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Title: Technology, Innovation, and Culture in Germany
3 credits: MFET 49900
Location: Frankfurt, Mainz, Darmstadt, Stuttgart, Reutlingen, Munich, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg
Dates: May 5-19, 2024
Program cost: $3,804.34
Purdue Moves Summer/Short Term Scholarship
Please note: Purdue Moves Scholarships are only available to Purdue West Lafayette degree seeking undergraduate students with a current FASFA on file that states a verified federally calculated Total Family Income of $100,000 or less.
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Program Description
Germany is home to leading universities and industries at the forefront of technology development and adoption. Industrie 4.0 is a collaborative effort of the German government, industry, and academia to change the nature of work and the environmental impact of the manufacturing sector. This program focuses on how Germans implement Industrie 4.0 technologies in various industries and introduces students to opportunities for longer-term studies in these areas at partner universities. The program's goal is to introduce students to the unique structural, cultural, and historical elements that have and continue to influence this collaborative initiative that is changing the landscape of manufacturing worldwide.
Tentative Program Itinerary
Sunday, May 5th- Arrive in Frankfurt, train to Stuttgart, visit Eckensee park, Group Dinner, Team Building Activity
Monday, May 6th- Production and Technology Tour, Ludwigsburg Residential Palace, Group Dinner
Tuesday, May 7th- Visit Reutlingen University: hands on laboratories, Group Lunch, Technical Sessions with Reutlingen Faculty and Students, Dinner
Wednesday, May 8th- Charter Bus Castle Tour with Reutlingen Students, Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart's Spring Festival
Thursday, May 9th- Train to Mainz, Gutenberg Museum, Historical Central Mainz, Group Dinner
Friday, May 10th- Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Visit, Group Lunch, Free Evening in Mainz
Saturday, May 11th- Castles of the Middle Rhine, Rhine Riverboat Cruise, Hike Loreley, Free Evening in Mainz
Sunday, May 12th- Train to Munich, Marienplatz/Englisher Garten
Monday, May 13th- Munich University of Applied Sciences Visit, Deutsches Museum
Tuesday, May 14th- Historic Nuremberg, Faber-Castell Production Tour, Group Dinner
Wednesday, May 15th- Allianz Arena Operations Tour, Olympic Park, BMW Welt, Ayinger Production Tour
Thursday, May 16th- Schloss Neuschwanstein and Zugspitze
Friday, May 17th- Free Day to Explore
Saturday, May 18th- Free Day to Explore
Sunday, May 19th- Return to the U.S.
Contact program leader Grant Richards via email with your questions.