Faculty 4: Social Work and Health organizes an International Week (IW) 1-2 per year to integrate international perspectives into teaching and strengthen exchange between students, teachers and international partners of the faculty.
33rd International Week coming up in May 2026
Under the motto “Urban Futures: Health and Social Sustainability,” the Faculty 4: Social Work and Health will welcome guest speakers from universities and organizations from across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America during the 33. International Week from May 18-22, 2026 who will be integrated into selected modules during the week. The International Week provides an exciting opportunity to learn more about social work and health care in a global context through attending the guest lectures at the faculty.
Additional events within an Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) "Be the Change – Advancing Urban Sustainability and Health in Metropolitan Regions"will also be integrated into the International Week - join in to engage with students and lecturers from across Europe and the United States. The BIP also includes the international conference and research day “Disaster Risk Reduction in Care and Social Work: Transnational Learning Lab” from May 20-21, 2026. This is a collaborative event of the TransKat research project (funded by VolkswagenStiftung), the U!REKA European University, and the City of Worms.
The guest lectures are open to all students and staff of Faculty 4: Social Work and Health. Further information about the program will be published in April – we look forward to your participation!
32nd International Week: May 12-16, 2025
During 32nd International Week (IW) of Faculty 4: Social Work and Healthcare from May 12-16, 2025, guest speakers from organizations and universities from 12 countries shared valuable insights into their work and research through guest lectures in selected regular modules at Frankfurt UAS. Topics related to social work included child protection in Namibia and Morocco, inclusion of people with intellectual or psycho-social disabilities in Greece and Lithuania, migration in Turkey and Tunisia and research on life stories of eye-witnesses of the Holocaust, among others. Students of B.A. Social Work :transnational also had the opportunity to meet many of the guests and discuss internship opportunties at participating organizations during a World Cafe. In the area of healthcare, students had the opportunity to learn about disaster nursing in Japan, training of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia and the role of communication in midwifery in the democratization of healthcare in the UK. We thank all of our guests, students and host lecturers for their participation in this exciting week and look forward to the next International Week from May 18-22, 2026.
About the International Weeks
The Faculty of Social Work and Health has held International Weeks (IWs) regularly for over 15 years at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, in which many international guests are invited to hold guest lectures and share their expertise in selected modules at the faculty. The IWs are an important element of the university wide initiative of "Internationalization at Home", which provides students with international perspectives in teaching right here in Frankfurt. These also offer the opportunity for students, lecturers and staff to network with our partner universities as well as with practitioners from social and healthcare institutions and learn more about exchange and cooperation opportunities.