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International Office
The International Office coordinates the international activities of the University of Vechta.

Welcome to the International Office!

The team at the International Office will be glad to help you with any questions you may have about studying abroad and internationalization! Please feel free to contact us with your concerns.

Below you will find the individual contact persons. Please always use our contact form for inquiries to the International Office. You can find the contact form here.

Management & Secretariat

Dr. Natalia Petrillo

Management and policy issues
Internationalisation strategy
International cooperation



Email: natalia.petrillo@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49 (0) 4441 15 613
Room: G-01

Susanne Schöfer

Front office



Email: susanne.schoefer@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49 (0) 4441 15 142
Room: G-04

Sarah Winkler

Deputy Head, Erasmus+ university coordinator




Email: sarah.winkler@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 660
Room: G-06

Samir Alkhal

Apprentice




Email: samir.alkhal@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 135
Room: G-04

Team: Ways into the world

Exchange Studies, Internships, Staff Mobility, ERASMUS+

Sarah Winkler

Erasmus+ university coordinator, advice for students, lecturers and university employees


Email: sarah.winkler@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 660
Room: G-06

Doris Blömer

Erasmus+ with programme countries


Email: doris.bloemer@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 345
Room: R 119

Susanne Schöfer

Erasmus with partner countries (KA171)



Email: susanne.schoefer@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 142
Room: G-08

Team: Ways to the University of Vechta

International students: Bachelor and Master studies (prospective students), exchange studies, summer schools, alumni, ERASMUS+

Dr. Frauke Schumacher

Summer schools
Application for Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes
Offers for international alumni
DAAD Project FIT

Email: frauke.schumacher@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49 (0) 4441 15 437
Room: G 08

Steven Zurek

Supervision of international exchange students




Email: Steven Zurek
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 808
Room: G-06

DAAD Project FIT

Svenja Lange

Career Service



Mail: svenja.lange@uni-vechta.de
Tel.:+49. (0) 4441.15 225
Room: G 08

Dr. Attila Kornel-Markula

Study preparation & success in studies



Mail: attila.kornel@uni-vechta.de
Tel.: +49. (0) 4441.15 210
Room: G-08

Student assistants

Anna Kehrwald, Philip Lemasson, Leonie Michalowski, Katharina Strick, Julia Thurau


Email: international.office@uni-vechta.de
Room: G-04

Team: 'Offers for (prospective) students and teachers with refugee or migration experience'

International students: Bachelor's and Master's programs (students), refugees, "Back to School" program, adaptation course for teachers, German courses.

Dr. Maria Papamichou, Dr. Katrin Schumacher, Dr. Olena Grybok, Kerstin Abeln, Lea Sophie Schmidt

Dr. Katrin Schumacher

Head of the team “Offers for refugees” & “Back to School” Programme


Email: katrin.schumacher@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49 (0) 4441 15 610
Room: R 038

Lea Sophie Schmidt

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Email: lea-sophie.schmidt@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 158
Room: R 033

Kerstin Abeln

Member of the team “Offers for Refugees”


Email: kerstin.abeln@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 760
Room: R 033

Oleksandra Zhylchuk

AMIF 2023-2025 "Jump the Hurdle!" Equal opportunities on the way to pedagogical and social areas of activity

Email: oleksandra.zhylchuk@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49.(0)4441.15 550
Room: R 033

Dr. Maria Papamichou

Teaching staff for specific tasks


Email: maria.papamichou@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 761
Room: R 033

Dr. Olena Grybok

Teaching staff for specific tasks


Email: olena.grybok@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 141
Room: R 033

Freelance lecturers

Evgeniya Chumak
Helan Hussein


Email: international.office@uni-vechta.de
Room: R 033

Student assistants

Hannah Riechers, Max Luhn, Morhaf Abazli



Email: international.office@uni-vechta.de
Room: R 033

Future Ukraine (DAAD project)

Olha Jantzin

Contact person for „Future Ukraine" (DAAD project)
Mail: olha.jantzin@uni-vechta.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 4441 15 631
Room: R033

Ukraine digital (DAAD project)

Steven Zurek

Contact person for „Ukraine digital“ (DAAD-project)
Mail: steven.zurek@uni-vechta.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 4441 15 747
Room: G-08

STIBET (DAAD project)

Pia Schmidt

Contact person for International Student Marketing
Mail: pia.schmidt@uni-vechta.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 4441 15 431
Room: R-038

Omar Farhan

Contact person for Intercultural Events
Mail: omar.farhan@uni-vechta.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 4441 15 462
Room: R-038

Internationalization at home

Intercultural projects and events

Susanne Schöfer

International Week




Email: susanne.schoefer@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 462
Room: G-06

Dr. Frauke Schumacher

Intercultural projects & events
Certificate of Intercultural Competence (ZIK)
Vechta International Mentoring Programme (VIP)


Email: frauke.schumacher@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 437
Room: G-06

Lea Sophie Schmidt

Mentoring programmes for Bachelor’s and Master’s students



Email: lea-sophie.schmidt@uni-vechta.de
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 158
Room: R 033