International

Monday,

30 June 2025

Tuesday,

01 July 2025

AI in Higher Education: Opportunities but also risks

AI is often seen as having positive potential for higher education. It could increase motivation, support students individually in their learning, and also assist teachers. However, AI also poses risks for university teaching. Learning outcomes might not be achieved as planned, or political biases in language models might influence teaching.

The talk will present the opportunities and risks of AI for learning at universities and will also look at the international perspective.

Workshop 1:

The Concept of the Educational Spiral

Educational pathways into and through university are rarely linear; they must allow for revisions and the completion of additional stages. We propose the concept of the "educational spiral," which can be effectively supported by AI. Through our many years of collaboration, we have identified numerous approaches, some of which could already be adapted and utilized today in line with this concept. We would like to take this opportunity to present some of these as examples. Our workshop offers the chance to bring together your experiences and further refine the requirements picture.

Workshop 2:

Higher Education Administration and AI – How it can make everyday tasks easier

This workshop focuses on uses of AI tools for administrative tasks at Higher Education Institutions. Discussions and case studies will be used to demonstrate how AI is already shaping everyday work in administration and how it can change it in the future.

AI tools at HSRM

Our university provides students, teachers and staff access to various generative AI services, among them language models from OpenAI, image generation with Stable Diffusion and translation from DeepL. This workshop introduces you to "KI@HSRM", the application through which to access these services, and provides some basic tips for integrating AI into your workflow.

Wednesday,

02 July 2025

Digital Spaces and Student Recruiting in Higher Education

The keynote provides practical insights into the marketing tools offered by GATE-Germany, which universities and research institutions can leverage to effectively position their programs internationally. It emphasizes the innovative virtual reality project "UniVRse Connect" – covering its inception, strategic goals, and current opportunities and challenges. Gain valuable knowledge about a pilot initiative by the DAAD and RWTH Aachen and its potential impact on international higher education marketing.

Workshop 1:

Avatar based Teaching and Learning Experience and its uses in Higher Education Marketing

This workshop discusses experiences from various academic disciplines regarding the application of virtual reality (VR) technology at RWTH Aachen. It also offers insights into and experiences gained from the DAAD project MYSCORE.

Note: If applicable, please bring your own VR glasses.

Workshop 2:

3D-Academic Avatar (ACATAR): Playfully depict and individualize learning success with 3D avatars

This workshop introduces the ACATAR project. An ACATAR is intended to enable students to personalize a basic ACATAR during the course of their studies on the basis of positive progress or individual events, such as completing a semester abroad, unlocked items, which should, among other things, provide an increased incentive to acquire the respective course-specific key competencies. At the end of the course, the ACATAR is materialized using 3D printing and presented at the graduation ceremony.

Best Practices

Gallery Walk

Preparatory Study Programs – PreStudyING@HSRM

AR in International Student Recruiting

ChatBots in Student Advising

Individual Appointments with HSRM International Office Staff

OR

Wiesbaden City Tour at 4:00pm

Make appointments to talk about cooperation possibilities and existing partnerships

Join us for a walking tour through Wiesbaden.

Thursday,

03 July 2025

Wrap-Up and Panel Discussion

AI in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Join us for our panel discussion to reflect on how Higher Education Institutions can benefit from AI.