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Germany is understood for its influential historical past, wide-reaching enterprise and tech industries, and progressive artwork scene, together with all the pieces from avant-garde vogue to classical portray. AIFS Overseas provides a number of research overseas packages in Germany’s capital metropolis of Berlin, throughout the summer season, spring semester, fall semester, and January Time period. A research overseas program in Berlin provides wonderful alternatives to advance your diploma whereas exploring German tradition and touring all through Europe. Wish to be taught extra about what it’s actually like to check overseas in Germany?
Hear from three faculty college students who did a research overseas program in Germany with AIFS Overseas!
Kelly: Summer time in Berlin
Kelly, a political science main from Santa Clara College, studied overseas in Berlin throughout the summer season as a rising senior. Under, Kelly describes what town is like:
“Historic websites are blended in with fashionable structure, graffiti, and social scenes to create an superior cityscape. I haven’t been to a different place prefer it. Additionally, the individuals in Berlin are very welcoming of all backgrounds and life. It’s so energetic and enjoyable right here. Good vibes!”
Many cities in Europe are identified for his or her excellent public transportation techniques, and Berlin isn’t any exception. As somebody with little expertise utilizing public transportation, Kelly explains that Berlin’s system was nonetheless simple to determine (particularly with a bit of assist from AIFS Overseas!):
“Most individuals in Berlin use public transportation to get round… The U-Bahn is Berlin’s underground subway line. It’s very simple to navigate and really dependable! … Public transportation in Berlin is very simple to make use of. I used to be fairly nervous about it coming from a suburb that doesn’t actually have public transportation, however AIFS did train us find out how to use it throughout our orientation. As soon as you determine which stops you’re imagined to be getting off at, it’s so simple I don’t even actually give it some thought anymore… It’s additionally actually protected… I like the general public transportation right here and a whole lot of my friends do too.”
Throughout her summer season research overseas session in Berlin, Kelly took one class, Nazi Germany: Rise and Fall. She describes her tutorial expertise at Humboldt College in additional element under:
“It’s so fascinating to study this matter from a German perspective. My professor at Humboldt College may be very educated and makes the category interactive as a substitute of simply lecturing for 3 hours.”
Under, Kelly explains that her AIFS Overseas housing in Berlin made it simple to spend time with different individuals in her program:
“I share an condo with two different women, however we every get our personal bed room. Everybody else in this system lives in the identical complicated, so I can go to my buddies nearly any time!”
Braxton: Spring Semester in Berlin
Do you know that many underclassmen can research overseas? Braxton from Western Kentucky College is proof! He was a sophomore pursuing a twin diploma in worldwide enterprise and enterprise finance when he studied overseas in Berlin throughout spring semester. As he explains, a research overseas program in Germany was an ideal match for him, since he may take European enterprise lessons and be taught extra in regards to the German automotive trade:
“I particularly selected Germany as a result of I’m looking for employment within the automotive trade, and Germany is house to lots of the big producers that everyone knows of. I simply wished to [learn about] how European enterprise works in Germany… I’m taking all programs in correlation with my worldwide enterprise diploma, and people are European politics and European enterprise lessons.”
Not solely is Berlin an superior metropolis to pursue a variety of research, nevertheless it’s additionally the proper launching level to go to different German cities and European international locations, which Braxton discusses under:
“Regional journey from Berlin is tremendous low cost. There’s truly a 50-euro ticket that means that you can journey inside the nation for a complete month. So, for those who’re going to do some touring, I extremely recommend knocking all of the cities out in a month so that you simply don’t should spend any extra cash. Plenty of these locations in Europe have tremendous low cost journey. I consider there’s a spherical journey to London that’s wherever from 50 to 100 euros. After which we’re truly going to Greece quickly, and that’s going to be about 200 euros round-trip. So, get your touring carried out, positively go see all the pieces—you’re already right here, so that you would possibly as effectively make the most of it.”
Wish to know what Germans are actually like? Hear Braxton clarify his expertise assembly and speaking with the German individuals:
“Everyone that I’ve met right here has been completely nice. Most people right here truly communicate English, there’s a whole lot of tradition right here, and also you’re going to see every kind of individuals… for those who even have a dialog with individuals, they’re the nicest individuals you’ll ever meet.”
Sadie: Fall Semester in Berlin
Meet AIFS Overseas alum Sadie, a world enterprise main and overseas languages minor from Champlain School who studied overseas in Berlin throughout the fall semester.
For a lot of college students, discovering LGBTQ+ pleasant cities is essential. As Sadie explains, Berlin is accepting of all life:
“Berlin is incredible, Nele, [my Program Director in Berlin], texted me a few new bookshop that opened up that’s promoting solely feminine authors and authors who establish as queer, simply to offer them extra of a platform—that offers you any concept of what this metropolis’s like. There’s delight in all places, and it’s like everybody could be who they need to be; it simply feels actually accepting to each sort of individual on the road.”
Each AIFS Overseas program vacation spot has superior on-site employees who’re there to help you. Hear Sadie describe her expertise with Nele and Flora in Berlin:
“After I was there, Nele [was my Program Director] and Flora was her assistant. Instantly, I knew that she was superior. Nele is the most effective. I truly heard about her earlier than I even obtained there. She’s tremendous communicative, and one in every of them, Flora or Nele, was there on the cafeteria of the college each Monday to assist us. So, I used to be at all times capable of see them. Nele would manage occasions for us and shoot us a textual content if one thing cool was taking place; we had been all in a WhatsApp group collectively. I liked touring together with her on the AIFS excursions. She was like our Auntie Nele over there.”
AIFS Overseas packages embrace journeys and excursions that take you round your host nation to be taught extra about its historical past and tradition. Plus, as Sadie says, they’re a terrific alternative to attach with different college students in this system:
“The excursions had been nice, and since they’re a part of what you pay for, I went on all of them. We went to Potsdam, which is simply half an hour away by practice, and that’s the place Nele [used to be] a tour information, so we obtained her particular tour for that. However I feel my favourite one was earlier within the semester when it was nonetheless heat, and we went to the northern a part of Germany to a city referred to as Prora. It’s proper on the seaside and it’s incredible. All of us stayed in a hostel, had a barbecue dinner exterior, swam, went and watched the dawn, and had a morning dip. That was after we grew to become shut buddies with everybody else in this system… It was simply incredible, and I nonetheless dream about going there.”
Uncover all Germany has to supply—research overseas in Berlin with AIFS Overseas like these faculty college students did!
AIFS Overseas provides a variety of research overseas packages in Germany, every tailor-made to satisfy particular tutorial and private preferences. Whether or not you’re fascinated with Berlin’s wealthy historical past, worldwide enterprise, otherwise you need to immerse your self within the metropolis’s well-known artwork scene, there’s a program in Germany for you! Research overseas in Berlin with AIFS Overseas and make the most of our beneficial program inclusions (which actually take the stress out of planning!), comparable to housing, journeys and excursions, social and cultural actions, complete insurance coverage, 24/7 emergency help, and the help of our trusted on-site employees.
