Summer Programs and Exchange Opportunities in

• Werkstudentenprogramm/ Workstudentprogram
(WSP) (University of Guelph) (no acceptance of applications this year)
• Canadian Summer School in Germany (Kassel)
(University of Alberta, Augustana Campus)
• Summer courses at German/Austrian Universities
(DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service)
• Exchange Opportunities through Laurier
International
• Foreign Language Assistants Exchange Program
(PAD = Pädagogischer Austauschdienst)
• Amity Institute: Volunteer abroad

• Job: mainly in hotels, restaurants or offices
• Internship: various institutions, job-specific training
• Time Frame: May-August, 2-3 months

Werkstudentenprogramm
• Organizers:
• Director:
• Dr. Ruediger Mueller, University of Guelph
• CAUTG: Canadian Association of University Teachers of
German
• In Cooperation with:
• Zentralstelle Auslands- und Fachvermittlung (ZAV)
• DAAD: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
(German Academic Exchange Service)

Werkstudentenprogramm
• Eligibility:
• ideally 2 years of university German
• citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• student at a Canadian university before and after the program
• between 18 and 35 years of age
• be able to work for at least 8 weeks in Germany

Werkstudentenprogramm
• Find your own employer
• possibility: students find an employer themselves
• condition: students have to apply through WSP
• students must provide details on employer
• employer has to contact ZAV (= Zentralstelle
Auslands- und Fachvermittlung)
• application forms and information at WSP website: www.cautg.org/wsp

Werkstudentenprogramm
• Remuneration
• Job: depends on job offer by employer
• Internship: approx. € 450-650/month, but offer job-specific training
• Travel Subsidy
• only upon successful completion of the work term
• in the past it has totaled no less than $ 650

Werkstudentenprogramm
• Deadline:

Canadian Summer School in
Germany (Kassel) = CSSG
• Study: 6 ½ weeks = 2x 0.5 credits = 1 credit
• get the equivalent of GM 210 and GM 211 or
2 senior third year level German language courses (2 x 0.5)
• Time Frame: May 5 - June 20, 2015

Canadian Summer School in
Germany (Kassel) = CSSG
• Program Director:
• Dr. Kim Misfeldt, Augustana Campus,
University of Alberta

Kassel, Hessen

Canadian Summer School in
Germany (Kassel) = CSSG
• Cost:
• Tuition: approximately: $ 1000
• Program Fee: $ 2000-2500
(flight and health insurance not included)
• participants make their own travel arrangements
• Class Time: 8:30-noon, Monday-Friday,
(10-14 students)
• (excursions to Berlin and other places, visits to plays, museums etc.)

Canadian Summer School in
Germany (Kassel) = CSSG
• Accommodation:
• private homes
• breakfast and evening meal
• Deadline: January 31, 2015
• You must get a letter of permission from WLU before you leave (Office of the Registrar)

Web-site
• http://www.cssg.ca
• on-line CSSG application and CSSG scholarship application
• http://www.cssg.ca
• first come, first served
• register early

Summer Courses at German
Universities (DAAD)
• https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienan gebote/sommerkurse/de/

Summer Courses at German
Universities (DAAD)
• grants/scholarships
• for 3-4 week summer courses at German universities
• https://www.daad.org/summercourse?cm_c=118737
• eligibility:
• completion of a minimum of 4 university semesters of
German
• tuition, room and board: approximately €850
• international travel subsidy: €300-450

Summer Courses at German
Universities (DAAD)
• Funding programmes for musicians and artists
• https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendiu m/musik-kunst/en/

Summer Courses at German
Universities (DAAD)
• You must get a letter of permission from WLU before you leave (Office of the Registrar)

• https://deutschkurse.univie.ac.at/content/site
/dk/en/home/index.html
• You must get a letter of permission from WLU before you leave (Office of the Registrar)

Laurier International
• Earn Laurier Credits, Pay Laurier Tuition http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=151&p=
22556
• ARTS Building 2A01

Laurier International
Partnerships:
• Austria:
– Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck (Business,
Various)
– IMC Fachhochschule Krems (Business)

Laurier International
• Germany
– Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt-Oder (Business,
Various)
– European Business School Oestrich–Winkel (Business)
– Hochschule Neu-Ulm (Business)
– Fachhochschule Osnabrück (Business, Economics, Music)
– Freie Universität Berlin (Business, Various)
– Philipps Universität Marburg (Business, Various)

Info-Sessions
• Please note that all students must attend an information session in order to apply!
• Bring your ONE card for attendance.
• Tuesday, November 4, 20:00 - 21:40 on-line http://www.wlu.ca/events_detail.php?grp_id=151&ev
_id=11592
• Friday, November 7, ARTS 1C16 http://www.wlu.ca/events_detail.php?grp_id=151&ev
_id=11544
• Wednesday, November 26, 11:30 - 12:50, ARTS 2C4 http://www.wlu.ca/events_detail.php?grp_id=151&ev
_id=11546

Laurier International
 January 23 rd , 2015

Laurier International
• www.wlu.ca/exchange
• Student Abroad Advisor:
Michelle Adams
E: madams@wlu.ca
T: 519-884-0710 x. 3784

• Paid TA positions for teaching English at
German High Schools
• Excellent opportunity for somebody who would like to go into teaching

Foreign Language Assistants
Exchange
• Time Frame:
• 1. September 2015– May 31 st 2016
• Organization:
• Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD) =
Pedagogical Exchange Service
• Director in Canada:
• Dr. Christian Thomas, Acadia University
• contact: christian.thomas@acadiau.ca

Foreign Language Assistants
Exchange
• Eligibility
• Students majoring German or any other subject who will have completed a first degree
(BA) upon assuming the position
• Must be native speaker of English and a long time resident in Canada
• Very good knowledge of German (B2 level)
• Should be not older than 29years of age

Foreign Language Assistants
• Job Description
Exchange
• 12 hours per week
• Resource person under the direction of teachers of English
• Conversation and oral practice
• Information about everyday life and culture in
Canada
• Remuneration:
• € 800 (net)/ month, including health insurance

Foreign Language Assistants
Exchange
• Web-site
• http://www.kmk-pad.org/
• Deadline (most probably): January 31, 2015

Volunteer abroad
• http://www.amity.org/category/volunteerabroad/
• Amity provides opportunities for American university students and recent graduates to participate in a short-term program abroad focused on assisting in English classrooms.
• Contact: mail@amity.org.

Contact:
Dr. Alexandra Zimmermann
E-mail: azimmermann@wlu.ca
BA 423, ext. 4011