EngagemenTransfer

In the first module, you independently organize a social, cultural or ecological commitment within a public or private institution amounting to at least 60 time hours (= 2 CP). A maximum of 240 time hours (=8 CP) can be credited.

To be sure, your engagement is eligible for credit, please fill out the credit check survey on the learning platform ILIAS.

Please note: We have to make sure that the primary focus of your activity is not on a possible salary, but on voluntary engagement. However, you may of course receive an expense allowance. According to our guidelines(§3, Nr. 26 EstG) this may amount to up to €3,000 per year. In order for the voluntary engagement to be recognised, it must have taken place during the course of your university studies.

For the creation of your certificate of participation for "EngagemenTransfer", you must submit a certificate of the activity performed (tasks, period and hours). Please feel free to use our handout for this. This certificate must be issued by the institution and should also include a contact address for queries. Beyond that, the certificate does not require any special form.

In the second module, you attend our reflection workshop. You will reflect on your own civic engagement with a view to the added value you have been able to extract for yourself and with regard to your contribution to society. You will develop a theoretical approach to the topic of civic engagement by reading and discussing selected relevant texts. Through the conception of a science-based reflection report you will learn the transfer between theory and practice (20,000 characters incl. spaces, approx. 10 pages).

Upon successful completion of Modules 1 & 2, you will receive an ungraded certificate of attendance (Schein) for the interdisciplinary area worth 4-10 CP (depending on the level of engagement).

Who we are
AI-Makerspace Tübingen is a joint project between the University of Tübingen, the Tübingen AI Center, and a non-profit association. Its goal is to give children and young people creative access to digital and craft techniques through extracurricular educational opportunities—in open workshop hours, school-related formats, workshops, and courses.
Our members come from a variety of backgrounds – students, trainees, employees, and volunteers, mostly young adults with a passion for education, technology, and creative projects.
We create spaces where traditional craftsmanship meets modern technology – from soldering irons to 3D printers. Children and young people are encouraged to implement their own tinkering projects and experience self-efficacy and creativity in the process.
For students, working with us offers great added value: they gain practical experience in working with children and young people, lead their own projects, strengthen their teamwork and communication skills, and expand their technical and pedagogical know-how. At the same time, they keep their finger on the pulse of current developments in the field of making and digital education.

What will be learned? – Tasks, skills, and added value for students
At AI-Makerspace Tübingen, students can get involved in a flexible way – e.g., during open workshop hours, in vacation courses, or by leading regular working groups. They take on tasks in the supervision of children and young people, in the planning and implementation of their own educational programs, and thus gain practical experience in working with children and young people.
In doing so, they not only learn how to work with young participants in an educational setting, but also develop skills in project design, communication, and teamwork. Especially during workshop hours, they can also learn digital and manual techniques such as 3D printing, programming, or classic work with tools.
Working with us offers students valuable insights into real educational concepts, promotes independent work, and enables them to implement their own ideas. They benefit from social practice, a dedicated team, and the opportunity to further develop their strategic and creative skills.

Contact
hallospam prevention@ki-maker.space 
ki_makerspace/
https://www.ki-maker.space 

Diakonie Deutschland - Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e. V. is the welfare organization of the Protestant churches. Diakonie Deutschland's social work is aimed at all people, regardless of their religious affiliation.

Volunteering Options
The areas of responsibility are diverse and can be individually tailored. Some tasks are remunerated with a lump sum.
These include:

• Realization of own ideas and projects on the topics of refuge, migration and integration
• Social work with women and children in the initial reception center in Tübingen, e.g., sports courses, creative courses, music courses, medical education courses, educational games
• Collaboration in the organization of events on the topics of refuge and migration
• Collaboration in the new project on disoriented living

Acquisition of competences
This commitment raises awareness of and enables engagement with refugees and people in need of help in society as a whole. Competences can be (further) developed in the following areas:

• Social and intercultural skills
• Counseling
• Dealing with overarching socio-political issues
• Gaining experience of an intercultural field of action

Prerequisites

• Openness, joy and motivation

Training and support

• Comprehensive introduction to the field of activity
• Regular exchange through support meetings and possible individual discussions

Registration
Janina Coronel-Zähringer, representative for church-diaconal refugee work
Janina.coronel-zaehringerspam prevention@elk-wue.de
www.diakonie-tuebingen.de

Europa macht Schule e. V. (EmS) is the parent organization of all volunteers at the EmS locations. Young people from all over Germany are committed to promoting European exchange on a nationwide level and organize the association's work together with the DAAD.  

