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For the fourth time students of the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal get the opportunity to have look around at an American University. Once again students of the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal have participated in the Virginia-Academy-Spring-Trip and were able to gain insights into America’s economy, research, history and   ... Read More

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Saturday knocks on the door quite early for some of our peers, telling us to leave for the old world once again. Departure means the group is being split apart after two weeks of intense – day and night – closeness for flight booking has been managed beforehand by the   ... Read More

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It’s Friday and time to say goodbye to Norfolk, the Old Dominion Campus and our new friends. After our obligatory breakfast with scrambled eggs and filter coffee, the cars were driven up, bags and participants evenly distributed among the vehicles and we finally said goodbye to our host of the   ... Read More

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On Thursday some of us started the day early at 08:00 AM with taking classes like “Visual Communication” and “Principles of Insurance and Risk Management”. Others took classes like “Web Design” or “Wall Street 101” which started at 11:00 AM or classes which started in the afternoon like “American Naval   ... Read More

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Good morning, Norfolk! Wednesday started again with an early breakfast, because there were more lectures to take at Old Dominion University. It was quite cold, so we quickly went to our first lecture at 9 o’clock, which was about „Terrorism“. Mr. Gary M. Gomez gave us for about an hour   ... Read More

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The 10th day of our trip was supposed to be the most exciting one so far. For some of us a dream – to feel like an astronaut for one day- came true. We were going to visit the NASA Langley Visitor Centre in Hampton, a place where a lot   ... Read More

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Good morning from the Springhill Suites Hotel, today is one of the warmest days so far with an average high of 22 degrees Celsius. It is our second campus activity day, therefore most of the students will be participating in different classes. We have received permission to attend a total   ... Read More

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After a long week of exciting experiences and new knowledge, we had a day off to relax and gain new energy for the upcoming week. Many of us used that time to explore the area around Norfolk’s Downtown and its waterside. Every now and then, I saw a sculpture of   ... Read More

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It’s Saturday, but that doesn’t mean that the activities stop! Today we are heading to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The Trip starts at 9:15 AM and we have a 3 hours journey ahead of us. Our first stop is going to be Wright Brothers National Memorial where the   ... Read More

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Ocean View Beach Park It’s Friday and the first week is coming to an end. But today we have a very special program coming up with Newport News. After a hearty breakfast and packed backpacks, we were off to Ocean View. In sunny but windy weather, we made our first   ... Read More

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On the morning of 21.03, our third day in Norfolk, we visited the German course of Mrs. Steitz. She is from Germany and has been teaching German and German history at the Old Dominion for 5 years. In two groups each, we attended the German courses in two consecutive meetings.   ... Read More

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  After a long drive from Washington DC and a therefore late arrival in Norfolk the day before, on the fourth day of our field trip, we got our first glimpse of the Old Dominion University (ODU) in daylight. With a presentation held by Marty Kaszubowski of the Institute for   ... Read More

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Good morning from Washington DC once again. After our second breakfast in the US we were picked up by our drivers to switch to our second venue on this adventurous trip. A hotel nearby the campus of the Old Dominion in Virginia was going to be the next destination. But   ... Read More

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The sun just got up. Most of us didn´t have any problems getting up in Washington, because it was already lunchtime back home. Therefore, we had an early breakfast and could start our Sightseeing tour through Washington on time. Our first stop was the Metro station Pentagon City. We bought   ... Read More

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We started this year’s „Virginia Academic Study Trip“ (#vast19) on 03/19/2019. The bags are packed and the journey can begin. Our travel group consists of undergraduate and graduate students from different study programs. Everyone booked their flights themselves. For some of us it ́s going to be the first trip   ... Read More

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In this blog students of the Magdeburg-Stendal University, participating in the Virginia Academic Spring Summer Trip (#VAST22) 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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