Germany: Bonn
Engineering, Math & Science Program
Bonn
The romantic city of Bonn is famous for being the former capital of West Germany as well as the birthplace of Beethoven. Situated on the River Rhine, Bonn is rich in castles, vineyards and medieval towns making it a very interesting city to explore. Students can sun bath in one of the several parks, explore the botanical gardens of Poppelsdorfer Castle, or stroll down the edge of the River Rhine. In the last 15 years, Bonn has developed into a business and technology center and serves as headquarters to T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Post and many other cutting-edge technology companies. Bonn is located only thirty minutes from Germany’s fourth largest city, Cologne, which contains the historic Cologne Cathedral. Other cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Luxembourg are all accessible by train within a few hours. In addition, many low-cost European airlines operate from the Bonn-Cologne airport (CGN) thus allowing for travel to anywhere in Europe within two hours!
Academic Program
The program is designed for students in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, especially those majoring in engineering, mathematics, physics and computer science. Students from other universities with majors in these disciplines are also welcome to apply as the courses may satisfy major courses at their universities. The program in Bonn will be organized by and housed at the Akademie für Internationale Bildung (AIB), the organization that has run all of LMU’s successful Germany programs for more than a decade. The courses, all in English, will be taught by Dr. Herbert A. Medina from the LMU Mathematics Department, who is also the Program Director, and two German faculty from the AIB. The academic program will include a four-day excursion to Bavaria, a one-day excursion to Göttingen, and several local excursions.
To learn more about the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering visit: http://www.lmu.edu/page21304.aspx
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