The goal of "Europa macht Schule" is to get young people in particular enthusiastic about Europe and to promote cultural exchange between European citizens, but also between Europeans and people of other cultures.  

"Europa macht Schule" brings Europe into the classroom.   

International students from all over the world work together with students on a project related to Europe in their home country. This is carried out in the respective school. In this way, the children and young people get to know the neighboring European countries in a creative and playful way and experience a piece of Europe in a personal way. As mini ambassadors, international students have the opportunity to present their home country and at the same time immerse themselves in the reality of life in Germany.    

Are you studying at the University of Tübingen and would like to stand up for the unity and diversity of Europe? Then volunteer for the Europa macht Schule site team Tübingen-Reutlingen and support the team in recruiting students, organizing the get-to-know-you meeting, public relations etc.  

Are you an international student at the University of Tübingen? Then carry out a project with European relevance in a German classroom.   

You can find all information on the website of the association.    

In the following videos all important information is summarized briefly and concisely:    

Video for site work: https://youtu.be/bYhdLPCKr0U

Video for international students: https://youtu.be/NRjaocoNvEs

Who is FAIRstrickt?

The FAIRstrickt network is a platform for all those who are committed to sustainability and human rights. Its aim is to raise awareness of problematic developments in the textile industry, shed light on related issues and support local activists in Tübingen in their work. FAIRstrickt works with people in / from the Global South to make their working and living realities visible.

What is learned/worked on?
The students and volunteers have the opportunity to

• contribute and implement their own action & event ideas on the topic of "fair textiles, fair trade" or work in a supportive capacity
• help organize public events
• exchange ideas and network with other activists.

In this way, they can:

• gain and deepen knowledge of development policy issues, global contexts and political participation
• acquire skills in educational and public relations work and project coordination.

Students and volunteers benefit from the broad network of local and global human rights groups in which FAIRstrickt is embedded.

Whom to contact, if you are interested?
Hanna Smitmans
fairstricktspam prevention@werkstadthaus.de
http://www.fairstrickt.org
 @fairstrickt

The association "Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdiensten e. V.", IBG for short, was founded in 1965.

According to their motto "...peacing the world together!" IBG wants to empower young people worldwide to contribute to a more peaceful world. Their mission: volunteering in international workcamps is not only a valuable and unforgettable experience, but also a learning opportunity for all of us. At a work camp, young people from all over the world come together to volunteer on a community service project for 2 to 3 weeks. There are a wide variety of projects in the areas of nature and environmental protection, construction and renovation, archaeology or in the social and artistic fields. Since 2022, IBG has had a special focus on forest and peatland protection projects with the campaign "Let's take action for climate protection - Anpacken für Wälder und Moor".
Participation in their volunteer projects are open to all young people, regardless of their origin, gender, sexual orientation, cultural or social background, income, education, religion and beliefs, physical and health conditions or limitations. They are therefore committed to equal rights and equal opportunities and expect fairness and respect from all participants in their projects.

Students from all disciplines can get involved as group leaders. They work together with the international volunteers in a non-profit project and take on various coordination tasks. IBG prepares them for this in a training course for future group leaders. It is also possible to get involved in international work camps run by their partner organizations abroad. Along the way, students acquire skills in project coordination in intercultural teams on site, become confident in conflict situations and assume responsibility for themselves and others.

