Getting started
Nine steps from first call to a running tandem programme.
How iNZi comes to your university: what happens at each step, what we need from you and what you have at the end. No surprises.
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Discover
Call, Live demo, Compliance pack
- 2
Agree and set up
Proposal, Order and AVV, Set-up and training
- 3
Launch and grow
Orientation week, Support during the semester, Outcome report and review
Phase 1 of 3
Discover
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Step 1: Call
- What happens
- Thirty minutes to understand how your buddy or tandem programme runs today and what should improve. You can try the demo on this website beforehand.
- Your part
- Share your goals, roughly how many students, and the semester you have in mind.
- Outcome
- A shared view of whether iNZi fits your programme.
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Step 2: Live demo
- What happens
- We show you and your coordinator the live platform with a demonstration university, from the student side and the International Office side.
- Your part
- Invite the person who runs the programme day to day.
- Outcome
- Your team has seen iNZi in action.
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Step 3: Compliance pack
- What happens
- Your data protection officer receives our compliance pack before any decision: the data processing agreement (AVV), our technical and organisational measures (TOM), and our hosting and deletion concept.
- Your part
- Book one meeting with your data protection officer.
- Outcome
- Data protection questions answered before you commit.
Phase 2 of 3
Agree and set up
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Step 4: Proposal
- What happens
- You receive a one-page proposal with scope, dates, costs and the success measures we will be held to.
- Your part
- Get internal approval and check your university's procurement rules.
- Outcome
- A proposal you can take to colleagues.
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Step 5: Order and AVV
- What happens
- With the order we sign the AVV under Art. 28 GDPR, and the success measures are put in writing. For summer semester 2027, by 28 February 2027.
- Your part
- A purchase order from procurement. Name a contact person.
- Outcome
- Agreements and goals in place.
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Step 6: Set-up and training
- What happens
- Six to two weeks before orientation we set up your branded space, cohorts, invite codes and QR posters. Your team gets training, and your coordinator a short guide and text templates in German and English.
- Your part
- Send your logo and colours, and add the code and poster to your orientation plans. Your IT team has nothing to do.
- Outcome
- Your university is ready on connect.inzi.global.
Phase 3 of 3
Launch and grow
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Step 7: Orientation week
- What happens
- An iNZi team member signs students up at your session, in person in north-west Germany and online elsewhere. First matches arrive within 24 hours.
- Your part
- A 30-minute slot at orientation.
- Outcome
- The first tandems and meet-ups.
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Step 8: Support during the semester
- What happens
- In weeks 1 to 12 iNZi reminds students to meet and suggests new contacts. Your coordinator gets a short weekly progress note, with a joint check at mid-semester. Email support replies within one working day.
- Your part
- About two hours a week from your coordinator: a short check-in and promoting iNZi to the cohort.
- Outcome
- A programme that runs without you chasing pairs.
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Step 9: Outcome report and review
- What happens
- At the end of the semester you receive the semester outcome report and we review the agreed success measures together.
- Your part
- Decide whether to continue and at what scale.
- Outcome
- Dependable figures for leadership and funders.
Timeline for summer semester 2027
- By 28 February 2027: order placed
- Six to two weeks before orientation: data protection review, branding, cohorts, training
- Orientation week (early April): sign-up on the spot, first matches within 24 hours
- Weeks 1 to 12: meetings, weekly progress notes, mid-semester check
- End of semester: outcome report and review
Please check your own orientation dates; we plan backwards from there.
Success measures we propose
Agreed in writing before launch and reported honestly at the end of the semester. The one that matters most: how many activated students meet someone in person within four weeks.
| Measure | Target |
|---|---|
| Students activated in the first week | 40% of the cohort |
| First in-person meeting within four weeks | 35% of activated students |
| Repeat meetings among those who met | 50% |
| Change in sense of belonging (1 to 5 scale) | +0.5 between week 1 and week 12 |
What we need from you
| Who | What | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Programme coordinator | Weekly check-in, promote iNZi to the cohort | About 2 hours a week |
| International Office | A slot at orientation for sign-up | 30 minutes |
| Data protection officer | Review of our compliance pack | One meeting |
| Procurement | A purchase order | One order |
| IT | Nothing in the pilot | None |
Ready for the call?
Email us to arrange a 30-minute call or to request information on costs and terms. There are five Founding Partner places for summer semester 2027.