1300 km

2. 1300 km

3. Germany: • is 5 times larger than Latvia • has 82 million inhabitants/ 7 million immigrants • 16 federal states • mainly Christians • North to South ≈ 1000 km • German= official language • variety of landscapes

4. largesteconomy in Europe • exportnation • mainindustries: automobile industy, chemistry, machines • goodinfrastructure • German writersandartistsareknown all overtheworld

5. Germans are: tidy punctual stick to regulations love their cars more than their children hard- working boring beer- drinking organized

6. Germans are: tidy punctual stick to regulations love their cars more than their children hard- working boring beer- drinking organized

7. Germans are: tidy punctual stick to regulations love their cars more than their children hard- working boring beer- drinking organized

8. Germans are: tidy punctual stick to regulations love their cars more than their children hard- working boring beer- drinking organized

9. Germans are: tidy punctual stick to regulations love their cars more than their children hard- working boring beer- drinking organized

10. Germans are: tidy punctual stick to regulations love their cars more than their children hard- working boring beer- drinking organized

11. Worms University of Applied Sciences

12. Worms University of Applied Sciences since 1996 independant status 2700 students 20% of foreign nationality 59 full-time professors and lecturers ≈ 100 part-time lecturers

13. Worms University of Applied Sciences - courses - • faculty • Information Technology • Computer Sciences • Communication Informatics • Business Informatics • faculty • Tourism/ Transport • Tourism and Travel Management • Aviation Management • faculty • Business Administration • International Business Administration and Foreign Trade • International Management • Taxation • Distribution Management

14. Worms University of Applied Sciences - central organizations - Career Center Support for career entry Companies can reach students Library Literature E-Journals E-Books professional databases Advisory Centre of E-Learning operates the learning-platform online Computing Centre Workstations Internet & Print Databases European Institute & International Office For incoming & outgoing students

15. Worms University of Applied Sciences - students‘ activities - Catholic and protestant collegiate community Students associations Canteen Students parliament Students pub Show evening International day

16. Worms University of Applied Sciences - studying in Worms - Nibelungen Bridge Cathedral Beach Bar Luther monument Christmas Market Swimming pool Fried Fish Festival

18. founded in 1991 • enlarged in 1998 • 3500 students •  3 departments •  2 sites STUDY S TU DY

19. Dpt. Automation/ Computer Sciences Business Administration and Engineering Business Informatics Computer Science Mechatronicsand Automation Systems Media Informatics Dpt. Business Studies Business Administration Business Administration/Service Management Business Psychology International Business Studies International Tourism Studies Tourism Management Dpt. Public Management Administrative Economics Administrative Management/eGovernment European Administrative Management Public Administration STUDY S TU DY

20. numerous lectures in English RESEARCH modern service institions STUDY high-tech laboratories international contacts lots of research tasks various projects many business partners in the region

21. language courses Japanese, Arabic, Danish, German… university christmas ball LIVE STUDY Student associations university newspaper, theatre and culture club, Christian Student Community, local ERASMUS association… student clubs and pubs university cinema University sport Aerobic, basketball, soccer, dancing, climbing… canteen and cafe on campus university parties and events barbeque place on campus

22. Wernigerode- the colorful ctiy

23. Paldies and see you in Germany!