Our Offer:

• An exchange of experiences with other students on online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic
• The possibility to get to know the ASYMPTOTE system for adaptive and synchonous online mathematics education
• The possibility to get in contact and become member of an international students community
• The participation in workshops and lectures on new and relevant features on ASYMPTOTE and online education
• To explore the city of Frankfurt and to experience its international flair
• A university course of 3 ECTS and a certificate of attendance

Payment and Funding:

• The ASYMPTOTE project offers all chosen participants a full funding of the costs for the accomodation, and meals
• A financial support of your travelling expenses, which can be requested in the application form

For the application process, we ask you to send us your application until 1st July 2022. Please use the application form for the motivational letter (one page):

• Please introduce yourself shortly
• Present how you experienced online learning during the university closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Explain how you would use digital tools in your math class

Requirements for Participation:

• You are an student teacher in mathematics education at Goethe University Frankfurt, the University of Bielefeld, the University of the Aegean, a student for mathematics at the University of Catania, or a student for engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto
• You have good English language skills

If you are interested in joining the Intensive Study Programme in Frankfurt, we kindly invite you to apply for participation. The course is limited to 25 participants.

Friday, September 2:

• Arrival

Saturday, September 3 – Sunday, September 11:

• Lectures and workshops by international experts on teaching with technology, online education, task formats, mobile learning, etc.
• Getting to know the ASYMPTOTE system as one example for an free online platform in mathematics education
• Developing of digital tasks in international student groups
• School visit for experiencing how students work with the tasks created

Monday, September 12:

• Departure

The detailed schedule will be published before the Intensive Study Programme!

The Intensive Study Programme will take place in Frankfurt in Germany (Hesse). The city is known for its international flair, its banking district and its skyline. During the programme, we will explore Frankfurt and do mathematics in international student teams.

The teacher training takes place at the University of Frankfurt. The travel, stay and meals will be paid by the ASYMPTOTE project. All students from Bielefeld, Catania, Porto and Rhodes will stay in the youth hostel Jugendherberge Frankfurt, which is directly located in the city center.

Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) is served by all major international airports. The train stations Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt Süd are also well connected to the national and international rail network.

From the airport you can take the S-Bahn lines S8 or S9 (every 15 minutes) to Frankfurt Hauptwache. From there, it is a 20 minute walk to the youth hostel.