Project Description

The Institute of Business Education and Management Training offers targeted measures in cooperation with the international SEPT Program to integrate foreign students in the regional labour market. Thus shall react the lack of specialists at the Saxon Labour Market and also acquire previous unused potential of international graduates.

Within the framework of workshop series and discussion rounds under the title "Gear Up Your Career" transparency, understanding and acceptance of the German labour market and its peculiarities, especially concerning application modalities, hierarchies, management styles, representation of interests and employee rights are achieved. The international students are given the opportunity to meet potential employers by visiting local job fairs, to practice application situations, and to establish contacts in the regional job market. The aim is to promote the integration of international students into German society and the world of work.

The offer is addressed to international students at Leipzig's Universities, Doctoral Candidates and all other interested parties.

Registration for international students

You want to know more about ways into the German job market and successful applications? International students from Leipzig University can register by emailing Robert Zander (zander(at)wifa.uni-leipzig.de). "Gear Up Your Career" consists of career workshops, joint activities such as visiting job fairs and individual consultations. More information can be found below in the schedule of events. Feel free to contact us! 

Events (winter semester 2023)

  • 1. Preparing for the "WIK-L" local Job Fair (Workshop)
    This workshop is about preparing you for a visit to the WIK-L jobfair on 29 November 2023 at the HTWK Leipzig
    When?  Friday, 24 November 2023, 4pm--5pm
    Where?  Campus Augustusplatz, Institutsgebäude Faculty of Economics and Management, room I Z27

  • 2. Visiting the "WIK-L" local Job Fair (Workshop)
    We will visit the WIK-L jobfair as a joint activitiy
    When?  Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10am--11.30am (the job fair is scheduled from 10am--4pm)
    Where?  HTWK Leipzig, Nieper-Bau
  • 3. Creating a Vision Board
    Workshop for creating a Vision Board 
    When?  Wednesday, 6 December 2023 from 4pm--7pm 
    Where?  Campus Augustusplatz, Institutsgebäude Faculty of Economics and Management, room I Z27
  • 4. The Application Process: Job Search and Application documents (Workshop)
    This workshop is about the Job search Process and drafting your own CV
    When?  Friday, 8 December 2023 from 4pm--6pm 
    Where?  Campus Augustusplatz, Institutsgebäude Faculty of Economics and Management, room I Z27
  • 5. "I can make it": Self-efficacy beliefs and their role for the transition to work (Workshop)
    Workshop on the role of self-efficacy beliefs for making the transition to work
    When? Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 4pm--6pm 
    Where? Campus Augustusplatz, Institutsgebäude Faculty of Economics and Management, room I Z27
  • 6. Application Training: Preparing for a Job Interview (Workshop)
    Workshop about preparing for job interviews
    When?  Tuesday, 19 December 2023 from 3.30pm--6.30pm
    Where? Campus Augustusplatz, Institutsgebäude Faculty of Economics and Management, room I Z27
  • Individual consultations
    Individual consultations on your recent application activities are offered concurrently with the workshops. Please register for this by mail.

Support offers by the Career Service for Internationals

The CAREER SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONALS supports international students with questions about work permits and the EU Blue Card, starting a career and working during their studies. Announcements of future workshops and excursions of the Career Service can be found in the SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.

If you have any questions about the services offered by the Career Service, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Benko. Have a look!

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