About Aachen
Aachen is a medium-sized city of 250,000
residents, whose life is conditioned by the
city’s geographical location. In Germany’s
most western city, the borders between
Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands,
are only a few kilometres away from
the city centre. People in this region are
even able to live in Germany, work in the
Netherlands and dine in Belgium! The
attractions of living in this triangle include a
colourful mix of languages as well as short
distances to cities such as Maastricht, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Brussels and Amsterdam.
Aachen is an ancient spa city, whose hot
springs have been valued for their curative
properties from Roman times up to the
present day. Cultural highlights of the city
are the city cathedral, the city hall and the
cathedral treasury. Over the past decades,
Aachen has been marked by a fast development in the high-tech sector. These developments have also brought a youthful,
urbane, and metropolitan flair to Aachen,
with a lively club scene, modern sports facilities and many arts and cultural programs.
Aachen also is a university town with about
40,000 students (apart from RWTH Aachen
University’s 30,000 students, the city also
hosts 8,000 students at Aachen University of Applied Sciences and some smaller
institutions of higher eduction). Its young
people enjoy the bustling life at Pontstraße,
a street full of cafés, bars, movie theatres
and shops.
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Contact Information
For further information on the program,
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Ms Britta Piel
Tel. +49-241-8090667
[email protected]
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Programme description
Course scope and content
In 2009, RWTH Aachen University offers
a new programme uniquely designed for
international students. The main target
group for this programme are students
who want to study German in an academic atmosphere and get to know Aachen
and RWTH Aachen University first-hand.
The programme is also recommended for
students who think about going to Aachen as an exchange student during their
studies, but would like to get to know the
city and university beforehand.
German language courses will be taught
on two levels, depending on the students’
previous knowledge. Exchange students
from partner universities who stay for
the winter term 2008/09 can continue
with the German language course for
exchange students in September 2009.
Students will have 20 hours of instruction
each week over a period of four weeks. All
students will be required to participate in a
placement test to determine their level of
knowledge.
While following an intensive academic programme offered through the
university’s language centre, students also
have the opportunity to experience German culture hands-on through a leisure
time program organized by the International Office, to meet German and international students, and to visit important
German and European sights.
Accommodation
At the end of the programme, participants
will receive a certificate stating the contents of the course, ECTS credits received,
and their performance in these courses
(where applicable).
Participants will stay in one of RWTH
Aachen University’s student accommodations. They will be placed in single or
double rooms or apartments, all offering
the possibility to prepare meals in a shared
kitchen.
Support
The International Office’s experienced
staff will take care of the participants
during the summer school. Additional student tutors will guarantee the participants’
interaction with German students and
help them with questions during their stay.
International students currently studying
at RWTH Aachen University will also be
included in the cultural programme. Participants will receive a public transportation
ticket for the entirety of their stay.
Costs and Scholarships
Course fees (€ 200,-), housing (around €
300 / month), living expenses (another €
300, depending on personal habits) and
other costs amount to app. € 1200,- for
the course. 20 scholarships of € 1000,- are
available for qualified students with a GPA
of 3.0 or higher.
Application process
Students should fill in the application form
(www.rwth-aachen.de/summerschool)
and attach a proof of their enrolment at
an international university. Students can
then submit their applications to RWTH
Aachen. The application deadline for 2009
is April 15, 2009. Please note that RWTH
Aachen strives to reach a balanced mix of
students from different countries. Therefore, we will make a selection of students
based upon home country and university
after the deadline.
About RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University is one of the
top technical universities in Europe with
an academic staff of 2,420 (including 420
full-time professors) and approximately
30,000 students. More than 5,000 international students, representing over 130
different countries, are currently enrolled
at the university. The specific strength of
the RWTH engineering departments is the
combination of education and advanced
research.
RWTH Aachen University has a long history of close and wide-ranging co-operation
with national and international industries
and research centres and contributes
effectively to the success and development
of the German economy with an increasing extension of this role with regard to
the European Union.