Exchange Program University of Wuerzburg and Florida Gulf Coast University 2017 and 2018
Prof. Dr. Axel Winkelmann
Marion Hösselbarth
Gregor Friedrich-­Baasner
Lehrstuhl für BWL und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Josef-­Stangl-­Platz 2
97070 Würzburg
http://www.bwl.uni-­wuerzburg.de/lehrstuehle/wiinf2/
Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Exchange Program University Würzburg
University of Wuerzburg
§ Founded in 1402
§ One of the most traditional universities in Germany (sixth university founded in german-­speaking countries)
§ More than 100 study programs
§ Around 400 professors at ten faculties
§ 27.000 students (about 1.700 international students)
§ Four pillars: humanities, law and economics, life sciences, natural sciences and technology
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University of Wuerzburg
§ Number of countries represented: The represented countries depend on the different degree programs (around 100 countries)
§ Size of city: more than 124.600 residents
§ Food & Dining at the campus: Burse, Frankenstube, canteen on the campus, canteen in the city, canteen Josef-­Schneider-­Street, canteen Röntgenring
§ Language classes: The university offers different language courses for students during the semester, among other things German classes. Language tests in advance help to determine the respective level of the students.
à http://www.zfs.uni-­wuerzburg.de/en/sprachen/german_as_a_foreign_language/
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Faculty of Business Administration
§ About 3100 Students
§ 21 Chairs (incl. junior professorships)
§ Bachelor‘s and Master‘s degree programs:
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Economics / Business Management / Economics
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Business Mathematics
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Computer Information Systems (Business Informatics)
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MBA programs
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Chair for Business Administration and Computer Sciences
Research Assistants
Gregor Friedrich-­Baasner
Marion Hoesselbarth
Pablo Menth
Marcus Fischer
Julian Hornung
Julian Kolb
David Heim
Jonas Haertfelder
Daniel Neuss
Prof. Dr. Axel Winkelmann
Head of chair
Andrea Müller
Secretary
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About me
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Prof. Dr. Axel Winkelmann (*1975)
1996-­2001: Study in Business Administration (in Muenster and Birmingham)
2001-­2006: PhD thesis „Integrated Coupon Clearing“
2006-­2010: Habilitation „Dynamic ERP Configuration“
2004-­2009: Board member and coordinator of the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
2009-­2010: Deputy Professorship for Business Application Systems (Koblenz-­Landau)
2010-­2011: Deputy Professorship for ½ IS and Logistics as well as IS and IM (Muenster)
Since summer 2012: Chair for Buisness Administration and Information Systems at the University of Wuerzburg
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Our Team for the Exchange Program Prof. Dr.
Axel Winkelmann
Lena Wacker
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M. Sc.
Marion Hösselbarth
Clarissa Endress
M. Sc.
Gregor FriedrichBaasner
Sandra Staudigel
Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Academic program for our exchange program
SAP I (about 55 contact hours)
SAP II (about 55 contact hours)
SAP III (about 55 contact hours)
Internship (about 6 weeks)
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Academic program
§ Internet service offer: In all university buildings internet is available for free (WIFI). Merely the log-­in data of the university are necessary. In addition, several computer rooms are available during the opening times. The internet access at the housing depends on the different buildings. Some housings offer WIFI automatically, at others one must look himself after an internet access. In the last case, several students mostly divide an access.
§ Tools: With the help of tools like “WueCampus” and “sb@home” all university-­related issues are regulated.
□ https://wuecampus2.uni-­wuerzburg.de/moodle/?lang=en
□ https://www-­sbhome1.zv.uni-­wuerzburg.de
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Academic program
§ Course types: All courses take place in a weekly rhythm during the regular semester. The SAP courses take place during the semester in a block event.
§ Transcript: The transcripts are going to be send to the home institution right after their visit.
§ Attendance: The compulsory attendance is depending on the respective course. In case of the SAP courses, the presence is necessary while executing the case studies/assignments. For writing the seminar paper in SAP II and SAP III, attendance is not necessary, but possible.
