The Working Group Foreign Students (AKAS) is a group of foreign and German students at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. It is a working group of the student council and the Local Erasmus Initiative (LEI) and cooperates closely with the International University Centre Alexander von Humboldt. We see ourselves as a contact for our foreign fellow students.
Der AKAS möchte die Integration ausländischer Studierender an der Universität und den Austausch zwischen ausländischen und deutschen Studierenden fördern. Ein Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeit ist die kulturelle Betreuung ausländischer Studierender. So organisiert er diverse Veranstaltungen, wie das Fest der Kulturen und Exkursionen und vieles mehr. Ausländische Studierende können dabei einen aktiven Beitrag leisten, indem sie z.B. ihre Heimatländer, ihre Kultur oder die Geschichte ihres Landes präsentieren.
Regelmäßig trifft er sich um die nächsten Aktivitäten zu planen aber ebenfalls um Probleme von ausländischen Studierenden an der Uni und im Alltag zu besprechen. Dabei versucht er auch in Konfliktsituationen zu vermitteln.
Festival of Cultures
The Festival of Cultures takes place annually in November and is the largest intercultural event in Freiberg. The festival brings together residents of the Mittelsachsen district, most of whom come from different cultural backgrounds.
In addition to food from all over the world, a stage programme lasting several hours is offered, during which singers, dancers and actors show their skills.
Every year, many international students and doctoral candidates take part in the festival, whether as cooks, bakers or artists on stage.
The festival is organised by the "One World and Integration" working group of the Freiberg Agenda 21 association and run by many volunteers.
Meeting Place
The Begegnungsraum is a meeting place for foreign and German students, provided and set up by the Studentenwerk. The AKAS manages the meeting room and organises numerous events there, such as the International Corner every Thursday. It also uses the room for its meetings in which it plans activities.
The room can also be used by other groups and AG's for public events that serve to get to know each other, plan events, etc. The room can also be used for student events. The room can also be used for student events, then for a usage fee.
If you are planning an event in the meeting room, please contact us in good time, at least two weeks before the start of the event, by email: akausland [at] stura [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de.
The meeting room is located in the Neue Mensa building and has a separate entrance from the Winklerstraße side, close to an outside staircase.
Contact
Should you have further questions whatsoever, feel free to reach out!