- Germany
- Berlin
About Program
Put your global education first! See Berlin and start college at the same time on CIEE’s First Year Abroad program. Earn college credit during a 12-week semester, taking classes from a wide range of subject areas. Immerse yourself in the local German culture by engaging in activities and excursions with first-year peers and other CIEE study abroad students.
Design your own experience by staying in Berlin for the duration of your 12-week program, or by studying in multiple locations via our block or fall + spring combinations. Along the way, you’ll develop skills and knowledge you simply can’t get in a U.S. classroom. Broaden your horizons, create relationships that last a lifetime, and return home to complete your college degree with a newfound confidence.
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Program Highlights
- Learn about the Peaceful Revolution and the grassroots movement that contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall in Leipzig.
- Explore the prominence in both contemporary media and shipping industries in Hamburg.
- Dive into German history to explore the city’s role as a medieval metropolis and site of the Nazi Party’s Rally Grounds in Nuremberg.
- See the splendor of Potsdam’s palaces.
- Visit the Berlin Wall Memorial, Olympic Stadium, and Teufelsberg – a former Cold War spy station now used as one of Europe’s largest street art galleries.
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Location
Berlin is not only the capital of Germany, but also in many ways the capital of Europe, sitting at the crossroads of the East and West. Germany serves as the continent's largest economy and the world's fourth largest overall. It's a major player in industry, engineering, science, and renewable energy, and Berlin has recently been dubbed the start-up capital of Europe, surpassing London after the 2016 Brexit decision.
Rebuilt after being destroyed in multiple wars and reunified after being split in two for thirty years, Berlin has an unparalleled experience in recreation and reinvention. The city is now famous for attracting young people, free-thinkers, visionaries, entrepreneurs, artists, and scholars, and of the 3.5 million inhabitants, over one-third are from outside Germany.
