IMPACCT: International Mobility with Partners Abroad for Culturally Competent Teachers

Virtual international learning opportunities
We warmly invite you to take part in our virtual international course offerings. These events give you the opportunity to connect virtually with international students and/or instructors from the comfort of your home—offering a chance to broaden your horizons and gain new perspectives.
Participating not only helps you develop intercultural skills but also allows you to expand your network and improve your language abilities. It can support your decision on whether to pursue a stay abroad and help you determine which country might be the best fit. It also serves as excellent preparation for an upcoming international experience.

Upcoming

• Summer semester 2026
  • Collaborative online seminar "Virtual International Exchange: Advancing Intercultural Learning, Inclusion, Peace and Justice in Global Educational Contexts" (block course May 22-July 24; language: English; instructors: Dr. Annika Brück-Hübner and Dr. Tatiana Joseph).
  • Workshop in the framework of Europe Weeks and Diversity Month Your Lens, My Lend: Understanding Misunderstanding (13.05.2026, 14:00-16:00 (CEST), language: English; instructor: Dr. Annika Brück-Hübner). Registration until May 11 here.

Exchange semester at JLU Giessen

Broaden your horizons, boost your resume, and create memories that last a lifetime – apply now for your exchange semester at JLU Giessen!

With a strong focus on teacher education, JLU combines theory and practice across various subjects, including pedagogy, educational psychology, subject didactics, and more. Immerse yourself in a different education system, experience hands-on learning, and explore how intercultural competence and global perspectives can shape your future as a teacher. At JLU, you'll find plenty of ways to grow—both professionally and personally.

Interested? Find out more about being an Erasmus+ incoming student at JLU here.

The project offers the following opportunities for your involvement in teaching and research:

• Joint implementation of virtual international courses (e.g., following the COIL concept – Collaborative Online International Learning)
• Co-supervision of theses with an international comparative perspective on the project’s core themes: inclusion, interculturality, peace, justice, and interreligious dialogue
• Collaborative conceptual, theoretical, and empirical (research) work on topics such as virtual international teaching, the internationalization of teacher education, or any of the project’s key focus areas (see above)
• Guest lectureships at JLU focusing on at least one of the project’s core themes (see above)
• Virtual guest workshops on the project's core themes

You would like to cooperate in teaching and/or research? Write an email toAnnika Brueck-Huebner.

Selected publications

1. Pruchniewicz, S. & Sarıkaya, Y. (Hrsg.) (2025). Interdisciplinary Contributions to Interreligious and Intercultural Teacher Education. The Impact of IMPACCT. Baden-Baden: Karl-Alber-Verlag.
2. Brück-Hübner, A., Müller, U. & Seifert, A. (Hrsg.) (2024). Internationalization of Teacher Education in Higher Education. Theories, Concepts and Practical Approaches of Virtual, Blended and Physical Mobility. Bielefeld: wbv. https://doi.org/10.3278/I77352W001
3. Brück-Hübner, A., Müller, U., Joseph, T., Tuul, M., & Licht, F. (2024). VIEW: Virtual Intercultural Exchange Worldwide – A Seminar Concept for Intercultural Learning in Teacher Education. In: Brück-Hübner, A., Müller, U. & Seifert, A. (Hrsg.). Internationalization of Teacher Education in Higher Education. Theories, Concepts and Practical Approaches of Virtual, Blended and Physical Mobility. Bielefeld: wbv. https://doi.org/10.3278/I77352W013
4. Brück-Hübner, A. & Müller, U. B. (2024). Virtuelle Mobilität als Schlüssel zur „Internationalisierung für alle“? Chancen und Grenzen virtueller internationaler Lehrveranstaltungen am Beispiel des Projekts GloPEG. In: Witt, T., Herrmann, C., Mrohs, L. Brodel, H., Lindner, K. & Maidanjuk, I. (Hrsg.). Diversität und Digitalität in der Hochschullehre. Innovative Formate in digitalen Bildungskulturen (S. 151-165). Bielefeld: Transkript. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839469385

From October 6-9, JLU Giessen hosts the Starting Conference of IMPACCT 2025-2029. We are looking forward to welcoming our project partners from Austria (University of Innsbruck, KPH Vienna/Lower Austria), Sweden (Stockholm University), Türkiye (Marmara University, Bursa Uludag University, Cukurova University), and Spain (Comillas Universidad Pontificia).

The conference entitled IMPACCT for Peace: Shaping Intercultural Teacher Education for Diverse Classrooms has four main objectives:

1. to kick off the third project period lasting from 2025-2029 and to inform about the project plan.
2. to re-connect and introduce long-term and new project partners.
3. to enable cross-disciplinary dialogue about the shared goals of the cooperation.
4. to determine which specific project results we want to work towards on the basis of a shared conceptualization of the connection between IMPACCT's core themes interreligious dialogue, peace, justice, and inclusion.

The conference programme is available here. Here you can find the abstracts of the contributions.

For any questions pleace contact: Wiebke Nierste

We had an exciting summer and winter fostering international partnerships, getting to know partner universities and other university cultures and experiencing exuberant hospitality!

Save-the-date: winter semester 2026/27!

Please send any questions to Wiebke.Nierste

Prof. Dr. Anja Seifert (Project Lead)
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Karl-Glöckner-Straße 21B
Phone: +49 641 99 24180
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Dr. Annika Brück-Hübner (Scientific Coordinator)
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Karl-Glöckner-Straße 21B
Phone: +49 641 99 24184
Annika.Brueck-Huebner

Dr. Wiebke Nierste (Project Coordinator)
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Rathenaustraße 10
Phone: +49 641 99 15448
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