Past Events

On October 25th, we visited the company Thomas Group in Herdorf. We were warmly welcomed by the recruiter Eileen Herden. After providing us with information about the company, we had a joint breakfast where there was room for questions and exchange. Following that, we were given a tour of the various buildings and production halls of the company. We are very thankful for the insightful experience and look forward to staying in touch in the future.

In the application workshop, we assisted international students, who want to apply for jobs in creating and refining their application documents.

We guided them through the process of writing a cover letter, and designing a CV tailored to their desired positions.

The workshop was conducted in English. We are planning to do another Application Workshop in the upcoming winter semester.

On Wednesday, June 21 2023, we visited The Coatinc Company in Kreuztal. It is considered the oldest family-owned company in Germany, with 32 locations and over 2,200 employees, including subsidiaries in Europe, Turkey, Mexico, and California. The Coatinc Company combines surface technologies such as hot-dip galvanizing, powder coating, wet coating, and anodizing with a wide range of associated services.

In addition to a presentation by Sebastian Stöber on the company’s technologies and processes, we also had a tour of the facility. During this time, the students had the opportunity to ask questions about the processes and the company.

Thank you very much to The Coatinc Company for this exciting afternoon.

On 11.05.2023, as part of the International week, we cooperated with the Alumni network of the University and invited international students to a World Café with alumni.

The new “LEO”, learning space in the former cafeteria on the AR Campus, literally became a World Café, where international students could get advice from alumni and exchange their experiences about starting a career in Germany while having coffee and cake.

In a short speed-dating format, the café guests, alumni and students first got to know each other personally. Shaking hands, sharing personal backgrounds on studies and careers, or career aspirations and expectations, and making initial contacts – this was the icebreaker of the meeting in the world café.

Then, in small groups at the café tables, there was the opportunity to go into more detail with the alumni about the career wishes and prospects of the international students and to share in the alumni’s experiences. At one of the tables, questions about applications and possible job opportunities could be addressed in particular, as alumna Lisa Wagener, who is now Head of HR Business Partner at the company EJOT, was available for discussions. Among other things, the participants learned how to design their application and how to master a job interview. The alumni, who were available for discussions at other tables, reported on their own experiences of how they had gained a position in companies in the region as international students.

On 04.05.23., Rouven Soyka from the football club SPORTFREUNDE SIEGEN introduced the sports club to a group of interested international students. He talked about the history of the football club and explained how students can get involved socially in various areas there. Everybody who joined the talk, got free tickets for the last home game of the season on May 21^st, which we will visit as a group.

Thank you to Jessica Kasperlik (HR manager) for organizing this event and for welcoming us at the company.

On Friday, 20th of January 2023 we had an International Breakfast with our guest Saskia Haardt-Cerff from the Südwestfalen Agentur.

She informed us about our industrial region with lots of world market leading companies called Hidden Champions and the career opportunities you have in the region of Siegen. She explained why the Siegerland  is a great place to start your career.