§ Laptops: To take part in SAP I, SAP II and SAP III it is necessary to bring your own device. 12
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Academic program
§ Grading systems:
USA
Germany
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A
B
C
D
F
1,0
1,3
1,7
2,0
2,3
2,7
3,0
4,0
5,0
Grading SAP I
Grades will be awarded on the plus/minus (+/-­) basis:
A 1,0
93-­100
A-­
1,3
90-­92.99
B+
1,7
87-­89.99
B 2,0
83-­86.99
B-­
2,3
80-­82.99
C+ 2,7
77-­79.99
C 3,0
70-­76.99
D 4,0
60-­69.99
F 5,0
Below 60
Grading SAP II + III
Grades will be awarded on the plus/minus (+/-­) basis:
A 1,0
93-­100
A-­
1,3
90-­92.99
B+
1,7
87-­89.99
B 2,0
83-­86.99
B-­
2,3
80-­82.99
C+ 2,7
77-­79.99
C 3,0
70-­76.99
D 4,0
60-­69.99
F 5,0
Below 60
Percentage Distribution:
50% Daily Case Scenarios and Assigned Tasks
50% Exam
Percentage Distribution:
50% Daily Case Scenarios and Assigned Tasks
50% Seminar Paper (about 30 pages)
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Schedule – May 2017
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Schedule – June 2017
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Schedule – July 2017
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Internship
Infosim is a leading manufacturer of automated Service Fulfillment and Service Assurance solutions for Telcos, ISPs, Managed Service Providers, and Corporations. Founded in 2003, Infosim is privately held with offices in Germany (Würzburg-­Headquaters), USA (Austin), and Singapore. Infosim develops and markets SableNet, the leading unified software solution for Fault, Performance and Configuration Management. 18
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IBIS Prof. Thome AG
IBIS Prof. Thome’s roots lie in classic business management, which has a long history at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany. We apply our expertise and over 20 years’ SAP experience to serve customers worldwide.
Ours is a team of specialists, each with a different focus. Our skills and know-­how empower us to create cutting-­
edge solutions for you every day. Take a look at the people who make it all possible – we’d be happy to help you find a solution. Make better use of your SAP solutions. We'll show you how.
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itizzimo
iTiZZiMO’s dynamic and continuously growing team consists of business information specialists, software developers, engineers, designers and creative minds who are engaged in creating new concepts and intelligent applications to support companies in realizing their vision of smart digital business. The Digital Transformation Platform Simplifier developed by iTiZZiMO enables companies to add a digital value to their products, create user-­
friendly processes and interconnect their own and external IT-­
systems.
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Housing
§ Housing by university: The university looks after the housing for the exchange students. They can decide between an apartment-­sharing community or single apartments. The exact housing location depends on the free rooms at this time.
§ Cost: Housing costs about 220-­350 EUROS per month. The students need to rent a room for at least 6 months (= one semester in Germany, from April until September). § Transportation: All housing buildings own a good bus or tram connection to the town center. The students can use these easily and for free with their student card.
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Housing
§ Typical student housing: “Haus Berlin” Zürnstreet 2
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Housing
§ WIFI: Most of the housing buildings offer WIFI automatically, at others one must care himself for an internet access. In the last case, several students mostly divide an access.
§ Included utilities: Beside the full equipment of the rooms, the students also receive the following utilities for free from the chair: bed linen, pillow, coverlet, fleece coverlet, cleaning cloth, cutlery, glasses, bowls, cooking pot, plates, frying pan, dishwashing brush, spatula, cups, shopping bag, cutting board.
§ Cost: Additional costs originate with the use of the washing machines (which are available in every housing building), as well as in some cases with the internet accesses. If the students liked to have a German mobile phone number;; these are already available for around 10 Euros.
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Map of Wuerzburg
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ATM “Sparkasse”
University
Grocery Store
Housing
Dining
Pharmacy
Shopping area
Hospital
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 S upport
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Support in the first week
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
8th May
9th May
10th May
11th May
12th May
13th May
9:15 AM
Meeting at y our Home: Caretaker 9:00 AM
Flight &
train
to
Wuerzburg
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 AM
1:00 PM
Flight to
Wuerzburg
Arrival at Wuerzburg Central Station
2:00 PM
Housing: Where do you live?
3:00 PM
First getting around in Wuerzburg
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Welcome Evening
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Afterwards: City Hall
Afterwards: Opening a Bank Account
Meeting at y our Home: Matriculation (International Office)
Time for Lunch
Lunch
(Campus Hubland)
Afterwards:
Health Insurance
Student Services: Housing Contract
Time
Off
Time
Off
Chair of Prof. Winkelmann:
Come Together
Lunch (Campus City)
Time
Off
Time
Off
International Office/Support offered by the Chair
§ English Speakers: The whole stuff members in the International Office are able to speak the English language. § Person to handle exchange students: The main contacts are Marion Hösselbarth and Gregor Friedrich-­Baasner at the Chair of Prof. Dr. A. Winkelmann as well as the International Office.
§ People to help resolve problems/issues: In the first place Marion Hösselbarth and Gregor Friedrich-­Baasner. The collegiate assistants of the chair, Lena Wacker and Clarissa Endress, are also available any time.
