Spring Program for Partner Universities
March 1 - 28th 2012: Since 1998, the University of Bonn has organised a special program for Waseda University in Tokyo and Keio University in Tokyo every March.
This course, which is intended to strengthen the partnership between the universities, was established in 1960 and is designed to give Japanese students a taste of German language, literature and regional studies over the course of a month.
This serves to enrich the connection between the universities, especially Waseda, which is sponsored by the Europazentrum (European Centre). The Europazentrum has been based in Bonn since 1991. Bonn is the birthplace of Beethoven and has developed into an lively academic town, thus making it particularly suitable for giving students a varied impression of German reality. Bonn's proximity to the centres of European politics enables residents to witness the developments in Europe as they take place.
General Information
The course is designed to give the students the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of German language or to extend their already existing knowledge. A placement test at the beginning of the course will ascertain each participant's previous knowledge and is used to split the participants into small groups.
The language lessons take place in the morning in university workrooms. The programme is complemented in the afternoon by workgroups, which carry out activities such as "Language Learning Games", "The Cultural History of the Rhineland" or "Singing and Playing German Songs".
On Wednesdays and on the weekend, excursions are offered to nearby towns and cities, i.e. to Aachen or to a wine tasting in the Ahr Valley. A central component of the excursion programme is a several-day excursion to Berlin in order to find out about the coalescence process following the German reunification where it actually occured. The trip also aims to give participants an impression of the museum and theatre landscape of Germany's capital.
Course Program
You can download the 2012 program overview here.
To find out what the program will look like in more detail, please have a look at the 2012 program brochure.
Course Fees
The fee for the programme is € 780.
The cost of the Berlin excursion is € 280-300.
Course participants are required to pay a first installment of € 300 by December 31st, 2011. The remaining course fees will be paid upon arrival at the course venue.
Health insurance is included in the course fees.
Room and Board
Students will be housed in single rooms in various dormitories. Each dormitory has a tutor who is responsible for any problems encountered by international students.
Some of the dormitories have shared kitchens or cooking facilities in the rooms. Situated near the university and the International Centre, the Student Union Mensa (refectory) is open for lunch Mo- Thu between 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. (Fr 2 p.m.).
Students' Card
All participants are issued a University of Bonn Studentenausweis (student identity card) for the duration of the course. This entitles them to special rates for theatre, museum and concert visits, etc.
A special transportation pass will enable students to use public transportation in Bonn for free.
Application Form
Please use the online application form linked to this page to apply for the program. After submitting your application online, please print out the form and hand it in together with two passport photos at the Center for International Education (Waseda University) or send it directly to the International Office in Bonn by December 31. The application will only be valid together with the payment of the first installment of the course fee by December 31.
Information
For further information please contact
International Office der Universität Bonn
Poppelsdorfer Allee 102
53115 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49-228-73 9632
Fax: +49-228-73 5891
E-Mail: inga.meyer@uni-bonn.de
and
Europazentrum der Waseda-Universität
(Waseda University European Centre)
Poppelsdorfer Allee 110
53115 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49-228-98 56 40
Fax: +49-228-98 56 430
E-Mail: waseda.ez@uni-bonn.de
