Table 2.

Ranking of most important motives for participating in the TP.

International Medical Students
(Rank) Item	M (SD)
(1) “I think the project will help to be better integrated into existing systems”.	3.42 (0.94)
(2) “I’m looking for more contacts with German students”.	3.27 (0.76)
(3) “I want to make new friends”.	3.18 (0.94)
(4) “I would like to improve my German language skills”.	3.18 (0.92)
(5) “I am seeking cultural exchange”.	3.15 (0.94)
Items that received lower ratings included factors such as: “getting curricular credit points”, “seeking help with private problems”, “making new friends with other international students”, “seeking help with study content”.
German Medical Students
(Rank) Item	M (SD)
(1) “I hope that this project will make it easier for international students to enter university”.	3.61 (0.61)
(2) “I want to help the international students”.	3.56 (0.61)
(3) “I want to learn more about foreign cultures, languages and habits”.	3.56 (0.72)
(4) “I have great respect for the courage of international students to go to a foreign country to study medicine”.	3.52 (0.62)
(5) “I want to contribute to the integration of international students”.	3.42 (0.75)
Items that received lower ratings included factors such as: “getting curricular credit points”, “getting better in structuring and organizing my studies”, “I want to take responsibility for another person”.

Note. Participants rated all items on a 5-point Likert scale, with 0 = “strongly disagree”; 1 = “disagree”; 2 = “neither agree or disagree”; 3 = “agree”; and 4 = “strongly agree.