{"id":232,"date":"2010-09-23T23:13:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T06:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/globaled\/?p=232"},"modified":"2010-09-26T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T23:27:22","slug":"short-courses-at-freie-universitat-berlin-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/globaled\/blog\/2010\/09\/short-courses-at-freie-universitat-berlin-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Courses at Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin International Summer and Winter University (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FUBiS<\/a>) is an intensive academic program which takes place both in summer and winter. The terms run for 4 to 6 weeks and each term can be taken separately. Our mission is to provide international students with a premier study abroad program delivering the highest academic quality and furthering the development of intercultural competence.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>quality of our program has been approved by the US-American <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forumea.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forum on Education Abroad.<\/a><\/strong> We have successfully completed the Forum\u2019s Quality Improvement Program (QUIP). In addition to demonstrating that FUBiS meets the Forum\u2019s Standards of Good Practice, we have committed ourselves to offering high quality study abroad programs and to continuous assessment and improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The FUBiS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubis.org\/en\/prog\/term_1\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">winter term<\/a> will take place from <strong>January 15 \u2013 February 12, 2011<\/strong> and includes the following courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubis.org\/en\/prog\/term_1\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>German language courses on five levels of proficiency<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubis.org\/en\/prog\/term_1\/2011\/european_studies.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>European Studies<\/strong><\/a> (taught in English)<br \/>\nThe course will introduce the basics of the European Union and describe and explain the processes of widening and deepening of this unique political entity. It will cover an overview of European Union history, its evolution in economic and political terms and the development of its institutional structure up to today. The candidacy of Turkey for EU membership and energy security will also be in the focus of the course.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubis.org\/en\/prog\/term_1\/2011\/film.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Film as Collaborative Art &#8211; Special Focus: Berlinale 2011<\/strong> <\/a>(taught in English)<br \/>\nThe course focuses on the diverse crafts and artistic departments of filmmaking and their share of the final work. Besides the work in class, students will visit Berlin-based film institutions and observe the events at the onset of the International Film Festival Berlinale 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>combination<\/strong> of a German language course and a subject course is possible. This allows students to improve their language skills as well as further their knowledge of a subject matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Study visits<\/strong> within Berlin are an integral part of all our courses. In addition, FUBiS offers <strong>field trips<\/strong> along the former Berlin Wall and to the Berlin Reichstag as well as a day trip to Dresden.<\/p>\n<p>FUBiS is fully authorized to grant <strong>credits<\/strong> which students can transfer to their home universities. After the successful completion of the program, every student will receive an official transcript of the Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>course tuition<\/strong> is 800 EUR for each course. A program fee of 200 EUR applies in addition to the tuition and includes several activities, a student ID, a transcript, access to computing (incl. internet) and printing facilities on campus and a welcome and farewell buffet.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the program, classes, tuition, accommodation, excursions and other immersion activities, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubis.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.fubis.org<\/a> and do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or require more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) is an intensive academic program which takes place both in summer and winter. The terms run for 4 to 6 weeks and each term can be taken separately. 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