§ Social programs: traditional festivities, festivals, nightlife, meetings with ERASMUS students
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http://www.international.uni-­
wuerzburg.de/en/studying_in_wuerzburg/information_for_all_foreign_students/activitiesfriends/#c
367003
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, a ddresses, a nd websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Names, addresses, and websites of nearby
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Name
Adress
Website
Bank Sparkasse
Hof Street 7-­9
https://portal.sparkasse-­
mainfranken.de/portal/por
tal/_IPSTANDARD
Doctor
Dr. med. Reiner Artner
Kapuziner Street http://www.dr-­
1
artner.de/mambo/
Pharmacy
Mozart
Plattner Street
http://www.mozart-­
apotheke-­wuerzburg.de/
Hospital
Theresien-­
klinik
Domerschul Street 1-­3
http://www.theresienklinik
-­wue.de/
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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University sport
§ Registration: For a new sports identity card you need your student card, a current passport photo, as well as your identity card
§ Costs: 15,00 Euros for the whole semester
§ Opening hours for the registration:
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Sport center Mergentheimer-­Street: □
Sport center campus hubland:
Monday-­Friday
17:45 – 20:45 pm
Monday-­Friday
17:15 – 20:45 pm
§ Sport program: gymnastics, boxing, basketball, taekwondo, swimming, handball, yoga, judo, power workout, body toning, badminton, dancing, diving, tennis, soccer, volleyball, ballet, …
§ Fitness center: The costs for the use of the fitness center as well as the cardio and strength area in the sports center amount 30 Euro for the whole semester
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost survey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Estimated Budget
Before the arrival:
§ Deposit for Housing: about 200 Euro
§ Opening a blocked bank account: 50 Euro (for those, who need a visa)
During the stay:
§ Semester fee 124,50 Euro (Student Service contribution & Semester ticket) à please bring along the amount in cash § Accommodation: about 220-­350 Euro/month
§ Health Insurance: §
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about 80 Euro/month for the German state health insurance
additional costs for repatriation and evacuation insurance § Meals: meal prices are slightly lower compared to the United States. Students can have lunch or dinner at the cafeteria for 3 Euros to 5 Euros per meal
§ Registration at City Hall: free of charge § Bank account: free of charge for students (for those, who do not need a visa)
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents for Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Documents you need for your stay in Wuerzburg
Before the arrival
After the arrival
§ Confirmation of US Health Insurance
§ Three passport pictures
§ Confirmation of German Health Insurance
§ Letter of a admission from Wuerzburg
§ Copy of your passport
§ Confirmation of Payment of deposit and rents for April/May
§ Rental contract (2 copies)
§ Hand-­over document of keys
§ Documents for your Visa
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application a nd Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Application Process 1
Application for international students
§ Application procedure for FCGU students:
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First Rosemary Meza has to send all names and email-­addresses to Marion Hösselbarth.
Marion Hösselbarth will forward this information to the international office of the University of Wuerzburg
The International Office will send an email to all students with all information needed § Complete Application Form:
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Deadline for application: 20th December the year before summer term going You need to go on the link for admission, which was send to you by the international office à register there
Log In and finalize your application
§ Approval:
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You will get the approval and admission letter via email from our international office
§ Registration: You will have to finalize your registration to Wuerzburg
in person when you arrive in Wuerzburg.
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Application Process 2
Housing
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Application for Housing (Deadline: 20th December the year before summer term
going)
Please note: Dormitory housing is only guaranteed if students pay the deposit (200 €) and apply before the registration deadline! à
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Find out how much your bank charges for a wire transfer and compare it with Western Union.
Make sure you get a confirmation of the payment from your bank or Western Union! You will need to upload a copy of it into the application.
