, 2019 from 09.00 - 15.00, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Heidenheim; please register by September 27th, 2019 by e-mail
  • Application training in English: May 11th, 2019 from 09.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135
  • Application training in English: April 13th, 2019 from 09.00 - 15.00, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135
  • Application training in German: February 21st, 2019 from 15.30 - 20.00 and February 22nd, 2019 from 8.30 - 13.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135
  • Application training in German: November 5th, 2018 from 8.00 - 18.00, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd
  • Application training in English: October 27th, 2018 from 9.00 - 15.00, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Heidenheim
  • Application training in German: July 23rd, 2018 from 15.30 - 20.30 and July 24th, 2018 from 07.45 - 12.45, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135

In the language courses we offer (intensive & weekly) you can fine-tune your German language skills and prepare yourself optimally for the language challenges in your professional life. It is still possible to register for the course even if it has already started.



Already taken place

Winter term 2019/20:

Intensive course: September 23, 2019 - October 02, 2019 from 09.00 to 12:15, Gartenstr. 135, 73430 Aalen, R 0.12, lecturer: Marco Kreuzer

Weekly course: starting from Octobre 11, 2019 from 14:00 to 17:15, every Friday, Gartenstr. 135, 73430 Aalen, R 0.12, lecturer: Marco Kreuzer

 

  • Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Heidenheim: Please register with the International Office of DHWB Heidenheim.



  • University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd and University of Design: Please register with the International Office of University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd.


You will have the opportunity to get to know attractive companies in the region on excursions. In addition to insights into the corporate culture, you will learn more about career opportunities at first hand from HR managers.

Please note the registration deadlines and register in time by e-mail at info@willkommensbuero-ostwuerttemberg.de Please include your full name, your home university and your degree programme.

Summer term 2020:

  • Cancelled: VARTA Ellwangen and Edelmann, Heidenheim: for interested students, April 28, 2020 from 08:00 - 17:30. Only limited places! Registration deadline: April, 1st, 2020


Already taken place:

  • Teamviewer, Göppingen and Richter Lighting, Heubach: November 26, 2019 from 8.00-18.00 Uhr
  • PTS-Prüftechnik GmbH, Waldstetten: June 4, 2019 from 14.00 - 16.00
  • ELWEMA Automotive GmbH, Ellwangen: December 5, 2018 from 9.30 - 11.15
  • Carl ZEISS AG, Oberkochen: October 11, 2018 from 10.00 - 13.00


Already taken place:

Winter term 2019:

October 23, 2019 at the Aalener Industrie Messe (AIM), the Welcome Office for International Students in East Wuerttemberg (WISO) presents a presentation given by the experts of "Make-it-in-Germany" on the topic of recruitment of international specialists in Germany.

When? October 23, 2019

Where? Aalener Industrie Messe (AIM)

A registration is not needed.

Winter Semester 2018

In cooperation with the city of Aalen, at the Aalener Industrie Messe (AIM), October 24. 2018, 13:30 to 14:00. The Event gives students and companies an initial insight into what is important when hiring foreign academics.

We also prepare you for entering the job market from a cultural perspective. The training sensitizes you to possible critical workplace situations.

Please note the registration deadlines and register in time by e-mail with info@willkommensbuero-ostwuerttemberg.de. Please include your full name, your home university and your study program.


Already taken place:

  • Vocational Intercultural Training in English: November 26, 2019, from 9.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135; please register by November 3, 2019 by e-mail.
  • Vocational Intercultural Training in English: May 25th, 2019, from 9.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135
  • Vocational Intercultural Training in English: February 16th, 2019, from 9.30 - 17.30, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135
  • Vocational Intercultural Training in German, July 25th, 2019, from 09.00 - 17.00, Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135


Already taken place

Want an idea of the job opportunities in our region? Then come to the informational meeting on the topic of the job market in the region East Wuerttemberg, hosted in cooperation with the Regional Economic Development Corporation East Wuerttemberg.

  • When? September 10, 2019, from 08:30 to 09:30
  • Where? Aalen University, International Center, Gartenstraße 135

Together with our network partner, the Junior Chamber East Wuerttemberg (Wirtschaftsjunioren Ostwürttemberg), we invite companies and international students from the four universities to a speed dating event. The event is perfect to get in direct contact with potential future employers and employees.

Summer term 2020:

Cancelled: Speed-Dating in German and English: April 24th 2020 from 15.00 - 17.00, Explorhino - Blaues Labor, Beethovenstraße 12; please register by e-mail info@willkommensbuero-ostwuerttemberg.de 


Summer term 2019:

Speed-Dating in German and English: May 10th 2019 from 15.00 - 17.00, Explorhino - Blaues Labor, Beethovenstraße 12;