Germany is a world leader in technology and engineering. German companies are especially important to Kentucky’s economy. About 50 German companies are doing business in Kentucky, making Germany the second largest investor in the Commonwealth (behind Japan).
The UK College of Engineering is cooperating with the Division of German Studies in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literature and Cultures, to combine German language and culture with Engineering.
The College of Engineering is currently expanding its German and Engineering Program. To obtain more information, contact Ilka Balk at 859 257 4178, ilka.balk@uky.edu, or Prof. Linda Worley in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literature, and Cultures’ German Division at 859 257-1198, linda.worley@uky.edu
7th annual Calculus III in Germany in Karlsruhe/Germany from June 8 to July 14, 2013
The Calculus III tours to Germany, after the conclusion of it’s sixth tour in July 2012, now has 72 “alumni”. Participants stay with host families in Karlsruhe, Germany and take Calculus III (MA 213). The class is taught in English language, Mondays to Thursdays. Fridays are reserved for company visits in order to teach students about German and/or global engineering practices. In 2012, the students visited Mercedes, BMW, KASIG Karlsruhe and Boehringer Ingelheim.
To find out more , please contact Ilka.
College of Engineering welcomed six Karlsruhe Institute of Technology students
A newly implemented program in 2
012 allowed three UK students to visit the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology where they lived in dorms, and were paired with KIT students to take classes or conduct research. At the beginning of the fall semester, UK will welcome six KIT students to join faculty in ME and MSE for research internships. To find out more about this program, please contact Ilka Balk. In future years, the program will be limited to about 10 UK and 10 KIT students.
Exchange Program with the University of Karlsruhe
The College of Engineering has an exchange agreement with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. The Institute is a leader in Engineering Research and Teaching. The exchange has a research and an academic component. Students start out working in a lab, researching topics pertaining to their major. Starting in April, students take classes at the University. Students who want to obtain credit and a grade for ME courses taken in Karlsruhe can take a bypass exam after their return to UK. For select courses, marked with an asterisk, some transfer equivalencies have been established, which means that students will receive course credit at UK for the courses taken in Karlsruhe .
Combine Study and Work in Germany
The College of Engineering can offer students a possibility of studying a semester in Karlsruhe and immediately afterward working in a paid internship for a German company. Possible internship sites are with several companies in the southwest region of Germany (in and around Mannheim) as well as at Terex in Zweibruecken, or in Munich at GE Research. If you are interested, please contact the College of Engineering at ilka.balk@uky.edu or at: 859-257-4178. Some internships might be possible as a third co-op rotation, and as stand-alone internships without a semester of study. Any engineering major is welcome, but proficiency in German is required.