Automotive Engineering Summer Germany 2017 (AESG)
2 Do you know Darmstadt? close to Europe s third biggest Airport Home of one of Germanys Top 3 Universitys in Mechanical Engineering 20 minutes away from Germany s financial capitol Business Informatics Industrial Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
3 Exchange Program for whom? undergraduate students juniors seniors graduate students when & how long? during US summer term 2017 starts end of May 11 weeks long what? 3 automotive related classes will be offered in total 6 US credit points (12 ECTS) can be achieved Credits can be transferred to either Virginia Tech or University at Buffalo something special? no German language skill requirements. Whole program in English language
Orientation 4 Time Schedule 2017 Trends in Automotive Engineering Advanced Design Project Automotive Engineering Lab 3 days 7 weeks 3 weeks May 22 nd Aug. 4 th Weekends are free of course! (e.g. for traveling)
5 Classes Trends in Automotive Engineering extension of knowledge about vehicle technology lectures about current research and cutting edge technology wheeled mobile driving simulator brake development measuring vehicle dynamics environment perception vehicle automation (valet parking, testing etc.)
6 Classes Advanced Design Project project in cooperation with DART (Darmstadt Racing Team) developing, constructing and testing of components for DART s new race car working together with German students (team project) reference: DART Racing
7 Classes Automotive Engineering Lab real driving experiments to put theoretical knowledge into practice 4 of 5 experiments are completely conducted by students on closed air field. braking tests, lateral dynamics tests, ACC test, parking assistance test, coast down test
8 Classes Class Overview Course Title Type Days US CP Level Exam Trends in Automotive Engineering Lecture W, F 2 Graduate written exam Advanced Design Project Lecture & Lab M to F 2 Graduate report & presentation Automotive Engineering Lab* Lecture & Lab M to F 2 Graduate report & presentation * Mixed groups with german and international students
AESG Internship german PhD 9 Motivation Why to participate? We offer studying automotive technology in Germany, where the automobile was born and many premium cars and their manufacturing processes are developed studying at one of Germany s best universities for mechanical engineering boost your career
10 Motivation Why to participate? and furthermore global experience opportunity to travel within Europe Rome, Paris, London, Amsterdam etc. in less than 1,5h by plane more free time during the following semesters or just your studies nearly no additional costs, program fee ~ 500 Includes trips to 3-days trip to Munich, 1-day trip to Heidelberg no speed limit on the Autobahn / Highway
11 Traveling in Germany Darmstadt Heidelberg Schloss Neuschwanstein Berlin
12 Experience "My time in Germany has giving me a unique chance to explore this country and meet great people. Over the summer I was able to study the design processes and current trends in the automotive industry through the FZD at TU-Darmstadt." Clay Brubaker, VT, participated 2014 "If you are thinking about going on this trip, do it! I wasn t sure that I wanted to originally but now that my time in Germany is over I am really glad that I took the opportunity. The courses you take are genuinely interesting and give you a taste of the cutting edge in the automobile industry. The classes do present a lot of information but I still had ample time to travel and visit all the places I wanted to see in Germany. I highly recommend studying for the summer at TUD." Alex Szczepaniak, VT, participated 2014 The TU Darmstadt automotive engineering program has been a great experience. It has benefitted me both academically and personally. I am really glad to have spent my summer here. Absolutely no regrets. Thank you, everyone! Callie Zawaski, VT, participated 2014
13 Information Application please visit www.fzd.tu-darmstadt.de/aesg Information about classes Nils Magiera (TU-Darmstadt) Information about Application Chelsey Watts Global Education Office cbwatts@vt.edu e-mail: magiera@fzd.tu-darmstadt.de Krista Paszkowsky Study Abroad Office kristapa@buffalo.edu
14 See you in Germany! www.fzd.tu-darmstadt.de/aesg