More information
on potential projects
on group leader trainings
on the multi-month training "Kompetenz international"

Contacs
https://ibg-workcamps.org/
for projects in Germany: projektespam prevention@ibg-workcamps.org
for projects abroad outgoingspam prevention@ibg-workcamps.org

We are Mehrrettich e. V., a Tübingen-based association promoting greater appreciation of food. 
In our food-sharing café, we live and breathe sustainability and solidarity. We offer free food and drinks that have been saved from the trash, based on the pay-as-you-want principle. This allows us to create an open space for everyone to hang out, eat, and drink, while also promoting food appreciation.
Our team consists of diverse individuals who care about sustainability and solidarity and want to take a stand against food waste. To continue to make this a reality in our café in the future, including through events and educational activities, we are looking for motivated people who want to contribute their own visions or support our ideas.
Most of the tasks can be chosen from the following areas, for example:

• Support during shifts in the café: Here you will learn teamwork, organization, and creative and sustainable ways of handling food.
• Preparing and serving brunch: You can try out your own recipes, get creative with food, and learn what preparations are needed for a successful event.
• Planning and conducting (educational) events: Are you knowledgeable about a (sustainability) topic or would you like to learn more about one? Then you have the opportunity to share your knowledge with others during an open evening or workshop. Any other type of event (reading evening, creative afternoon, concert, etc.) is also possible. In doing so, you will gain experience in project management and public relations.
• Support in the areas of social media, website, and communication: Our events need to be advertised, and we also want to raise awareness about food waste and related topics on social media. By creatively implementing our topics, you will help us increase our visibility and networking.

Our plenary meetings take place every two weeks on Monday evenings, and regular attendance is desired.
Through your involvement with us, you can develop the following skills, among others:

• Sense of responsibility
• Teamwork and commitment
• Sustainability and food knowledge
• Project management and public relations
• Creativity and spontaneity

We look forward to working with you to further develop our café. Just get in touch with us!

Contact
mailspam prevention@mehrrettich.de 
https://www.mehrrettich.de (German only)
@mehr_rett_ich

What?
Rent an American is a service-learning project that promotes intercultural exchange between Germany and the United States. The German-American Institute (d.a.i. Tübingen) has been connecting U.S.-Americans with local schools in the administrative district of Tübingen since
2007. As citizen diplomats, volunteers, language trainers, and experts engage authentically with (high) school students on transatlantic and U.S. topics to make the country and its culture more tangible.

Why?
Students rarely have contact with native speakers, and opportunities to communicate interculturally are lacking in the curriculum. Conversation Visits fill this gap with:

• Language practice: students are in dialogue with native speakers—without performance pressure, but with a genuine reason to communicate
• Breaking down stereotypes: personal conversations provide nuanced, real-life impressions that go beyond media images
• Intercultural learning: encounters with different cultures foster openness, empathy, and the skills needed to navigate a globalized world
• Motivation for learning a foreign language: the chance to communicate spontaneously boosts confidence and makes English less scary to learn 

For U.S.-Americans, Rent an American combines community engagement with service-learning and personal growth:

• Volunteering with purpose: As cultural ambassadors, you actively shape the perception of German youth of the United States (citizen diplomacy)
• Intercultural reflection: Through intercultural encounters, you will reflect on what your own background and culture mean to you
• Personal development: You strengthen your communication and mediation skills in an intercultural context
• Community Engagement: You are part of a local educational network and contribute to the social impact on German youth (global citizenship)

Volunteers need to attend an orientation workshop (offered biannually in April and October). The orientation is an intercultural training, and participants will receive practical tips to work with school classes, and have to opportunity to share and reflect on prior volunteering experiences and intercultural encounters. The workshops enhance the quality and sustainability of the commitment.

How?
A Conversation Visit is 90 minutes long and takes place at the school or at the d.a.i. The visit is dialogue-oriented: citizen diplomats talk freely about their everyday lives, backgrounds, hobbies, holiday traditions, etc., and the students can ask questions, work in small groups, or
engage in discussions.

When?
Throughout the school year (September – July).

Contact
Yasmin Nasrudin, Program Manager for School Outreach & Student Advising
Yasmin.Nasrudinspam prevention@dai-tuebingen.de 
(+49) 7071 – 795 26 19

SOS MEDITERRANEE is a European humanitarian organization for sea rescue in the Mediterranean. The organization's three goals are to save lives, protect & accompany and bear witness. We work in a European network with teams in France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. With our rescue ships Aquarius (2016 - 2018) and Ocean Viking (since July 2019), a professional rescue crew and a medical team, we are deployed in the central Mediterranean, where people are fleeing the most serious human rights violations on unseaworthy boats.

