Culture – Culture is diverse and can be experienced in different ways. Culture can be defined and understood very broadly. The ISWI adopts the concept of culture and organizes various events under the aspect of “cultural events”. Different aspects of culture are illuminated, but all events have the same goal: they connect visitors in different ways. Be it through sport, food, music or craftsmanship – visitors have the opportunity to interact with each other and deal with the big ISWI 2025 topic of “Sharing Power, Giving Opportunities and Enabling Participants.” in the context of cultural events.
The official language of the conference is English. But in many cultural events, language, a man-made construction, will play a less important role. Sport and music are e.g. also types of languages that allow visitors and participants to communicate with each other.
With this in mind, we cordially invite everyone to be a part of the ISWI and breathe life into the cultural events.
Official Opening
At the official Opening of the International Student Week in Ilmenau 2025, we will be coming together to celebrate the start of an interesting and exciting conference. All participants, Groupleaders, and guests of honour are invited.
Intercultural Carnival
We invite you to celebrate the beginning of ISWI 2025 with a lot of dance, music and costumes. Therefore, we organise our intercultural carnival from our main campus to the city with music carriages and you can be part of it. Just come along with your favorite outfit (traditional or avant-garde – wear what you like) and choose your favorite carriage – Bollywood, K-Pop, Latin, Afrobeats, Techno-Music; there will be something for everybody. On our way, we will have greeting words from the Mayor of Ilmenau and the deputy head of the county on the market place and end with the official opening at the World Food Festival at Wetzlarer Platz. So just join in and have fun!
World Food Festival
An exciting journey through world’s cultures with plenty of tasty delicacies, traditional songs and dances – this is the World Food Festival. Meet interesting people from all over the world and dive deep into the culture of other countries. The ISWI World Food Festival invites you to present your country through regional outfits, pictures, traditional dishes, recipes, national music, dances etc. Visual, musical, and culinary impressions will merge together to create a unique experience. We are looking forward to seeing you!
Intercultural Game Night
Do you enjoy interacting with others through strategy, communication or skill activities? Do you like to work as a team or get to know new people? If the answer is yes, then the intercultural board game night is for you. There will be games of all kinds (card games, video games, games of skill, themed games, language games). You don’t need to be an expert – just come and we will learn together!