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GERMAN STUDY TRIP 2001. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE. EUROPEAN STUDIES PROGRAMME. Goals of the Study Trip:. For students to acquire a stronger grasp of the German language Opportunity to visit historical and cultural attractions
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GERMAN STUDY TRIP 2001 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE EUROPEAN STUDIES PROGRAMME
Goals of the Study Trip: • For students to acquire a stronger grasp of the German language • Opportunity to visit historical and cultural attractions • Learn more about Germany and its current political, economic & social environments
Münster (13. - 29. Mai 2001) • Homestay • Language course • Activities such as Stadtführung, Kuchenbacken, etc. • Daytrips to Essen & Münsterland • Weekend in Cologne
Homestay • First impressions • Background of guest families • Allocation of students with families • Cultural exchange • Up-close observation of life in Germany • Practice of conversational German
Fellow student Dawn with her host family. Group photo at the Blau-Weiss Aasee Homestay
Language Course • Münster University • Morning lessons • Revision • Practical usage of the German learnt through activities, ie. planning of holidays.
Activities • Additional activities in the afternoons • Kuchenbacken • Stadtführung • Visit to the Stadtmuseum • Trip to Amsterdam • Cooking for the Abschiedsparty
Us posing in the beautiful grounds of Nordkirchen A group of us at the Mühlenhof Daytrip to Münsterland
Daytrip to Essen • RAG Aktiengesellschaft • Briefing about the company’s foundation and activities. • Taken on a tour of the company’s many ventures in the Ruhrgebiet • Old coal-mining sites and training mine.
A visit to the RAG’s training mine A reminder of the region’s economic history Daytrip to Essen
A Weekend in Cologne • Ferry ride on the Rhine River • Cologne Cathedral • Stopover in Bonn • Haus der Geschichte (History Museum)
Berlin (29. Mai - 2. Juni) “Our first impression of Berlin was a city that bustled with activity and diversity.”
The Reichstag • Home to the German parliament since 1999. • No other building has been affected by the political and architectural changes as the Reichstag. • Aesthetically pleasing building: Modern interiors with a glass cupola built on top of the building. • The Reichstag is an apt symbol of Germany’s history and its present identity as a united country.
Visit to Daimler-Chrysler • Society and Technology Research Group • Main function: envision alternative scenarios for their Southeast Asian customers • Workshop
Visit to Daimler-Chrysler Two members of our group giving their presentations.
Singapore Embassy Visit • Hosted by Ms. Sharon Tan, 1st Secretary to Singapore’s ambassador to Germany: Prof. Walter Woon • Discussion about the Embassy’s duties & responsibilities • Life as a Singaporean in a foreign country
Visit to the Singapore Embassy The group with the Ambassador and Ms. Tan
Checkpoint Charlie & Mauermuseum • Checkpoint Charlie: infamous border checkpoint • Mauermuseum: An exhibition chronicling the attempts of East Germans to escape to the West. • Features the contraptions used, photographs and even paintings • Depicts the desperate situation experienced by East Germans
Topographie des Terror • Different ministerial buildings of the Nazi govt were concentrated in the area, including the Gestapo headquarters. • A remaining piece of the Berlin wall borders the grounds of the exhibition
Münich (2. - 6. Juni 2001) Marienplatz
Dachau Concentration Camp • a training ground for the extermination camps of Auschwitz, Majdanek, Treblinka, etc. • site of pseudo-scientific experiments & mass executions • 1st camp for communists & social democrats
Dachau Memorial Museum Old site of prisoners’ barracks Dachau Concentration Camp
Daytrip to the Zugspitze “We took a cogwheel train uphill from Garmisch-Paterkirchen, overlooking valleys and emerald lakes; then a cable-car ride to the summit.”
Visit to Bayerische Landesbank • Short tour of the bank • white sausage breakfast • lecture on the BLB • lecture about bank system in Germany • visit of the BLB-Art Galerie and money-office • lunch at the Landesboden Kreditanstalt
Visit to Allianz Insurance • Tour and introduction to architectural details of the main building • Allianz Center for Corporate History: • - an overview of the full range of insurance lines • evolution of the Allianz logo to its present • incarnation • collection of fire insurance signs of German • insurance companies from the 19th and 20th • centuries
Visit to Allianz Insurance Important Relics of Allianz’s History
Academy for Political Education • Akademie für Politische Studien, Tutzing • An independent institution catering to civic groups & civil servants • General discussion on German politics & social issues