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Auch im nächsten Jahr freuen wir uns, Studierenden des Fachbereichs Wirtschaft mit finanzieller Unterstützung des Fachbereichs Wirtschaft, der Senatskommission für Internationale Angelegenheiten (KIA) und des International Office, voraussichtlich wieder eine USA-Exkursion zur Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia und nach Washington DC anbieten zu können. Die Reise werden wir im Wintersemester 2018/19 an   ... Read More

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It has been two weeks since we are back home, in our everyday life and back in our daily routine. Behind us, 14 days full of new experiences. When we boarded the plane in early March, it was the first trip to the U.S. for many of us. The expectations   ... Read More

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In an early version, this blog post was introduced with the headline: „Country Roads Take Me Home!“ because of the beautiful landsides which we passed by on the way back to Washington DC. But one mentioned phrase by one of our companions, after a short break at Gloucester Point changed   ... Read More

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Thursday was our last day in Norfolk. We visited classes at the Old Dominion University again, to get an impression about the American university system. Many of us joined a German-language class to see how they teach German in the US and to get in contact with American students. Their   ... Read More

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From an German perspective it is hard to understand how gun violence has an impact on a culture. What is normal for the American student is terrifying for our group. We learned about this in our lecture „Operations and Supply Chain Management“. The lecture is an introduction in contemporary business   ... Read More

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Rain couldn’t stop us on the tenth day of our trip as we started off the day by visiting “Nauticus”, a maritime-themed science museum, which is also home of the USS Wisconsin, one of the biggest battleships ever built. Being one of the biggest battleships ever, the USS Wisconsin played   ... Read More

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Second week of our trip to Virginia, United States – These days were meant to get a clue of what it means to be a student at the ODU. Excited and full of expectations we were taking part in different classes. We could choose several subjects from totally different bachelor   ... Read More

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Weekend is spare time. That does not mean we are going to do things separately. Our inner force drove us – a group of nine people – to the outer banks. Discover the local life in the old American way – with our huge car from one food court to   ... Read More

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Ok, to be honest there might be some days in Virgina that are not so green (being not that green). But this Sunday in March 2018 it could not get any greener because of a cultural and religious celebration held every 17th of March, the traditional day of death of   ... Read More

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On our fifth day, we went to the Jefferson lab in order to meet Prof. Helmut Baumgart, one of the leading scientists in semiconductor- and nanotechnology, and his team. It was an honour and at the same time a rare opportunity to meet this renowned scientist. At this point we   ... Read More

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One of the three greatest things American science has archived is, besides the invention of the transistor and the atomic bomb, to put a man on the moon. The program that makes this possible is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA and at the Virgina Air and Space   ... Read More

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Third day of the trip starts with a good smell and smile in everyone’s face. Because we had the honor to meet Koby Lomax the founder of the Ardent Candle Company. He started his business in college at the age of 15 with money from his parents. Now he is   ... Read More

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Our second and last sightseeing day in Washington D.C. started at 7:30 am with renting three cars for the next 12 days. From the morning until 2 pm we visited major sights such as Lincoln Memorial, the White House, Jefferson Memorial and the massive Martin Luther King Memorial. Road Trip   ... Read More

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After gathering the troops on Sunday, the first official day on Monday started off fairly early at around 7.30am. After enjoying a proper American Breakfast at the Hotel, the group took off to the Research Campus of Virginia Tech University. Virginia Tech University At Virginia Tech we were given a   ... Read More

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In this blog students of the Magdeburg-Stendal University, participating in the Virginia Academic Spring Trip (#VAST18) will report on the trip through Virginia, Washington DC, and the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. Join a group of Business, Interaction Design, and Electrical Engineering students on their trip across the ocean and follow   ... Read More

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