Germany, May 17 – 27 2009
Do you have what it takes to be an Engineer in the global workforce? Would you like a jump-start?
A combination of site visits, workshops, and shadowing will allow the group to investigate the competencies required to be an Engineer in the global marketplace. Participants will leave with a plan for becoming the Engineer of 2020 and memories of an unforgettable tour of Germany with a new domestic and international network.
Students will travel to Frankfurt, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Munich during this 10-day exploration of German engineering, corporate culture, and academic structure. IAESTE Germany has student representatives in each city willing to showcase the diverse competencies required to be a Global Engineer, and they will show us Germany from a local perspective!
Working agenda
- May 17 – Depart Chicago for Frankfurt
- May 18 – Arrive to Frankfurt.
- Orientation: Overview of companies included in the visit; time to reflect on past preparation for the global workplace. Workshop: The German academic system.
- Workshop: Working internationally in Academia.
- Workshop: IAESTE in the German context
- Evening with IAESTE Frankfurt
- May 19 – Site visits and seminars in Frankfort and Mannheim.
- Visit: Telecommunications: Global by nature
- Visit: Major international manufacturing company: US/Europe partnerships in major corporations
- Evening with IAESTE Mannheim
- May 20 – Site visits and seminars in Woerth and Karlsruhe
- Visit: Major Germany automobile company: Engineering for luxury during economic downturn
- Visit: Major Automation product company: Automation across industries and markets
- Evening with IAESTE Karlsruhe
- May 21– Seminar in Munich
- Seminar: International Management
- May 22 – Site visits in Munich
- Visits: From Chips to Chemicals – how do two international companies recruit and train the best engineering candidates for the chemical and semiconductor industry?
- Friday evening social with IAESTE Munich
- May 23 and 24 – Weekend cultural visits in Bavaria
- May 25 – Site visit in Tuttlingen
- Visit: Major Medical instrument and device engineering company: Engineering for the health challenges of 2020
- May 26 – Concluding workshops
- A time to process the information gleaned during the week and to compose an action plan for building the skills necessary to enter the workplace capable of meeting the global challenges that the future will hold.
- Seminar: Starting your professional engineering career abroad
$2,500 program fee includes:
- A program exposing participants to multi-national corporations, academic institutions and international peers
- Round-trip airfare from Chicago to Frankfurt
- In-country medical insurance
- In-country transportation, accommodations and most meals
- Cultural and social activities
Click Here to register with IAESTE United States. Interested parties are encouraged to contact maymersion@aipt.org or 443-539-0535 for the most current program content.
