Our students who complete a semester abroad represent our university abroad. Not only the academic achievements are an indicator for a successful semester abroad, but also language as well as a cultural and social understanding of the host country are factors that should not be underestimated.

Especially for the logistics industry, the Asian economic area is in the global focus. Asian partner universities are therefore very popular with our students. The project "DISCOVER GLOBAL LOGISTICS - GETTING STARTED IN A NEW CULTURE" prepares students for the cultural and linguistic particularities. In this context, a basic knowledge of geography and history should also be imparted.

logistics environment is currently dominated by male decision-makers. Women are a distinct minority in logistics. The general image of logistics is predominantly characterized by IT and technology. Women, on the other hand, prefer courses of study and professional fields of activity in which the so-called "soft factors" such as cultural, social or linguistic competencies are obvious core characteristics. 

Our project takes up the challenge of making a field of activity that is supposedly unattractive for the female target group attractive by strengthening the intercultural, social and linguistic side of the logistics industry

to be implemented through an additional elective module for the orientation and preparation of students/early students of the dual bachelor's degree program in logistics for a semester abroad or internship in Asia

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Core contents are:

• Economic geography
• Economic history
• Language
• Asian culture

Prof. Dr. Scheckenbach

sabine.scheckenbach@hwg-lu.de