Online Application: https://tl1host.eu/SWWUE/index.html#admission
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Arrival
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City Hall: □
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Banking account: □
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Room checking and first contact with the apartment manager
Fill in the form of termination of the contract and the form of repayment of deposit
Hand in your certificate of matriculation Health Insurance: □
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Registration at the International Office (you will have to finalize your registration to Wuerzburg in person when you arrive in Wuerzburg)
Activate your student account: Please activate with the registration number and the activating code of these e-­mails your student account in sb@home, so that you can manage all the university stuff online
Student card: After the online registration you receive your student card and you have to validate the card at the different validation points in the university
Housing:
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Open a german bank account in Wuerzburg and pay in some money
Transfer your semester fee
Set up a SEPA-­direct-­debit mandate to pay your housing
Matriculation:
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Register your residence in Wuerzburg
Register at the Foreign Office (if you have a Visa)
Bring along the confirmation of your German and your US Health Insurance
Hand in your certificate of matriculation
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Tourist-­Information
§ Homepage City Wuerzburg: http://www.wuerzburg.de/en/index.html
§ Tourist information office: Address:
Phone: E-­Mail: Hours of Operation: Falkenhaus on Market Square 9
97070 Wuerzburg
+49 (0) 931 / 372398
[email protected]
Monday-­Friday 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
§ Service: Trip planning, guided city tours, hotel room reservation, advance ticket sales for cultural events and concerts in Wuerzburg and a
extensive souvenir shop
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Tourist-­Information
Must Sees:
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§ UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site Residence Palace
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Cathedral St. Kilian
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Fortress Marienberg
Old Bridge “Mainbrücke“
Pilgrimage Church “Käpelle”
Tourist-­Information
§ Museums:
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Mainfränkisches Museum Wuerzburg at Fortress Marienberg: Home to the world’s biggest collection of works by Tilman Riemenschneider
The Museum Kulturspeicher: 3500 sqm of exhibition space in a restored, historical grain storage building that has been combined with spectacular modern architecture
The Museum at the Cathadral: Features about 700 art pieces from the last 1000 years. The exhibit contracts contemporary art with older works
The Treasury of the Cathedral of Würzburg: You can see burial objects, gold jewelry and liturgical vestments from the 11th to the 20th century
Botanical Gardens: Experience the interesting Botanical Gardens with various outdoor areas and greenhouses
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Impressions of Wuerzburg
§ Festivals: □
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Spring Fun Fair
Africa Festival
Open Air Music Festival “Umsonst&Draußen”
Kiliani Fair
Harbor Summer Festival “Hafensommer”
Open-­air cinema “Festungsflimmern”
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Impressions of Wuerzburg
§ Wine Festivals: □
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Wine Village
Hofschoppenfest
Hofgarten Wine Festival
Wine Festival at the Stein “Hoffest am Stein”
Bürgerspital Hofschoppen Festival
Impressions of Wuerzburg
§ Bars & Clubs: □
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Sander-­Street
Odeon
Ludwig Club&Bar
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KamiKatze
Bombe
Boot
Plan B
Studio
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Kurt&Komisch
Airport
Labyrinth
Tirili
Zauberberg
Impressions of Wuerzburg
§ Leisure facilities: □
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Residenz Run Wuerzburg
Theaters
Golf
Running & Nordic Walking
Cycling
Hiking
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Agenda
1 University of Wuerzburg
2 Academic program
3 Internship
4 Housing
5 Support
6 Names, addresses, and websites nearby
7 University s port
8 Cost s urvey 9 Documents f or Wuerzburg
10 Application and Arrival
11 Tourist-­Information
12 Impressions of Wuerzburg
13 Travel possibilities
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Travel possibilities
§ Cheap flights: “Ryanair”
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http://www.ryanair.com/us/
Discover Europe: find flights and find a hotel
Popular City Guides: Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Paris, London, Rome, Venice, …
Airport of departure close to Wuerzburg: Baden-­Baden, Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Memmingen (Munich West)
Price: cheap flights are already found from about 10 Euros (depending on the weekday and month)
§ Bus: “MeinfernbusFixbus”
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http://meinfernbus.de/en
More than 200 destinations starting at 5 Euros
International journeys (Switzerland, Netherland, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Milan, …)
Bus stop in Wuerzburg: central station
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Travel possibilities
§ Train “Deutsche Bahn“:
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http://www.bahn.de/p_en/view/index.shtml
Place of departure: central station Wuerzburg
Discover Germany: Travel from anywhere to major German cities from 29 Euros only (City-­Trips and Hotel-­Deals)
International offers: Travel from Germany to the most exciting cities in Europe with Europa-­Spezial from 39 Euros only (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden, Slovenia, …)
Explore extraordinary museums, shopping areas, music and nightlife or sightseeing and culture heritage
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Travel Destination Germany
§ Overview of the capital cities of each province in Germanys
§ Transportation: car, bus or train
Wuerzburg
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Travel Destination Europe
§ Overview of the European nations and their capital cities
§ Transportation: flight, bus or train
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Wuerzburg
Important contact addresses
§ Chair: Marion Hösselbarth
+49 931 31-­81089
marion.hoesselbarth@uni-­wuerzburg.de
Gregor Friedrich-­Baasner
+49 931 31-­81873
gregor.friedrich-­baasner@uni-­wuerzburg.de
§ International Office:
□ http://www.international.uni-­
wuerzburg.de/en/studying_in_wuerzburg/information_for_all_fo
reign_students/
§ Studentenwerk Würzburg international:
□ http://www.studentenwerk-­wuerzburg.de/en/international.html
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Lehrstuhl für BWL und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Stephanstr. 1
97070 Würzburg
http://www.bwl.uni-­wuerzburg.de/lehrstuehle/wiinf2/