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Academic Year in Freiburg. Welcome to AYF! We hope the following slides will spur your curiosity to find out more about us! For further information contact us or visit us online at www.ayf.uni-freiburg.de. What AYF offers. Full-service study abroad program Enrollment at Freiburg University
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Academic Year in Freiburg Welcome to AYF!We hope the following slides will spur your curiosity to find out more about us! For further information contact us or visit us online at www.ayf.uni-freiburg.de
What AYF offers ... • Full-service study abroad program • Enrollment at Freiburg University • University of Michigan credits, grade conversion • Housing options • Support staff on site • Resident Director • Associate Director • Student staff
The AYF Program Center • Offices of the Resident Director, Associate Director • Advising, assistance • Resources, Lounge • Student mailboxes • Travel guides • Local newspaper • DVD library AYF Student Lounge
Academics • Freiburg University • 24 000 students • Excellent reputation • Enrollment in • Language courses • German, history, art history, English, math, economics, philosophy, sociology, ethnology, chemistry, gender studies, forestry, anthropology, etc. ... • Everything except psychology, pharmacology, medical school
Study at the following • AYF Program Center • Intensive orientation language course • Winter courses (Oct. – Feb.) may include Intro to German History; German Film; Linguistics; Literature; and second intensive language course • Summer courses (Apr. – July) may include European Union (with field trip to EU parliament); Energy Transition and Sustainability; German Media • Internship Program – work experience & for-credit seminar during the summer semester • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg • Pädagogische Hochschule (PH) • Sprachlehrinstitut (comp & con, Landeskunde)
AYF Calendar • September: Orientation, Language Course, Advising • Winter Semester, October – February • Summer Semester, April – July • Lots of time to travel and explore the Black Forest, Germany, Europe ... Hiking Schauinsland near Freiburg
Academics / Credits • The AYF Consortium is composed of UW-Madison, Michigan State University, University of Iowa and University of Michigan • Credit earned in Freiburg countasclassestakenat Michigan • AYF students generally earn 27 credits or more during their year in Freiburg • Most AYF students return to the United States with greatly improved German proficiency • Most AYF students are double majors, earning many German credits while abroad • Students may take courses outside of the German department to earn credit towards additional majors
Housing Options • AYF students live in 12 buildings in five different residence halls • 10-15 minutes from university • „plug and play“ Internet service included in rent • Single rooms, 120-140 square feet • Subsidized rent (ranging from 238 to 326 Euros / month in 2015-16) e.g. Studentendorf Vauban
Housing Options • Basic furnishings provided in all rooms • Closet, bed, desk, chair, reading lamp, book shelf • Kitchens and bathrooms are shared and co-ed
Student Activities • Extracurricular Opportunities • University orchestra • Musical groups • Theater group • Sports • Intramural program • Weight room • Local clubs • Public pools AYF Students perform with the Black Forest Badgers at our Freiburg 4th of July Party
Student Activities • AYF organizes • Trip to IKEA • Thanksgiving dinner • Holiday party • Farewell BBQ • Freiburg-Madison-Gesellschaft • Welcome reception • Brewery tour, wine tasting • Hikes and outings AYF Thanksgiving Dinner
Student Activities • Freiburg University student life staff organize additional events, field trips • Open stage • Hikes in the Black Forest, Alsace • Trips to Paris, Milan, Prague, Salzburg, Berlin ...
Student Activities • Freiburg is centrally located • Great train system • Many discounts, e.g., 29 € for a night train to Berlin, discount card • Cheap flights on Ryan Air, German Wings, Easy Jet etc. • E.g., 25 € to large cities including London, Rome, Madrid, Paris Freiburg im Breisgau
Eligibility & Cost • Eligibility • 4 semesters of college-level German • open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors • 2.5 cumulative GPA; 3.0 in German classes • Cost (2015-16) • Michigan tuition plus a programfee ($6.200) • plus cost-ofliving, flight, personal expenses • Non-consortium students: see UW-Madison study abroad office website for more details
AYF Contact Information • For additional information, please contactCGIS or find out more on thewebsite: mcompass.umich.edu • German advisors: kallimz@umich.eduandajmills@umich.edu • Program webpages:www.ayf.uni-freiburg.de and www.studyabroad.wisc.edu/Freiburg