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A Lafayette faculty-led study abroad program based at International University Bremen will be explained at an information session 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Pardee Hall room 429.
Students who have signed up and those interested in learning more are encouraged to attend. The academic, social, and cultural opportunities available to students, expenses for the trip, and general logistics will be discussed.
Rado Pribic, Edwin Williams Professor of Languages and chair of the international affairs and Russian and Eastern European studies programs, and Cy Fleck ’52, special assistant to the president, will answer questions. Deadline to register for the spring trip is Thursday, Sept. 30.
International University Bremen is an English-language institution that emphasizes interdisciplinary studies in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. Founded in 1999 by University of Bremen and Rice University, it is accredited by both European and American agencies.
Pribic, who will serve as resident adviser for Lafayette students, believes they will benefit from the experience in a number of ways.
“It is a faculty-led program by a person who is very familiar with the country, and it will provide students with travel experiences that not only touch on the tourist aspects, but also the academics,” he says. “It is also a program where students who have learned German could enhance their knowledge, and students who never had German would feel comfortable because all courses are taught in English.”
The institution is a melting pot of cultures, with only a quarter of the students hailing from Germany. Other countries represented include Ghana, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Turkey, China, Nepal, India, and the United States.
Running from the end of January through the end of May 2005, the pilot program will include up to 20 Lafayette students.
Participants will pay Lafayette tuition, with transportation to and from the university included. Expenses are also covered for mandatory field trips that will occur every other weekend to various cities in German-speaking Europe.
Lafayette students will learn about the European Union and Germany — its politics, history, economics, and arts. In addition to teaching classes for Lafayette students, Pribic will teach 20th Century European Dictatorship, a course available for all students enrolled at the university.