CIEE Berlin Open Campus website
Advisor/Important notes:
- Hybrid/Group Programs offer students the ability to learn alongside other global study students from US institutions at international study centers. Some hybrid/group programs allow students to enroll in a couple of courses at local universities, but a majority of these programs are taught by local faculty and professionals through an affiliated study abroad provider at their program’s academic center. These programs frequently offer courses that relate to the program location including language and culture classes, and they tend to focus less on STEM courses. On a vast majority of hybrid/group programs, students live with host families/homestays, providing them a great connection to the local culture.
- This is an Open Campus program, so the program is organized in 3 six-week academic blocks, where students take two courses each block.
- Students must take 2 units in every block, unless they are participating in an internship or research project. Internships/projects are only available during the 2nd and 3rd block.
- Gettysburg students have the opportunity to fulfill the entire Gettysburg Curricular language requirement in German language at CIEE Berlin in one semester.
- This program works well for humanities, social sciences, Environmental Studies, and the Gettysburg Curricular requirements.
- Great internship opportunities! (NPR, startups, refugees, consulate)
- German majors and minors are required by the German Department to live in a homestay.
- Local CIEE staff have provided details about conditions and cultural attitudes that students with specific identities might encounter in Berlin.
Who to contact:
- CIEE Admissions Advisor: Shaila Hernandez (shernandez@ciee.org)
- Contact a returned Gettysburg student
Program Highlights:
- CIEE Berlin is located in the heart of the international Kreuzberg district – a hub for the arts, music, and digital technology. No matter how you build your program, you'll surround yourself with the language, culture, and people of Germany's vibrant and historic capital city.
- Berlin’s 24-hour public transportation system is extensive and connects the areas of the city accessible and quickly. CIEE Berlin is steps from a neighborhood subway station with easy access to the rest of the city. Located in the heart of the Kreuzberg district, CIEE Berlin offers students easy access to a large public market hall, restaurants and cafés, and a variety of shops.