In our team in Germany, we mainly work on fundraising, communication and advocacy. We are looking for people who are interested in communication topics and political work. There are various ways to get involved with us:

• Create social media content
• Write articles on various topics related to our work, which can be also published on our website. You are welcome to make your own suggestions for interesting topics.
• Conduct content research on topics such as the Libyan/Tunisian coast guard, GEAS or other political topics.

We offer an introduction to the topic of search and rescue in the central Mediterranean and of course provide you with technical support for your work.

You can see and experience how an NGO communications team works. You can also contribute your own ideas -
Is there an aspect of civil sea rescue that particularly interests you?
Do you know a lot about a particular topic?
Or perhaps you are interested in journalism and would like to write a guest article in the local media to provide more information about civil sea rescue?
Together we can develop a concept on how you can best get involved. If you have other ideas, we are of course also open to them!

Contact
Julia Leithäuser
+4930 863 283 980

https://www.sosmediterranee.de/  (German office)
https://www.sosmediterranee.org (General information in English)
@sosmediterraneegermany
sosmedgermany

With mentoring, we support youths in overcoming social hurdles!

Do you agree that we urgently need to do something for fair educational opportunities? That it can't be that a child's background determines how much success he or she has throughout life? YES? Good, because we agree with that opinion!

What do we do?

• Promote the personal and academic development of our students
• Overcome social and language barriers
• Promote social skills
• Long-term 1:1 mentoring
• Community activities (e.g., field trips, educational opportunities, network meetings)
• Voluntary commitment to fair educational opportunities and social cohesion

How can you participate?

• Mentor a young person between 12 and 16 years (once a week 1,5h)
• Organize exciting excursions and events
• Develop the association (e.g., external presentation, fundraising, recruiting)

What do we offer you?

• Individually unique relationship with your mentee
• Networking and cooperation with motivated students from different cultures
• Great events (e.g., a weekend in a mountain hut together)
• A fun change from the daily routine of studying
• Students at the University of Tübingen can receive between 2 (60 hours) and 7 credit points (210 hours) for their involvement with Sprungbrett Bildung e. V.

This is how you can reach us!

• Just get in touch via WhatsApp, Mail or Instagram
• Get to know students & mentees (e.g., weekly on Wednesdays 2pm in presence or Wednesday evenings 8pm online via Zoom)
• Get involved freely & flexibly

info@sprungbrett-bildung.de
http://www.sprungbrett-bildung.de/
springboard_education_neckar_alb
+49 15738209935

The run was founded in 1994 as the Tübinger Stadtlauf. In 2012, it was renamed the Tübinger Erbe Lauf after the main sponsor Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH.

The basic idea of the run, to combine popular sport with top-class sport and to bring the enthusiasm for running to the city, is still upheld. The event offers competitions for different target and age groups, such as integrated races for pupil and a handbike race. The course leads through Tübingen's old town and attracts thousands of people to the city every year on the third weekend in September.

The race is organised by the Tübingen Athletics Association (Leichtathletikvereinigung (LAV) Tübingen).

We offer initial practical work experience in the organisation of a complex sporting event. There are numerous opportunities to get involved in the conception, planning, realisation and evaluation of the event, whereby a scope of minimum 60 hours is envisaged and the period can be determined individually.

Become part of the organisation team and help make the next Tübinger Erbe Lauf a successful and unforgettable event for everyone involved!

Information about the event can be found on the website: www.tuebinger-erbe-lauf.de

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Contact: erbe-laufspam prevention@lav-tuebingen.de

Tons of food is destroyed every day in Germany, even though there are millions of people who are lacking in elementary food. Here is the task of the Tübinger Tafel e. V. As an exclusively donation-financed, non-profit social organization, it has set itself the goal of saving food with volunteers and making it available to people in need. With a driver service with 40 employees and 2 vehicles five days a week, the employees of the food bank still collect high-quality food that would otherwise end up in the garbage, among other things. at supermarkets and bakeries in Tübingen and the surrounding area. These groceries are prepared, checked, and then distributed to socially and economically disadvantaged people on 4 days a week for a symbolic amount of € 2 per adult.

