GAES STIBET Award goes to IPU student Lisa Malmheden

Lisa Malmheden may be from Sweden, but she still teaches German to her fellow students enrolled in the English track of the Master’s programme at the IPU Berlin, as well as organising intercultural events. For her extraordinary commitment, which she provides as a volunteer, she was awarded the German Academic Exchange Service’s award for foreign students and postgraduates.

Ms Malmheden’s German courses are open to Master’s students from around the globe who study at the IPU with her. She teaches her courses at two different levels of difficulty (A1/2 and B1/2). Her work has been entirely voluntary and she clearly enjoys herself as she introduces her classmates to the basics of the German language. But not only does she bring enthusiasm to the classroom, she’s also a skilled teacher and has a profound knowledge of the language. The university’s International Office audited her lectures and was thrilled to confirm this, even though her mother tongue is not even German. She acquired her impressive linguistic proficiency at the University of Würzburg, where she completed her Bachelor’s degree.