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Questions how far individual schools can go to initiate intercultural work and deal with foreign students. Evaluates the efforts of an organization (the "Regionale Arbeitsstellen") designed to help foreign students and the intercultural activities of three schools. Concludes that possibilities do exist for schools to promote intercultural activities, but that the initiative should come from the individual schools. (GEA)

The book "Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten an deutschen Universitäten" by Schäfer and Heinrich has been published in its second edition and is specifically aimed at foreign students in the humanities and social sciences. It provides practical assistance with exercises and fills a gap in the literature on academic work, as it is explicitly targeted at foreign students. The book covers various aspects of academic work, such as note-taking, presenting, and writing a written academic paper. It also includes exercises and examples to help students. Although the book has some shortcomings, it can be recommended as long as there is no better work available for the target audience. [Extracted from the article]