Contact

Head of Department for Internationalisation
Binderstraße 40
20146 Hamburg
Room: 026, VMP8
Telephone: +49 40 2395-22575, +49 160 90235624
Office hours
- I will be on maternity leave from August 7, 2026, through March 2027 (tentatively). Emails sent to lena.borlinghaus@uni-hamburg.de cannot be processed during this time. Please contact the relevant functional email addresses directly:
- For questions regarding the INTER project, please contact the project team at: inter.ew@uni-hamburg.de
- Please direct general inquiries to the Department for Internationalisation at: international.ew@uni-hamburg.de
- For cooperation inquiries, delegation visits, and questions regarding hosting arrangements, etc., please contact the Faculty Dean’s Office directly at: dekanat.ew@uni-hamburg.de
- For inquiries regarding funding opportunities, calls for proposals, and visa matters, etc., please also take advantage of the advisory services offered by the International Affairs Department. The current contact person for the Faculty of Education in Department 5 is Christoph Elineau.
Key aspects of activity
- Head of Department for Internationalisation
- Strategic Development of Internationalisation at the Faculty of Education
- Internationalisation of Study Programmes and Teaching
- Project INTER (International Experience and Reflection in Teacher Education)

Erasmus Coordinator
Referat Internationalisierung
Von-Melle-Park 8
20146 Hamburg
Room: 326
Telephone: +49 40 42838-5938
Office hours
- Tuesday, Thursday 10-12 a.m. (office hours) and by arrangement
Key aspects of activity
- Coordination of the Erasmus+ programme
- Advising and supporting incoming and outgoing students, lecturers and staff of the faculty in the Erasmus programme, coordination of Erasmus agreements.

Project Manager
Von-Melle-Park 8
20146 Hamburg
Room: 026, VMP8
Telephone: +49 40 2395 29621, +49 171 9561507
Key aspects of activity
- Project management INTER (International Experience and Reflection in Teacher Education)
- Coordination of the DiCoT & ITE exchange programmes
- Organisation of the Hamburg Study Camp
- Third-party funding management

Photo: UHH/EW Ref Int
Exchange coordinator
Referat Internationalisierung
Von-Melle-Park 8
20146 Hamburg
Room: 318a, VMP8
Telephone: +49 40 2395 29463
Office hours
- Office Hours
- Mondays and Fridays from 13.30-15.00 via Zoom
- On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, appointments in person can be arranged. For this, please send an email to alina.kunze@uni-hamburg.de.
- There is no office hour on the following dates:
- - 29.05.
- - 05.06.
- - 17. + 21.08.
Key aspects of activity
- Coordination of student exchange within the faculty's exchange programs
- Guidance on other exchange programs and financial support programs
- Recognition of grades acquired during exchange programs
- Public Relations