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International Summer University 2008 in Germany
(Deadline is November 26, 2007)

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Programs, Dates, and Locations

When Hessen State Minister for Higher Education, Research and the Arts, Mr. Udo Corts visited Louisiana to sign the landmark Hessen/Louisiana Agreement in April 2007, he presented UNO with two scholarships for the Hessen International Summer University. The ISU is a series of short-term, theme focused programs hosted at five universities in the German state of Hessen. Although each school has its own theme for ISU, the general structure is the same. Students are offered a German language course, as well as seminars to compliment the theme. Students are allowed to choose the seminars they will take within a specific module (depending on the school, students usually can pick two courses), and they earn three credit hours for each seminar and an additional three for the language course. The primary language of instruction for the seminars is English with some courses offered in German. Each ISU has a cultural component, incl. trips to other German cities, as well as social events that are designed to give ISU participants contact with German students. For more information, visit http://www.isu-hessen.de

Location	Dates	Theme	Modules
Kassel	June 21- July 19	New Perspectives for a Globalized World: Environmental and Cultural Dimensions.	Environmental Engineering Environmental Business Earthquake Engineering Intercultural Communications Interactive German Studies
Fulda	July 12- August 9	Social Developments in Germany and Europe.	Culture and Society Health and Nutrition Global Management
Marburg	July 14 – August 9	Has Europe Learned from History? Cultural, Political and Economic Perspectives of a Uniting Continent.	Politics and Economics Culture
Giessen	July 19 – August 16	Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights- European Perspectives from Business and Law	Biotech Ethics Intellectual Property Rights & Law Intellectual Property Rights & Business Biotech Applications
Frankfurt am Main	July 20 – August 16	The European Union – On its way to the World's Most Competitive Economy?	Intercultural Communications European Integration European Central Banking Financial Markets European Market Liberalization

Fulda is one of the charming university towns that offer an ISU.

Criteria for the 2008 ISU Scholarships:

ELIGIBILITY :
Applicants for the UNO Hessen ISU scholarships should meet the following basic criteria:

• The applicant must be a UNO student in good standing at the time of application. The award will be conditional upon the student being registered at UNO during the Spring 2008 term, as well as the Fall 2008 term.
• The applicant must have completed 30 hours or more by the time of the application.
• The applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and must submit a current transcript.
• The applicant must have a major that is directly connected to the theme of the ISU he or she plans to attend.

The Application Process

Applicants for the UNO Hessen ISU scholarships must follow the application process as outlined here.  

• The applicant must complete this application for the Hessen ISU Scholarship and submit it by the deadline of November 16, 2007.
• The applicant must submit a statement or essay discussing how the ISU experience will enhance his/her academic curriculum and goals. This need not be extensive, but should illustrate the fact that the applicant has considered the ISU program, its values and experiences and how this fits his/her career and life aspirations
• The applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from a professor in his/her major department who, at anytime, was an instructor of the applicant. This letter should be acknowledged or co-signed by the department chair or college dean.
• The applicant must submit a second letter of recommendation by someone who knows the student in an academic or professional setting (i.e. teachers, chairs, employers; letters by family members and personal friends are not accepted.)
• The applicant must submit all application materials to Irene Ziegler in the UNO Office of International Education, ED 118 or ED 115, by the submission deadline.

SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS :

The scholarships are for the cost of the program fee. This fee covers various things depending on the individual ISU program.

The scholarships include:

• Tuition and fees
• cultural programs
• accommodation (type of accommodation varies with each program)
• short excursions (longer trips such as those to Berlin have additional fees)
• either meals or a meal subsidy.

The scholarships do not include:

• airfare and transportation to the specific ISU host
• insurance
• some meals overnight excursions
• spending money

Applicants should carefully examine program information before applying and calculate the remaining costs that will be incurred. Refer to chart above or the ISU Hessen web site (http://www.isu-hessen.de) for dates and course offerings of the individual programs, or make an appointment with Michael Thompson, Ambassador of the Hessen State Ministry for Higher Education, Research, and the Arts at Thompson@daad.org

PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES: Completed applications must be submitted no later than November 26, 2007 to Division of International Education, Attn. Irene Ziegler, Metropolitan College, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, or dropped off in ED 118 or ED 115. A Committee will select the finalists. Preliminary finalists will be contacted for personal interviews and must be present at the interview to be considered for the scholarship. Final decisions will be made by the beginning of the spring semester 2008. Submitted materials will not be returned. ISU scholarship recipients must be present at their college’s honors convocation in the spring to formally receive this scholarship.

For Scholarship Criteria and Application click here