„Die Deutschen sind irgendwie anders…“ Folgen des Kulturschocks für die kulturelle Identität von polnischen ERASMUS-Studierenden: Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie

Der Beitrag setzt sich zum Ziel, die Ergebnisse einer unter 14 polnischen Erasmus-Austauschstudierenden (davon acht Teilnehmern am Erasmus-Projekt Connect 2.0) durchgeführten Studie zu präsentieren und auszuwerten. Leitende Fragen waren dabei: Wie wird von den Studierenden der Kulturschock erlebt? Wo befinden sich die Brennpunkte? Was löst Irritationen aus? Was wirkt befremdlich? Vor allem aber: Wie gehen sie damit um? Reflektieren sie über ihre Wahrnehmung der Zielkultur? Reflektieren sie über sich selbst, ihre Identität und das Eigene im Kontext der fremdkulturellen Erfahrungen? Erarbeiten sie Problemlösungsstrategien? Unterscheiden sich in dieser Hinsicht die Connect 2.0-Teilnehmer von den anderen Probanden? Diesen Fragen wird im vorliegenden Beitrag mithilfe eines eigens für das Projekt entworfenen Fragebogens zum Mapping der kulturellen Identität nachgegangen

Thermodynamic and dynamical properties of the hard sphere system revisited by molecular dynamics simulation

Acknowledgements Some of the MD calculations were performed at the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PCSS). DMH would like to thank Dr. T. Crane (Department of Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) for helpful software support.Peer reviewedPostprin

„Die Deutschen sind irgendwie anders…“ Folgen des Kulturschocks für die kulturelle Identität von polnischen ERASMUS-Studierenden: Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie

Der Beitrag setzt sich zum Ziel, die Ergebnisse einer unter 14 polnischen Erasmus-Austauschstudierenden (davon acht Teilnehmern am Erasmus-Projekt Connect 2.0) durchgeführten Studie zu präsentieren und auszuwerten. Leitende Fragen waren dabei: Wie wird von den Studierenden der Kulturschock erlebt? Wo befinden sich die Brennpunkte? Was löst Irritationen aus? Was wirkt befremdlich? Vor allem aber: Wie gehen sie damit um? Reflektieren sie über ihre Wahrnehmung der Zielkultur? Reflektieren sie über sich selbst, ihre Identität und das Eigene im Kontext der fremdkulturellen Erfahrungen? Erarbeiten sie Problemlösungsstrategien? Unterscheiden sich in dieser Hinsicht die Connect 2.0-Teilnehmer von den anderen Probanden? Diesen Fragen wird im vorliegenden Beitrag mithilfe eines eigens für das Projekt entworfenen Fragebogens zum Mapping der kulturellen Identität nachgegangen

Evaluation techniques for intercultural competence: Theoretical assumptions and practice in the educational project connect

Abstract: In academic education there is an increased emphasis on curricula with activities that stimulate the acquisition of knowledge, development of skills and shaping of attitudes that are needed during intercultural meetings. Although the discussion on the substantive and methodological aspects of intercultural education, which has been going on for several decades, has raised many theoretical considerations and led to practical solutions, the issue of the evaluation of intercultural competences still remains quite problematic. What is intercultural competence? How can it be measured ? What tools should be used for this? How can their relevance and reliability be measured? These issues are discussed in the context of the European educational Erasmus+ project Connect (2015-2018)

Elastohydrodynamic Dewetting of Thin Liquid Films: Elucidating Underwater Adhesion of Topographically Patterned Surfaces

In underwater adhesion of a topographically patterned surface with a very soft material such as human skin, the elastic deformation can be large enough to achieve solid-on-solid contact not only on top of the hills but also in the valleys of the substrate topography. In this context, we have studied the dynamics of dewetting of a thin liquid film confined between a rigid, periodic micropillar array and a soft, elastic sphere. In our experiments, we observed two very distinct dewetting morphologies. For large ratios of array period to micropillar height and width, the dewetted areas tend to have a diamond-like shape and expand with a rate similar to a flat, unpatterned substrate. When the array period is reduced, the morphology of the dry spot becomes irregular and its expansion rate is significantly reduced. We developed a fully coupled numerical model of the dewetting process that reproduces the key features observed in experiments. Moreover, we performed contact mechanics simulations to characterize the deformation of the elastomer and the shape of the dewetted area in a unit cell of the micropillar array

Enhancing Dry Adhesion of Polymeric Micropatterns by Electric Fields

Micropatterned dry adhesives rely mainly on van der Waals interactions. In this paper, we explore the adhesion strength increase that can be achieved by superimposing an electrostatic field through interdigitated subsurface electrodes. Micropatterns were produced by replica molding in silicone. The adhesion forces were characterized systematically by means of experiments and numerical modeling. The force increased with the square of the applied voltage for electric fields up to 800 V. For larger fields, a less-than-quadratic scaling was observed, which is likely due to the small, field-dependent electrical conductivity of the materials involved. The additional adhesion force was found to be up to twice of the field-free adhesion. The results suggest an alternative method for the controlled handling of fragile or miniaturized objects

Non-axisymmetric elastohydrodynamic solid-liquid-solid dewetting: Experiments and numerical modelling

We have studied the dewetting dynamics of partially wetting liquid films confined between a soft elastic hemisphere and an elastomer layer by means of systematic experiments. We focused on the experimentally most relevant case of non-axisymmetric dewetting, which initiated at the locations of minimum film thickness near the perimeter of the contact area. We found the contact line speed to be highly anisotropic in this case. It is significantly faster in the azimuthal direction along the perimeter of the contact spot than in the radially inwards direction. We developed a three-dimensional, fully coupled numerical model that reproduces many features observed in the experiments

Escape dynamics of liquid droplets confined between soft interfaces: Non-inertial coalescence cascades

We have studied the motion of liquid droplets located in the contact zone of two soft solids that are pressed together inside a liquid. The driving force of the motion is the gradient of elastic contact pressure. Upon reaching the perimeter of the contact spot, the droplets coalesce with the surrounding bulk liquid either in a continuous or discontinuous fashion. Droplets that exhibit complete coalescence move with a speed proportional to the pressure gradient along their trajectory. However, droplets that undergo partial coalescence cascades (up to 9 were observed) do not. The latter also move significantly slower. We have identified surface roughness as a potential mechanism causing the contrasting behavior