Saturday, May 23, 2009 Berlin | |
Afternoon: | Welcome of all participants in Berlin at Hotel Ambassador
Start of Part 1 of the TAP |
Evening: | Getting to know each other and briefing session for the participants
TAP Alumni will also be joining the group to share experiences |
Sunday, May 24, 2009 Berlin | |
Morning: | Introductory seminar by InWEnt: Living and working in Germany |
Afternoon: | “Das neue Berlin”: Presentation and guided bus tour of historic and modern Berlin highlighting this year's 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Dinner with Presentation: “The Internet Start-Up Scene in Germany” – a testimonial by sportme GmbH Managing Director & Member of the founding team |
Evening: | Freetime around the "Museumsinsel” and “Alte Nationalgalerie” |
Monday, May 25, 2009 Berlin | |
Morning: | Interactive German language classes taught by Prof. Helga Kraft (UIC) and Teaching Instructors Änne Rosenburg and Ingo Fehrmann |
Afternoon: | Onsite presentation of the innovative Green Roof technology at "Potsdamer Platz" by a scientific associate of the Technical University Berlin with a research focus on decentralised rainwater management and resource protection |
Evening: | Reception and presentation by Editor-in-Chief of “Der Tagesspiegel” with insight into the headline production of one of Germany’s leading newspapers in Politics and Business |
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Berlin | |
Morning: | Interactive German language classes |
Afternoon: | Visit to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). Talk with the Head of the Department for Small and Medium-sized Companies
Presentation at the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) “Elections 2009: Germany Elects Its President, Chancellor, and EU Parliament President” |
Evening: | Networking event in Berlin Mitte together with students from the Technical University Berlin |
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Dresden |
| Daytrip to Dresden |
Morning: | Visit to the "Gläserne Manufaktur", “The Transparent Factory” (VW Manufacturing Facility) where VW’s luxury car “Phaeton” is produced |
Afternoon: | Visit to the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Dresden). Presentation by the Head of Department of Business Trends and Statistics about the economic development of Dresden since the German unification and prospects for the future
Walking tour through Dresden’s historic city center |
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Berlin |
Morning: | Presentation by representatives of Berlin Partner GmbH about business development strategies & their focus on Renewable Energies
Guest speaker: Head of the Department of Energy at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), discussing energy efficiency and climate change in Germany |
Afternoon: | Interactive German language classes |
Evening: | Open evening - time to explore Berlin on their own |
Friday, May 29, 2009 Hamburg |
| Daytrip to Hamburg |
Morning: | Guided tour through headquarters of Airbus, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers
Travel with the "Barkasse" (ferry) to Hamburg city |
Afternoon: | Guided tour of the HafenCity, the modern redevelopment on Hamburg’s waterfront, with the President & Partner of DS-Bauconcept GmbH
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Evening: | Dinner at Café Oktober along with presentation by the founder of Oktober Betriebe about the company’s concept promoting integration and vocational training in Germany
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 Berlin |
Morning/Afternoon: | Workshop with cross-cultural trainer on intercultural topics & preparation for the internships
Sightseeing boat tour along the Spree through the historical and modern Berlin |
Evening: | Optional evening viewing of the final game of the German Football-Federation Cup |
Sunday, May 31, 2009 Berlin | |
Morning: | Opportunity to attend a German church service
De-Briefing: review and evaluation of the Immersion Seminar |
Afternoon: | Guided tour of the German Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament |
Evening: | Farewell dinner and official closing of Part 1 of the TAP |
Monday, June 1, 2009 Berlin |
Morning: | Individual travel of participants to their respective internship locations in Germany |
Thursday, June 4, 2009 | |
| Start of Part 2 of the Transatlantic Program 2009 – internships with German companies |
Thursday, July 9, 2009 to Saturday, July 11, 2009 |
| Midterm Seminar in Cologne: Review of initial internship experiences and intercultural training |
July 31, 2009 to December 31, 2009 |
| End of internships (varying individually) and end of the Transatlantic Program 2009 |
January 2010 – Date TBD | |
| 5th Transatlantic Program Alumni Reunion |
