Intercultural Competence and Social Diversity
11/04/2025A new series of courses on intercultural competence and social diversity starts on Thursday, 13 November. It is open to students, lecturers and external persons.
Students on all degree programmes repeatedly express the wish to their lecturers that they would like to develop their intercultural and diversity-conscious skills. The "Intercultural Competence in Special Needs Education" series of events aims to fulfil this wish in the winter semester 2025/26.
"The events are not only aimed at teacher training and special education students, but explicitly at all students, lecturers and interested parties outside the university," says Johanna Lawall from the Chair of Special Education in the Context of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU). The chair is organising the series in cooperation with the GSiK (Global Systems and Intercultural Competence) teaching project.
The workshops and lectures cover a wide range of topics relating to intercultural competences, social diversity, social problems and experiences of discrimination.
Where and How to Register
The one-and-a-half to two-hour events are open to all interested parties free of charge. JMU students can receive one point for their GSiK certificate for each participation; they should register for the workshops via WueStudy (event number 05048740).
External interested parties should register by e-mail to Johanna Lawall, johanna.lawall@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dates and Topics
When growing up on the street begins: Young homeless people in Germany
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 16:15-17:45 (Room 00.107 at Wittelsbacherplatz)
Speaker: Dr Philipp Annen (University of Trier)
Punishment without meaning? Why prisons often do more harm than good - and how things could be better
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 16:00-18:00 (Room 02.206 at Wittelsbacherplatz)
Speaker: Dr Thomas Galli
"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" Creating more inclusive images of disabled people in film
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 16:15-17:45 (Room 02.103 at Wittelsbacherplatz)
Speakers: Jan Kampmann and Johanna Polley
Health without borders? Practical insights into the medical and psychosocial care of refugees
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 12:15-13:45 (Room 00.107 at Wittelsbacherplatz)
Speaker: Andre Spiegel (Klinikum Würzburg and Würzburg Refugee Council)
Further courses on the topic and additional information can be found on the website of the Institute of Special Education.
Contact
Chair of Special Education in the Context of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders,
Prof. Dr. Roland Stein, roland.stein@uni-wuerzburg.de,
Johanna Lawall, johanna.lawall@uni-wuerzburg.de