For some time now, in addition to the older volunteers, younger ones have also been involved. During this social engagement, students can learn more about the tasks of the table, such as saving food, volunteering and helping socially disadvantaged people. They are used in the areas of driving service, preparation and sales and are each trained in detail. In addition, information such as on occupational health and safety, food safety, special requirements in the driving service, data protection and the general Equal Opportunities Act AGG. In this way, students in this area get to know the basics of independent and responsible action. A high proportion of young employees is a great advantage for the work of the Tafel, for example for the reliable implementation of daily work, spontaneous help and the youthful vigor in the teams.
In addition, students can work at the Young Table. They can advocate sustainable and ecological food use, environmental protection and social justice in our society. With targeted appearances and projects, regionally relevant social issues and imbalances in particular are to be made public. The Young Tübinge Table wants to make the work of the table better known among young people and to make the concerns of the table more perceptible in politics and in the associations. Students could also acquire credit points for this, because the Young Tübinge Table is recognized as a university group.
Further information can be found at https://www.tuebingertafel.de/unterstuetzen-/-spenden
For more information, please contact:
vorbereitungspam prevention@tuebingertafel.de or  jttspam prevention@tuebingertafel.de
@jungetuebingertafel

The VLW junior team is looking for YOU!

It doesn't matter if you're a rookie or a pro in volunteering, we just want dedicated volleyball enthusiasts.

What does a junior team do?

With us you get the opportunity to learn your skills in the areas of social media, public relations and project management in exciting workshops. You can bring your own ideas and implement them in projects. And get a look behind the scenes of our sport at events. What is still missing here are your ideas.

You will be looked after by a VLW employee, but you are also your own boss. We propose project ideas, but you decide what happens :)

What do I learn in the junior team?

You will learn a lot in a junior team, especially to promote volleyball with like-minded people while having fun and to make it younger and modern. We also give you the opportunity to acquire key skills such as project management, public relations and strategy development. You can get to know your strengths and potentials and take on responsibility. The junior team members are taken seriously and make a difference through their actions. You get the opportunity to participate in the sports association's committees and you can also get to know possible career paths as a functionary in the VLW.

Interested?

You can find all further information at: www.vlw-online.de/juniorteam

You can contact us at: juniorteam@vlw-online.de or 0711-28077-677.

The Wissenschaftsladen Tübingen (Science Shop Tübingen) is a non-profit association dedicated to documenting and communicating scientific topics in a way that is accessible to people and thus acts as a science agency. We offer many services related to this. Within the fields of activity, the focus is currently on the areas of education for sustainable development and pollutant consulting.

The Wissenschaftsladen acts as a point of contact for citizens that is non-profit, independent of interest groups, and yet offers expert advice and information as some of its key activities.

Wissenschaftsladen Tübingen e.V.
Kronenstraße 4, 72070 Tübingen
Tel.: 07071 - 252219
E-Mail: infospam prevention@wila-tuebingen.de

Current Workshop

CitizenKnowledge - Citizen Science?! The example of "clothing”

Citizens have a lot of experience from their everyday life, profession, and engagement. However, this (experiential) knowledge is often not taken into account, e.g. in political decisions. Yet, society could benefit greatly if the experience and knowledge of citizens were combined with the expertise of professional science. The term "citizen science" was coined for such approaches. The Tübinger Wissenschaftsladen, as a member association in the environmental center, makes it possible to combine experiential knowledge and professional expertise. One’s personal research for causes of problems can thus be linked with options for action from a scientific point of view.

In 2023, we want to deal with the topic of "clothing and consumption" and specifically with the entire life cycle: from raw materials, production and processing to disposal. We support students - as well as interested citizens - in implementing their CitizenScience projects. In preparation, we will work together on theoretical questions and the goals of the planned project. This will require several meetings spread over several weeks. In the subsequent practical phase, each member of our group can choose his or her own focus, join forces with others of the same interest, conduct research, visit clothing stores, for example, to find out about quality labels and critically examine them. The latter can also take several weeks, depending on the project and the participants' own capacities. Until the end of 2023, however, new interested people can join us at any time!

Wissenschaftsladen e.V., Sunhild von Carlowitz, Gerhard Wax, Thomas von Schell

Location: Environmental Center, Kronenstr. 4, 72070 Tübingen, Germany

Further information and registration by email: info@wila-tuebingen.de or via the website