The Laos Experience 🇱🇦🇬🇭🇩🇪

Interviews with Ghanaian applicants for ASA Academia 2026
2026-01-16 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
The shortlisted applicants for the ASA Academia global format project #1104 are interviewed live at UCC.

Deadline for German applications for ASA Academia 2026
2026-01-20
Submit your application for project #1104 by 23:59 on 20 January.

3 Lao exchange students at PHKA in the summer term 2026
2026-03-01 - 2026-08-31
3 students of Savannakhet University (Lao P.D.R.) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the last leg of our 3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University. 2 are Informatics students, 1 is an English student: we welcome Ms Kaemmy Sithivong!

3 exchange students from Ghana and Cameroon at PHKA in the summer term 2026
2026-03-01 - 2026-08-31
1 student of the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) and 2 students of the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the DAAD programme (2025-2029) “Get Ready for Global Teaching!” We welcome Mr Emmanuel Agyapong (English), Ms Adeg Nelvis Kissob (English), and Mr Noel Chick Forbang (Curriculum & Evaluation)!

Dissertation defense Ms Miaoxing Ye
2026-04-16 12:00 - 13:00
KUE members are invited to the defence of “Accentedness, Comprehensibility and Intelligibility of Lao English: German and Chinese Listener Perspectives”

ASA Academia project #1104 (2026): 3 Ghanaian-German student-tandems
2026-04-19 09:00 - 2026-07-17 18:00
3 Ghanaian and 3 German students won stipends by Engagement Global to participate in our 3rd ASA Academia research & teaching Project #1104 from 20 April to 18 December 2026. Phase 1 of “Shaping educational change: recognizing and breaking colonial patterns in teacher training curricula” takes place at PH Karlsruhe, Phase 2 at UCC. We welcome Christian Agyei, Veronica Enyonam Ahiaba, Irene Sitsofe Kwawu, Jonas Florian Morbe, Jennice Radant and Cosima Reese to Phase 1 at PH Karlsruhe!

Square Dance "Open House" party
2026-04-24 19:00 - 21:30
Recommended as a warm-up for our “World Dance Open House” at the University of Karlsruhe on 8 May

World Dance "Open House" party
2026-05-08 19:00 - 21:30
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This event is open to the public across generations and offers fun, movement and fingerfood! Everyone welcome: no prior knowledge or experience, no fee – just enjoy the experience!
For Master students in Prof. Martin’s “World Dance Calling” seminar, this is the first session and followed by a full-day Caller workshop on the next day.

Workshop 1: Basics for Calling
2026-05-09 10:00 - 17:00
“World Dance Calling” seminar: 1st Caller Workshop – cooperation teachers are welcome!

"Black Heroes" Exhibition
2026-05-18 08:00 - 2026-06-11 19:00
This travelling exhibition consisting of 22 portraits is a NikLAS project based on the book Black Heroes: schwarz – deutsch – erfolgreich by Guy Kabengele and Kerstin Finkelstein and offers QR codes and Taskcards for teaching purposes at schools in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
The author will present a short lecture on 9 June 11:30 and contribute to the seminars “Decoloniality Praxis” and “Global Englishes & Global Citizenship Education”, all in the library.

Workshop 2: Calling and Teaching
2026-06-06 10:00 - 17:00
“World Dance Calling” seminar: 2nd Caller Workshop – cooperation teachers are welcome!
