We have reached the maximum threshold of students and the trip is closed for further enrollment. Please consider this trip in the future. There are a number of other amazing summer study abroads available so feel free to reach out for more info!
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The Commerce of Cars in Central Europe: From Creation to Cargo
- 3 credits/IET 490
- Bavarian and Dutch cuisine and culture at its most authentic
Our travel agent can book itinery for another two weeks so this is the home stretch of the enrollment process. One student cannot make it due to an internship obligation and as such, if you want to apply, we can get you into brightspace and then you'll need to size up the situation quickly and make a desposit, because everyone else has been enrolled for weeks/months. The travel agent has already booked itinerary for those that have enrolled.
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Experience, insight, and knowledge of the global supply chain is an essential post-pandemic skillset.
This 3-credit study abroad will explore...
3 days in Stuttgart, Germany
5 days in Munich, Germany
5 days in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Go to jimmtanoos.com for full trip reports from past study abroads, and you can also go to "students' blog" for daily student reflections over the years of study abroads in these German and Dutch cities since 2017.
Trip Synopsis:
This two-week, 3-credit Maymester study abroad follows the multinational automobile supply chain from the assembly of components (Stuttgart and Munich, Germany) to the final export and shipping process (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Applied learning topics associated with Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing of multinational automobiles will be experienced, including a collaborative session with undergraduate peers at Munich University of Applied Sciences and three multinational automobile factory tours (Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Audi) to study production techniques and how Industry 4.0 is impacting the manufacture of these vehicles. Students will also take a bicyle tour of the largest port in Europe to see firsthand how the vehicles are shipped across the globe. Cultural activities are an essential part of the curriculum, and students will learn how to utilize and get around via various modes of public transportation.
Rotterdam, Netherlands and Munich, Germany have rich histories of industrial competitiveness in the international marketplace, and their economies are thriving in large part due to the impact of their international automobile supply chains. The program costs includes all activities from when the trip starts in the lobby of our Stuttgart hotel to our private coach to the Schipol airport.
Schedule:
Sunday, May 11th- Arrive in Stuttgart, meet in hotel lobby where the trip officially begins, city walking tour, group dinner at Carl's Brauhaus
Monday, May 12th- Stuttgart: Mercedes Benz and Porsche factory tours
Tuesday, May 13th- travel to Munich via train, city walking tour, Glockenspiel/Marienplatz
Wednesday, May 14th- Munich: Royal Palace/Munich Residenz, Dachau concentration camp, Augustiner-Keller Oktoberfest dinner
Thursday, May 15th- Munich: BMW factory tour, Collaboration with Munich University of Applied Science students
Friday, May 16th- Munich: English Garden, Allianz Arena (Home to Munich Bayern), Hofbräuhaus Oktoberfest dinner
Saturday, May 17th- travel to Rotterdam, South Holland food tour, city walking tour
Sunday, May 18th- Rotterdam: Daytrip to Amsterdam
Monday, May 19th- Rotterdam: Bike tour of the largest port in Europe
Tuesday, May 20th- Rotterdam: Windmills of Kinderdyk/Dutch town of Delft
Wednesday, May 21st- Rotterdam: Daytrip to The Hague
Thursday, May 22nd- Rotterdam: Supply Chain workshop
Friday, May 23rd- Rotterdam: Private Coach to Schipol Amsterdam airport in morning, depart
- 3 credits/IET 490
- Bavarian and Dutch cuisine and culture at its most authentic
Contact Dr. James Tanoos (jtanoos@purdue.edu, or 317-989-7726) for more information.