Transatlantic Program 2009 - 1st stage complete

The TAP team kicked off the Transatlantic Program 2009 with the 10-day Immersion Seminar in Berlin on May 23rd. The Seminar provided the participants with intensive language instruction and valuable cultural training to help them prepare for their respective internships at companies and organizations throughout Germany. Beside the cultural program in Berlin including visiting the German Parliament and the Federal Foreign Office, the students looked into the daily routine of the editorial department of the German newspaper “Der Tagesspiegel” and listened to an onsite presentation about Rainwater Use & Management and Green Roof Technology by experts from the Technical University of Berlin. The group took additionally day trips to cities like Dresden and Hamburg and visited companies to gain an insight into German business culture. More information and pictures are posted on the TAP website.

www.transatlanticprogram.org  

TAP Alumni welcomed by the German Ambassador in Washington, D.C.

On January 16, 2009, almost 40 TAP alumni came from all over the United States for a special reunion in Washington, D.C., which was highlighted by a reception at the residence of German Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Klaus Scharioth - the official patron of the Transatlantic Program, and also included a series of meetings, networking events, and social gatherings.

We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Ambassador Scharioth and his team for providing the TAP Alumni and GACCoM with such a warm welcome at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and for having extended the invitation to the Transatlantic Program Alumni to hold their annual reunion in this location that is so essential to German-American relations, which is what our program is all about.

Please click here to read an article written by the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. about this event.

Transatlantic Program 2009

Immersion Seminar and Internship Opportunity in Germany for Selected U.S. Students in Summer 2009

Deadline for application was October 24, 2008. The selection process is now in progress.

The next will be interviews with the applicants. For more information check the TAP website:

www.transatlanticprogram.org

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners for their central support during the promotional phase of the Transatlantic Program 2009. A special thank you goes to the American Association of Teachers of German, the Goethe Institute in Chicago, German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD, to all the nominating professors of universities and colleges throughout the US and to our TAP Alumni, who motivated prospective participants to apply.

New Transatlantic Program Patron

German Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth Official Patron of the Transatlantic Program

Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the U.S., has taken on the patronage for the Transatlantic Program of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCoM). With this new patronage Ambassador Scharioth demonstrates his support for the German-American business relationship, which he believes can only be strengthened by direct local experiences through our next generation’s young professionals. To read Ambassador Scharioth's Greetings, please click here. 

Transatlantic Program 2009

Immersion Seminar and Internship Opportunity in Germany for Selected U.S. Students in Summer 2009

The GACCoM Transatlantic Program for Students will take place for the fifth time in 2009 and give up to 25 selected U.S. students the opportunity of a lifetime to experience Germany and German business environment from the inside.

A ten-day Immersion Seminar in Berlin will prepare the participants for their life in Germany with language lessons, cultural training and visits to various German companies and organizations.

The Immersion Seminar is followed by an individual internship with a German company, that is carefully matched to the participant’s background and career objectives and lasts between 2 and 6 months.

Dates

The future Transatlantic Program 2009 will start on Saturday, May 23, 2009 with the Immersion Seminar in Berlin. Participants will depart for their individual internships on June 1 and start their internships on June 4, 2009. Next year's Interim Seminar will be held from July 9 to July 11, 2009 in Cologne.

Please keep checking www.transatlanticprogram.org for updates concerning the application process for the GACCoM Transatlantic Program 2009! Once we have posted the application package for 2009, feel free to submit your application for the program. Applications will be accepted until October 24, 2008.