German Student Exchange Program

Students in the electrical engineering program at MSOE have the opportunity to participate in a study abroad program through an agreement between MSOE and the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Lübeck, Germany.

The timing could not be better. American business is competing on an international level like at no other time in US history. And foreign companies are buying or forming alliances with American companies at a record pace.  There is a great likelihood of you doing business with or even working for a foreign company.  The graduate who has traveled internationally, speaks a foreign language, or has an understanding of the cultures and traditions of other nations will have a marked advantage.

The MSOE German Exchange Program enables students to study for one year at a German university whose focus is in the area of applied engineering with superbly outfitted laboratories, while at the same time gaining first-hand experience by being immersed in German culture.  The key features of MSOE’s program are:

1. All instruction is in English.  You do NOT need to know any German.

2. You will receive two degrees, from MSOE and the German university.

3. You will graduate on schedule, if you stay on track in the EE curriculum.

Electrical engineering students who enroll in the German Exchange Program will study for two semesters at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, during their junior year.  The school year runs September through June with a five-week break between semesters, providing an excellent opportunity for European travel.  Students live in off-campus public housing provided by the university.  They are in class with their German counterparts for 30 hours per week, studying a curriculum that includes the following topics: Communications, VLSI, Controls, Signal Analysis, and German language and culture.

Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

Lübeck University of Applied Sciences has a long tradition that goes back as far as 1808 when the first Navigation School was founded.  This highly regarded engineering university in the Federal Republic of Germany has approximately 115 professors, 90 staff assistants, and 70 laboratories to provide its 3,000 students with an excellent educational experience.  The Lübeck University of Applied Sciences combines the availability of the latest equipment with a nationally recognized level of expertise, providing students with a quality education and excellent professional opportunities following graduation.

Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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Founded in A.D. 1134, Hansestadt Lübeck is among the few European cities whose Middle Ages appearance is still intact. It was the capital of the great Hanseatic League of trading cities.  In 1987 a portion of the old part of town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Located in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on the Baltic Sea, this thriving city of approximately 210,000 offers a variety of attractive cultural and recreational opportunities, especially for young people.  Considered the “Cultural Capital of the North,” Lübeck offers a lively art scene with the Engelswisch Art Centre, Overbeck-Gesellschaft and Kunsthaus, and gallery of Metta Linde.  Lübeck is the main venue for the world-famous Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and its Northern Film Days turns Lübeck into the film capital of northern Europe.  The adjacent Baltic resort of Travemünde offers beaches and nightlife.