Germany

Pforzheim Student Exchange/Direct Enrollment 2010

What is Student Exchange/Direct Enrollment?

Based on reciprocity, the Student Exchange Program provides undergraduate and graduate business students with an opportunity to attend Pforzheim University, a top business school in Pforzheim, Germany. One of the main benefits of SEP is that students have the opportunity to study at a foreign institution for the cost of studying at BYU. Students get to develop their understanding of a new culture with minimal additional costs.

Pforzheim    

The city of Pforzheim is located in Southwest Germany. It is an important regional economic and cultural center and every day approximately 30,000 commuters converge on the city. The population of the city is almost 119,000, and due to its geographical location on the edge of the northern Black Forest, the city boasts a well-balanced infrastructure and an attractive location for living and the pursuit of outdoor activities.

The city has a wide variety of cultural activities including a city theatre, the South-West German Chamber Orchestra, the Osterfeld cultural center, and a total of eleven museums, which partly describe the historical industrial background of the city. The jewelry museum in the Reuchlinhaus building presents an extraordinary and unique collection of jewelry pieces ranging from the ancient world to the present day. The technical museum of the Pforzheim jewelry and watch making industry documents the story of this traditional industry from the eighteenth century up to present. The Pforzheim Jewellery World exhibition offers a unique insight into the jewelry and watch making industry. International visitors to the renovated Industriehaus building can inform themselves, look at the workshop, or view the latest collections of the Pforzheim jewelry industry.

Semester    Dates
Winter        January–May 2010
Fall            September–December 2010

Program Details

• Many courses feature learning experiences designed to actively involve students with the people, history, arts, attitudes, and traditions of Pforzheim.
• Many courses will count for Marriott School courses and toward the Global Management Certificate.
• While studying in Germany, an important part of student’s educational experience will include visiting sites near Pforzheim.
• Visits to cultural sites as well as other field trips such as museums, cathedrals, monuments and theaters will enhance student’s study and increase appreciation and understanding of the German culture.
  

Course Requirements

• Courses are available in both English and German.
• Many courses are transferable to the Marriott School.
• Students must complete at least nine credit hours to maintain full-time student status.
• All courses must be pre-approved prior to the trip by the Marriott School’s Global Management Center.
• For a list of courses available at Pforzheim University, please visit the GMC (360 TNRB).
  

Where Do Students Live?

• Students are responsible for making their own housing arrangements.
• Students may live off campus in an apartment.
• Students may live with a host family.
• For housing information, stop by the GMC.
  

Preparation for Student Exchange

• All students are expected to register through ISP for a one-credit, pre-departure preparation class.
• Contact Malcolm Botto in 204 HRCB for orientation schedule and to register. 
• See http://gmc.byu.edu/exchange
  

What Funding Sources Are Available?

• Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to Study Abroad programs.
• Students who submit the financial aid section of the International Study Programs (ISP) application, and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid office (A 41 ASB), will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship.
• Global Management Center scholarships up to $1,000 (for GMC certificate students).
• Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may assist: kennedy.byu.edu/isp
  

Application Process

• Complete the online application at http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/online/app/home.php
• Application deadline: Friday, 23 October 2009 for winter 2010 or Friday, 7 May 2010 for fall 2010
• Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.
• Students from all majors on campus may apply; however, preference is given to business majors and minors.
• Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program.
• ISP reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or to make any adjustments to the preliminary cost estimates due to conditions beyond its control.
  

How Much Does This Cost?

• SEP students pay LDS, undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-LDS students).
• There is a $25 application fee.
• There is a $300 acceptance fee.
• Students will be exempt from Pforzheim University tuition.
• If students enroll in a certificate program, they will be expected to pay any fees associated with that program.
• Students will be responsible for their airfare to and from Germany, visa fees, ground transportation, accommodations, meals, and any other educational and personal expenses.
  

Interested students should contact:

Sherstin Creamer
360 TNRB
(801) 422-8034
Sherstin_creamer@byu.edu

Global Management Center
360 TNRB
http://gmc.byu.edu/exchange

Malcolm Botto
204E HRCB (Kennedy Center)
(801) 422-6677
malcolm_botto@byu.edu

Marriott School of Management